St Mirren Suffer Shootout Pain At Arbroath - Scottish League Cup Round-up

Scottish Premiership St Mirren were held to a goalless tie distant to League 1 champions Arbroath and missed retired connected nan prize constituent by losing nan punishment shootout successful nan Premier Sports Cup.

Steven Pressley suffered location conclusion successful his competitory debut arsenic Dundee caput coach, pinch Championship broadside Airdrieonians causing 1 of nan daze of nan opening weekend.

Top-flight Motherwell did negociate to return an other constituent aft edging Clyde connected spot kicks aft drafting 2-2 pinch their League 2 hosts.

Relegated Ross County mislaid their shootout aft a 1-1 tie distant to fourth-tier Stranraer.

But Championship winners Falkirk fired 7 goals without reply distant to Highland League broadside Brechin City and location were wins for Premiership rivals Kilmarnock and Livingston.

Dylan Tait scored a hat-trick arsenic Falkirk cruised to triumph successful Brechin.

Summer signing Brian Graham group up chap seasoned Scott Arfield to onslaught Falkirk's opener and nan erstwhile Rangers midfielder added nan 2nd from nan punishment spot.

Midfielder Tait added 3 more, pinch winger Alfie Agyeman and guardant Ross MacIver adding nan others.

In nan different group game, League 2 broadside Spartans came from down to upset Championship visitors Queen's Park.

Josh Fowler fired nan Glasgow broadside up successful nan first-half, but Bailey Dall headed nan second-half equaliser earlier Cammy Russell grabbed nan victor from nan punishment spot.

Northern Ireland striker Ronan Hale fired Ross County up conscionable earlier nan break against Stranraer, but Tommy Sharp's close-range onslaught sent nan necktie into penalties, which nan hosts won 6-5.

It intends second-tier rivals Partick Thistle lead nan group aft Friday's 4-1 triumph distant to Edinburgh City.

Goals from Cammy Logan, Robbie Crawford, Logan Chalmers and City's Robbie Mahon gave Mark Wilson nan cleanable commencement arsenic imperishable caput coach earlier Tiwi Daramola's reply for nan League 2 broadside conscionable earlier nan break.

Player-manager Rhys McCabe group up Chris Mochrie to coolly slot Airdrieonians up early connected astatine Dens Park and Dundee were incapable to respond.

An early extremity besides settled nan group's different game, Luke Rankin's 35-yard thrust giving third-tier Alloa Athletic triumph distant to Bonnyrigg Rose, who are now backmost successful nan Lowland League aft relegation.

Both ties successful Group D went to spot kicks.

To adhd to St Mirren's misery arsenic they were held to a goalless tie successful Arbroath earlier losing 4-2 connected penalties, skipper Mark O'Hara was sent disconnected for a 2nd booking 2 minutes from full-time.

Meanwhile, Martin Rennie, Forfar Athletic's summertime signing from Clyde, headed his broadside into nan lead earlier hosts Annan Athletic replied done Aidan Smith's second-half penalty, but it was nan visitors who prevailed 4-2 successful nan shootout.

Hamilton Academical, relegated to League 1, scored 2 second-half goals to easiness speech fourth-tier hosts Stirling Albion.

Connor Smith struck and Kyle MacDonald headed successful to springiness League 1 Accies each 3 points.

Heart of Midlothian are playing Dunfermline Athletic successful nan evening kick-off.

St Johnstone came from down to debar an upset against SPFL newcomers East Kilbride.

The Lowland League champions led done John Robertson's early free-kick, but summertime signing Jamie Gullan replied pinch a group portion of his ain and strikes from Adama Sidibeh and Makenzie Kirk secured nan points for nan Championship visitors.

Meanwhile, midfielder Dylan Easton scored 2 penalties successful Raith Rovers' 5-1 triumph distant to Elgin City.

Jai Rowe, Lewis Vaughan and Josh Mullin grabbed nan Championship side's different goals, pinch Jack Murray replying for nan League 2 hosts.

Summer signing James Hilton gave Clyde a daze early lead arsenic he chipped complete stranded Motherwell goalkeeper Calum Ward aft a protect mix-up.

Tawanda Maswanhise soon headed nan Steelmen level and put nan Premiership broadside up aft nan break, but Liam Scullion nodded nan League 2 hosts backmost connected position only for Well to triumph nan shootout and nan prize constituent 5-4.

Greenock Morton won 4-2 distant to Peterhead.

Cameron Blues, summertime signing Kris Moore, Ali Crawford and Zak Delaney scored for nan Championship visitors, pinch Oliver Colloty's punishment and Seb Ross replying for nan League 1 side.

Kilmarnock eased to a two-goal triumph complete Highland League champions Brora Rangers successful Stuart Kettlewell's first competitory crippled successful charge.

A right-foot changeable from 18-year-old defender Ben Brannan gave nan Premiership broadside nan half-time lead, pinch summertime signing Djenairo Daniels firing nan 2nd 10 minutes from time.

Promoted Livingston besides won connected nan road, 2-1 distant to League 2 champions East Fife.

Robbie Muirhead gave nan visitors nan lead from adjacent scope successful first-half added clip earlier Hearts loanee Macaulay Tait extended their advantage from akin region conscionable aft nan break.

Pat Slattery's extremity from extracurricular nan area reduced nan arrears earlier East Fife's Mamadou Bah was sent disconnected for a 2nd bookable offence heavy into added time.