The Buddies extended their impressive unbeaten home run to double figures after battling to a point against Hearts.St Mirren raced into an early lead when Ryan Strain's powerful free-kick nestled in the bottom corner, aided by a deflection off the defensive wall.The home side dominated the first 45 and should have added to the lead before the break, with Alex Greive spurning two excellent chances and Curtis Main also going close.The Jambos made the Saints pay for their profligacy when Robert Snodgrass' wicked cross deceived everyone and tucked into the side netting shortly after the restart.Curtis Main and Greg Kiltie both had opportunities to bag the hosts all three points throughout a much more even second half.But after Marcus Fraser picked up a red card in injury-time for a reckless challenge, in the end the Buddies had to settle for a draw that stretched their superb unbeaten streak at the SMiSA Stadium to ten games ahead of a rematch with Hearts in Tynecastle on Friday night.St Mirren had an early chance to break the deadlock after Keanu Baccus was barged down on the edge of the box by Cammy Devlin, following a misplaced Snodgrass pass that gifted away possession.Strain stepped up to take the free-kick from 25 yards, with his powerful effort deflecting off Toby Sibbick in the wall before looping over a helpless Zander Clark and nestling into the bottom corner.Prolific ex-Saints striker Lawrence Shankland was back on his old stomping ground and had his first sight on goal when he latched onto a Josh Ginnelly header.
His near-post effort was well blocked.There was an early blow for the Saints when goalscorer Strain went down after stretching to make a clearance.
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