Caolan Boyd-Munce stunner sends St Mirren into Viaplay Cup quarter finals as Motherwell latest to fall in Paisley

St Mirren booked their place in the Viaplay Cup quarter final draw thanks to a Caolan Boyd-Munce stunner that was enough to beat Motherwell 1-0.Stephen Robinson named the same team that beat Dundee in the Scottish Premiership seven days ago. A game of few clear cut chances was settled by a strike with just eight minutes on the clock - and it was worthy of winning any match. The ball landed at the foot of Boyd-Munce who cracked his first St Mirren goal into the top corner past Liam Kelly.

The Paisley side really took the game by the scruff of the neck and Keanu Baccus was next to have a go but he fired over the bar. Visitors Motherwell did have a couple of corners in the first half but nothing that directly caused home goalkeeper Zach Hemming any issues. It was definitely a different team who came out of the away dressing room and Hemming was at full extension to save a Theo Bair effort. There was a massive chance for the away side but Mika Biereth couldn’t pick out Wilkinson at the back post.

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Robinson’s men picked up 32 points at the SMISA Stadium last term as they broke into the top six for the first time and that’s the way it’s started again this time around. With back to back 4-0 victories against Arbroath and Forfar Athletic in the League Cup, not to mention the 2-1 home success in the Scottish Premiership last weekend. Robinson, who led Motherwell to both major cup finals in the 2017-18 season, has made it clear progression could be the difference between getting a couple of new faces through the door before the end of the transfer window.

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