St Mirren overcome Jim Goodwin departure disruption to battle back to Livi point and extend unbeaten run
dailyrecord.co.ukLife without Jim Goodwin got off to an eventful start for the Buddies as they battled back to rescue a point on the road against Livingston.St Mirren were hoping the disruption caused from losing their manager the day before travelling to West Lothian wouldn't have too much of an impact.The Saints looked disjointed throughout the first half, with Livi just about edging a fairly forgettable opening 45 minutes.The Lions took the lead early after the break, with Joe Shaughnessy unfortunate to direct Bruce Anderson's shot bounce in off him via the post.The Paisley side rallied admirably, with Greg Kiltie firing his side level with a powerful low drive from the edge of the box.And the Saints managed to hold on and maintain their now eight-game unbeaten run, despite losing Charles Dunne to a red card late on.The point keeps them in joint-sixth spot in the Premiership - above Goodwin's new side Aberdeen.Allan McManus, Andy Webster and Jamie Langfield were in the dugout in Goodwin's absence and they unsurprisingly named an unchanged side from the Saints' last two games - victories over St Johnstone and Kelty Hearts.There was an early injury scare for the visitors when Marcus Fraser went down within the opening minute.
Thankfully for St Mirren he was able to shake it off and continue.In front of a bumper crowd after Livingston handed away thousands of free tickets, the Buddies started the game on the front foot despite the disruption surrounding their departed manager.Jordan Jones linked up nicely with Connor Ronan on the left wing, with the former finding the side-netting.The Lions started to bare their teeth as captain Nicky Devlin teed up Bruce Anderson.
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