Superb Richard Tait strike seals St Mirren first win of the season against Ross County

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Defender Richard Tait proved an unlikely goalscoring hero for the Saints after producing a moment of sublime skill to seal a deserved first league win of the season.St Mirren have been on the hunt for a clinical finisher, with Jonah Ayunga and Keanu Baccus both going close to opening the scoring in a dominant first half for the home side in Paisley.It looked like those misses might come back to bite them against the Staggies, with the visitors threatening to nick all three points on the break throughout an entertaining match.But Tait showed his attacking Buddies how it's done five minutes into the second half, curling a sensational strike into the top corner to earn a welcome first win of the campaign.Marcus Fraser slotted into the Saints back three in place of the suspended Declan Gallagher, with Curtis Main leading the line alongside Jonah Ayunga who picked up his first Premiership goal again/st Aberdeen.It was a feisty opening period at the SMISA stadium, with Ayunga and Ross County defender Alex Iacovitti enjoying a running battle in the opening 10 minutes.Staggies skipper Alex Baldwin went into the book for a cynical stop on Greg Kiltie as he looked to break into the box, with Ryan Strain slamming wide from a promising position as the Buddies looked to break the deadlock.Strain was impressing down the right wing in the early stages.

He skinned Ben Purrington out wide before sending a teasing cross to the back post that was desperately cleared by the County defence.St Mirren were dominating and were inches from taking the lead on the 20 minute mark.

Keanu Baccus snapped into a tackle to win the ball back before teeing up Ayunga, who slammed a long range shot past Ross Laidlaw that smacked off the base of the keeper's