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Highlights - Hamilton 0-0 St Mirren By Stevie Miller

**Both sides served up end-of-season fare in a scrappy Scottish Premier League encounter at New Douglas Park.**Marco Paixao provided a rare bright spark with a 40-yard shot which hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced towards the line but no goal was given. Stephen O'Donnell passed up the best chance for the visitors in the first half, shooting wide from a tight angle. Mark McLaughlin had to clear a Michael Higdon effort off the line, but neither team could force a goal. St Mirren boss Gus MacPherson made four changes to his side, with the Buddies all but safe from relegation. Goalkeeper Mark Howard made his first appearance for a year, with Lee Mair, Garry Brady and Higdon recalled and only five substitutes on the bench. Accies manager Billy Reid named an unchanged side as they looked for a fifth win on the bounce in their last home game of the season. Howard was almost immediately called into action when Flavio Paixao attempted a chip from a tight angle, but the St Mirren man managed to divert the ball across the face of the goal. Flavio's twin brother Marco then tried an audacious effort from 40 yards, but his tremendous effort cannoned down off the crossbar and was adjudged not to have crossed the line. O'Donnell burst past the Accies defence from a Billy Mehmet knock-down, but he flashed his half-volley past the post. Flavio Paixao then tried to test Howard again with another shot from a tight angle at the edge of the box, but hit the side netting when perhaps he should have crossed the ball. Alex Neil and St Mirren attacker Higdon both saw yellow after clashing following a Higdon foul on the Accies captain. A game which many expected to have an end-of-season feel developed a niggly edge as both sides went into some very competitive challenges. The home support shouted for a penalty as Dougie Imrie went down under a John Potter challenge, but the Buddies defender looked to have won the ball. Accies then carved out an opportunity from a Marco Paixao free-kick at the edge of the box, but Martin Canning's header flew over the bar. Higdon managed to beat goalkeeper Sean Murdoch after breaking into the Hamilton box, but McLaughlin got back to clear the shot off the line. Murdoch then had to look smart to parry from Higdon's close-range header after a fine cross from on-loan full-back Graham Carey. Hamilton's combative midfielder Simon Mensing did find himself with the ball in the St Mirren box, but Steven Robb managed to charge his shot down. Set pieces were providing the main source of scoring opportunities, and James McArthur volleyed in an effort following a clearance from a Hamilton corner, but his shot spun off target. Higdon headed straight at Murdoch with the goal at his mercy following a Robb cross as both sides searched for what would increasingly look like a winner, but it failed to materialise. Live text and stats Wednesday, 5 May 2010 Scottish Premier Home Team Score Away Team Time Hamilton 0-0 St Mirren FT (HT 0-0) Hamilton 19 Murdoch 02 McClenahan 04 Canning 06 McLaughlin 07 Wesolowski 08 McArthur 27 Mensing 10 Neil yellow card 18 Flavio Paixao 21 Paixao 23 Imrie yellow card Substitutes 50 Potter, 05 van Zanten, 25 Elebert, 36 Crawford, 33 Wilkie, 28 Kirkpatrick, 39 Riley St Mirren 20 Howard 05 Mair 06 Potter 19 Barron 03 Carey 07 Murray (Dargo 84) 12 O'Donnell 14 Brady (Loy 69) 15 Robb yellow card 09 Mehmet 11 Higdon yellow card Substitutes 01 Gallacher, 26 McLennan, 41 Johnston, 17 Loy, 18 Dargo Ref: BrinesAtt: 3,102 HAMILTON ST MIRREN Possession Hamilton 57% St Mirren 43% Attempts on target Hamilton 5 St Mirren 6 Attempts off target Hamilton 11 St Mirren 1 Corners Hamilton 10 St Mirren 8 Fouls Hamilton 13 St Mirren 18 Final Result Full Time 90:00+1:13 The final whistle goes and the game is over. 88:48 Trent McClenahan takes a shot. Save by Mark Howard. 88:06 Stephen O'Donnell concedes a free kick for a foul on James McArthur. Direct free kick taken by Alex Neil. 87:14 James McArthur takes a shot. 86:18 Alex Neil challenges Stephen O'Donnell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Graham Carey delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel. 85:30 Douglas Imrie produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the left-hand post. 84:56 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Douglas Imrie. Correction - 83:31 Direct free kick taken by Mark Howard. Correction - 83:31 Substitution Craig Dargo comes on in place of Hugh Murray. Correction - 83:31 Free kick awarded for a foul by Mark McLaughlin on Lee Mair. 83:31 Mark Howard restarts play with the free kick. 83:31 Substitution Craig Dargo replaces Hugh Murray. 83:31 Lee Mair fouled by Mark McLaughlin, the ref awards a free kick. 82:54 Douglas Imrie takes a inswinging corner to the near post, clearance made by John Potter. 82:20 The ball is sent over by Douglas Imrie, Simon Mensing takes a shot. Steven Robb gets a block in. 81:02 Centre by Steven Robb, Stephen O'Donnell takes a shot. Sean Murdoch makes a save. 79:55 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Simon Mensing by Billy Mehmet. Free kick taken by Sean Murdoch. 79:09 Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Marco Paixao, save by Mark Howard. Correction - 78:36 Corner taken right-footed by Marco Paixao from the left by-line to the near post, clearance by Stephen O'Donnell. 78:36 Corner taken right-footed by Marco Paixao from the left by-line to the near post, Stephen O'Donnell makes a clearance. 76:52 Shot from just outside the area by Marco Paixao misses to the right of the target. 76:30 Rory Loy takes a shot. Martin Canning gets a block in. 75:55 Corner taken by Graham Carey, Marco Paixao manages to make a clearance. 75:24 Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Robb on Flavio Paixao. James Wesolowski restarts play with the free kick. 73:48 Foul by Michael Higdon on Mark McLaughlin, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Martin Canning. 73:12 The offside flag is raised against Rory Loy. Free kick taken by Sean Murdoch. 72:18 Corner taken right-footed by Marco Paixao, save by Mark Howard. 71:02 The ball is crossed by Martin Canning, Effort on goal by Marco Paixao from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar. 68:23 John Potter takes the free kick. 68:23 Substitution (St Mirren) makes a substitution, with Rory Loy coming on for Garry Brady. 68:23 Foul by Flavio Paixao on Graham Carey, free kick awarded. 67:07 James McArthur has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright. 66:36 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Marco Paixao from the left by-line. 65:48 The ball is swung over by Marco Paixao, save by Mark Howard. 63:18 Foul by Hugh Murray on Simon Mensing, free kick awarded. Marco Paixao delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, save made by Mark Howard. 62:57 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Mark McLaughlin. 62:26 Unfair challenge on Alex Neil by Michael Higdon results in a free kick. Mark McLaughlin restarts play with the free kick. 61:52 Free kick awarded for a foul by Hugh Murray on Marco Paixao. Alex Neil takes the direct free kick. 60:49 Simon Mensing takes a shot. Blocked by Mark Howard. 59:34 The ball is crossed by Hugh Murray, Mark McLaughlin manages to make a clearance. 58:40 Mark McLaughlin challenges David Barron unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Howard restarts play with the free kick. 58:09 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Marco Paixao, Michael Higdon makes a clearance. 57:12 Flavio Paixao has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright. 55:55 Centre by Flavio Paixao, Headed effort on goal by Simon Mensing from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal. 55:03 Flavio Paixao challenges Steven Robb unfairly and gives away a free kick. Mark Howard takes the direct free kick. 53:55 Centre by Graham Carey, Michael Higdon takes a shot. Save by Sean Murdoch. 52:12 Michael Higdon takes a shot. Sean Murdoch gets a block in. 51:20 Inswinging corner taken by Marco Paixao. 50:36 Inswinging corner taken by Douglas Imrie, Hugh Murray manages to make a clearance. 49:29 Corner taken left-footed by Graham Carey, save made by Sean Murdoch. 48:41 Outswinging corner taken by Garry Brady, Michael Higdon takes a shot. Martin Canning gets a block in. 48:18 Corner from the right by-line taken by Graham Carey, Martin Canning manages to make a clearance. 47:06 Booking Steven Robb receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. 46:54 Flavio Paixao fouled by Steven Robb, the ref awards a free kick. Martin Canning takes the direct free kick. 45:43 Flavio Paixao gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Billy Mehmet. Free kick crossed left-footed by Graham Carey, clearance made by Simon Mensing. 45:01 The game restarts for the second half. Half Time 45:00+1:08 The ref blows to end the first period. 45:00+0:07 Inswinging corner taken by Graham Carey from the right by-line, save made by Sean Murdoch. 43:58 Mark Howard restarts play with the free kick. 43:58 Booking Caution for Douglas Imrie. 43:49 Foul by Douglas Imrie on Hugh Murray, free kick awarded. 43:06 Free kick awarded for a foul by Hugh Murray on Douglas Imrie. Marco Paixao crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Michael Higdon manages to make a clearance. 42:12 Martin Canning gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Billy Mehmet. Graham Carey crosses the ball in from the free kick, Foul by Lee Mair on Mark McLaughlin, free kick awarded. Sean Murdoch takes the free kick. 40:47 Unfair challenge on Marco Paixao by David Barron results in a free kick. Centre by Marco Paixao, Header from deep inside the area by Martin Canning goes over the bar. 40:32 Marco Paixao sends in a cross, clearance by Garry Brady. 39:52 A cross is delivered by James McArthur, Lee Mair makes a clearance. 39:12 Douglas Imrie fouled by John Potter, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Marco Paixao from left wing. 36:51 The ball is sent over by Marco Paixao, Lee Mair makes a clearance. 35:02 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Robb by Flavio Paixao. Mark Howard takes the direct free kick. 34:26 Corner taken short by Stephen O'Donnell. 33:46 Douglas Imrie sends in a cross, save by Mark Howard. 33:13 Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Higdon on Alex Neil. Free kick taken by Sean Murdoch. 30:13 Douglas Imrie delivers the ball, clearance by John Potter. 29:33 Flavio Paixao delivers the ball, clearance by Lee Mair. 28:40 Foul by Mark McLaughlin on Michael Higdon, free kick awarded. John Potter restarts play with the free kick. 27:11 Mark McLaughlin concedes a free kick for a foul on Michael Higdon. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Graham Carey from left channel, James Wesolowski makes a clearance. 25:26 Douglas Imrie fouled by John Potter, the ref awards a free kick. Douglas Imrie crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel. 24:04 Unfair challenge on Mark McLaughlin by Michael Higdon results in a free kick. Sean Murdoch takes the free kick. 22:31 James McArthur fouled by Garry Brady, the ref awards a free kick. Mark McLaughlin takes the free kick. 21:50 Alex Neil takes a shot and went wide of the left-hand upright. 21:18 Corner taken by Douglas Imrie. 20:36 Flavio Paixao sends in a cross. 19:37 James McArthur restarts play with the free kick. 19:37 Booking Michael Higdon booked. 19:26 Booking The referee books Alex Neil for unsporting behaviour. 19:07 Alex Neil fouled by Michael Higdon, the ref awards a free kick. 18:43 Douglas Imrie takes a shot. Blocked by John Potter. 18:11 Michael Higdon takes a shot. Blocked by Mark McLaughlin. 17:33 Effort from the edge of the box by Flavio Paixao goes wide of the right-hand upright. 15:31 The ball is crossed by James Wesolowski. 15:24 The ball is delivered by Trent McClenahan. 14:42 Effort from the edge of the penalty area by Stephen O'Donnell goes wide of the left-hand post. 13:58 John Potter fouled by Douglas Imrie, the ref awards a free kick. John Potter takes the direct free kick. 12:03 Marco Paixao sends in a cross, Mark Howard makes a save. 9:11 Lee Mair fouled by Flavio Paixao, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Mark Howard. 6:38 Douglas Imrie fouled by John Potter, the ref awards a free kick. Alex Neil restarts play with the free kick. 2:56 Marco Paixao takes a shot. 1:52 Short corner taken by Graham Carey from the right by-line. 1:10 Graham Carey takes the outswinging corner, Martin Canning makes a clearance. 0:21 Simon Mensing takes a shot. Mark Howard makes a save. 0:00 The game gets underway. Live text and data provided by The Press Association. Bookmark with: Delicious Digg reddit Facebook StumbleUpon What are these?

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