St Mirren vs Forfar Athletic, 2023-24 Scottish League Cup, Group Stage

· Scottish League Cup
St Mirren
  • 14': Mikael Mandron
  • 19': Mikael Mandron
  • 42': Mark O'Hara (P)
  • 45'+1': Alexander Gogic
FT
4 - 0
Forfar Athletic

    About

    St Mirren are hosting Forfar Athletic at The SMISA Stadium, Paisley, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish League Cup.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic).
    • 4': Richard Taylor (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Adam Hutchinson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Mikael Mandron (St. Mirren).
    • 13': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Marc McCallum.
    • 13': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Matty Allan.
    • 14': Goal! St. Mirren 1, Forfar Athletic 0. Mikael Mandron (St. Mirren) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Strain with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Foul by Ryan Strain (St. Mirren).
    • 16': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Mark O'Hara (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Mikael Mandron (St. Mirren) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 19': Goal! St. Mirren 2, Forfar Athletic 0. Mikael Mandron (St. Mirren) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Strain.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ryan Strain (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 22': Foul by Scott Tanser (St. Mirren).
    • 22': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 23': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Zach Hemming.
    • 26': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Adam Hutchinson.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Mark O'Hara (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Mark O'Hara (St. Mirren).
    • 28': Roberto Nditi (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Attempt missed. Seb Ross (Forfar Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 32': Foul by Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren).
    • 32': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 36': Foul by Conor McMenamin (St. Mirren).
    • 36': Tomas Brindley (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Richard Taylor (St. Mirren).
    • 40': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Penalty conceded by Adam Hutchinson (Forfar Athletic) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 42': Goal! St. Mirren 3, Forfar Athletic 0. Mark O'Hara (St. Mirren) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 45': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Adam Hutchinson.
    • 45'+1': Goal! St. Mirren 4, Forfar Athletic 0. Alex Gogic (St. Mirren) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Tanser following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, St. Mirren 4, Forfar Athletic 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins St. Mirren 4, Forfar Athletic 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Craig Thomson replaces Adam Hutchinson.
    • 45': Substitution, St. Mirren. James Bolton replaces Alex Gogic.
    • 45': Substitution, St. Mirren. Lewis Jamieson replaces Stav Nahmani.
    • 45': Substitution, St. Mirren. Toyosi Olusanya replaces Mikael Mandron.
    • 47': Foul by Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic).
    • 47': Mark O'Hara (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Toyosi Olusanya (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 48': Foul by James Bolton (St. Mirren).
    • 48': Josh Skelly (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Conor McMenamin (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Ryan Strain (St. Mirren) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 50': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Matty Allan.
    • 51': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Tomas Brindley.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Ryan Strain (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Foul by Roberto Nditi (Forfar Athletic).
    • 53': Mark O'Hara (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Roberto Nditi (Forfar Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Ryan Strain (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 55': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Matty Allan.
    • 60': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Tomas Brindley.
    • 62': Substitution, St. Mirren. Caolan Boyd-Munce replaces Mark O'Hara.
    • 62': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Ryan Paterson replaces Finn Robson.
    • 63': Substitution, St. Mirren. Luke Kenny replaces Ryan Strain.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Toyosi Olusanya (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 65': Foul by Kieran Inglis (Forfar Athletic).
    • 65': Lewis Jamieson (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Lewis Jamieson (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 68': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Darren Watson replaces Josh Skelly.
    • 69': Foul by Ryan Paterson (Forfar Athletic).
    • 69': Toyosi Olusanya (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Toyosi Olusanya (St. Mirren) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 71': Corner, Forfar Athletic. Conceded by Scott Tanser.
    • 72': Matty Allan (Forfar Athletic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
    • 74': Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Scott Tanser (St. Mirren).
    • 74': Substitution, Forfar Athletic. Andy Munro replaces Tomas Brindley.
    • 79': Foul by Craig Thomson (Forfar Athletic).
    • 79': Scott Tanser (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Scott Tanser (St. Mirren) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Toyosi Olusanya (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 82': Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Roberto Nditi.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, St. Mirren 4, Forfar Athletic 0.
    • 0': Match ends, St. Mirren 4, Forfar Athletic 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: Scottish League Cup

    Venue: The SMISA Stadium
    Location: Paisley, Scotland
    Attendance: 2,380

    Scottish League Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Kilmarnock 1 +2 3
    2 Livingston 1 +1 3
    3 Kelty Hearts 0 0 0
    4 East Fife 1 -1 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    STM St Mirren (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Zachary Hemming (GK)
    13 Alexander Gogic
    5 Richard Taylor
    22 Marcus Fraser
    17 Keanu Baccus
    6 Mark O'Hara
    3 Scott Tanser
    23 Ryan Strain
    9 Mikael Mandron
    19 Stav Nachmani
    10 Conor McMenamin
    St Mirren Substitutes:
    Kieran Offord, Lewis Jamieson, Peter Urminsky, James Bolton, Luke Kenny, Caolan Boyd-Munce, Ethan Sutherland, Alex Greive, Toyosi Olusanya.

    FOR Forfar Athletic (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Mark McCallum (GK)
    15 Adam Hutchinson
    6 Stuart Morrison
    5 Matthew Allan
    10 Mark Whatley
    16 Finn Robson
    3 Tomas Brindley
    2 Roberto Nditi Yellow Card
    9 Josh Skelly
    11 Kieran Inglis
    14 Sebastian Ross
    Forfar Athletic Substitutes:
    Andrew Munro, Zach Paris, Ryan Paterson, Craig Thomson, Darren Watson, Darren Whyte.

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