St Mirren almost took the lead in bizarre circumstances early on when
Manuel Pascali's attempted clearance from Jack Ross' cross went high
into the air and bounced near the goal-line before Frazer Wright ushered
the ball to safety.
Stephen McGinn went down just inside the penalty area under the
challenge of Wright but the tackle was deemed fair by referee Willie
Collum.
After Killie's Mehdi Taouil had been booked for diving, Andy Dorman
missed an excellent chance to break the deadlock when he ran on to
Dargo's defence-splitting pass and dragged a left-foot shot wide.
The visitors took the lead against the run of the play as Kevin Kyle
(left) rose
to nod Garry Hay's excellent cross past Howard.
St Mirren were soon given the chance to level from the penalty spot
when Dargo raced clear of the Kilmarnock defence and, while attempting
to round Combe, was felled in the box by the goalkeeper.
Combe was booked, with Dargo adjudged to have been going away from
goal, and the keeper then palmed away Hamilton's tame spot-kick.
Kyle had a shot beaten away by Howard before the St Mirren keeper
made a superb left-handed save from the forward's goal-bound header from
Hay's teasing set-piece delivery.
Former Sunderland striker Kyle claimed for a penalty after the
interval when his back-heel shot appeared to strike the hand of John
Potter.
Robb's inswinging cross was flicked on by Dargo's replacement Billy
Mehmet and Hamilton volleyed wide at the back post.
Wyness, who was introduced for McGinn, was found in the six-yard box
by Mehmet's knock-down but the substitute shot into the arms of Combe.
But Wyness soon got on the score-sheet after capitalising on Combe's
error.
The goalkeeper's attempted punched clearance from Robb's free-kick
rebounded off Mehmet's head and Wyness lashed the ball into the net.
Robb ensured Saints retained parity when he blocked Danny
Invincibile's shot at the back-post after the substitute had been found
by a Fernandez cross.
Ross broke on the right deep into injury time but his dangerous cross
was deflected over by James Fowler.
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