Kenyan forward and Brighton and Hove Albion academy graduate Jonah Ayunga registered a brace of assists as his St Mirren side whitewashed Valur 4-1.The result ensures St Mirren proceeds to the third round qualifying of the UEFA Europa Conference League where they will face Norwegian side SK Brann.UEL: Sichenje’s heroics did not save his Serbian side from big bad AjaxThe 27-year-old clocked his first 90 minutes in a St Mirren shirt since December 2022 in a memorable 3-1 win over Scottish giants Aberdeen.It did not take long for St Mirren to settle down as they opened the scoring in the 16th minute through Shaun Rooney whose thumping header rippled the back of the net from a Mark O’Hara corner.##NAJAVA_MECA_8246225##St Mirren had a similar start to the second half as they doubled their lead seven minutes after the restart with Toyosi Olusanya tapping the ball home into an empty net after an unselfish pass from Roland Idowu.The Scottish side put the game beyond Valur five minutes after the hour mark through Mark O’Hara after Ayunga laid the ball on a plate with a deft header.Will Austin follow in Olunga and Blackberry Odhiambo’s footsteps after winning MVP gong?The Icelandic side put some respect on the scoreline in the 75th minute through Tryggvi Haraldsson’s penalty after Jaden Brown brought down Jonatan Ingi in the 18-yard area.St Mirren however restored their three-goal cushion with two minutes left on the clock through Alex Iacovitti who fired home from close range after Ayunga’s attempt was saved by the keeper.##NAJAVA_MECA_8249264##Stephen Robinson’s charges won 4-1 on aggregate after the first leg in Iceland finished in a barren draw.St Mirren will kick off their Scottish Premiership season with a home clash against Hibernian on Sunday 4 August.
