Jonah Ayunga came off the bench to score in St. Mirren’s 3-1 victory over St. Johnstone in a Scottish Premiership match on Wednesday.St. Mirren manager Stephen Robinson made no changes to the starting lineup from their previous match against Rangers, showing faith in his squad despite their 2-1 loss on Sunday.##NAJAVA_MECA_8457034##St. Johnstone took the lead early through Benjamin Kimpioka, who capitalized on a Jack Sanders header from a corner. Initially ruled offside, the goal was awarded after a VAR review.St. Mirren responded on the half-hour mark when Scott Tanser curled in a stunning goal from 20 yards, leveling the match at 1-1.The home team took control in the second half, and their efforts were rewarded when captain Mark O’Hara scored with a header that found the net via a deflection, putting them 2-1 up. Despite some fightback from St. Johnstone, St. Mirren remained in control of the game.Ayunga, who has struggled with injuries this season, came on as a substitute in the 84th minute and made an impact six minutes later. In stoppage time, he latched onto a pass from Mikael Mandron and scored his first goal of the season, securing the win for St. Mirren.Atletico Madrid among clubs Interested in Kenyan starsHis goal capped off a solid performance for the team, ensuring they took all three points from the match.This result keeps St. Mirren 7th on the table with eleven points after 11 rounds of league matches. Next for them is another home game against Ross County on Saturday.Ayunga is expected to be in Kenya’s squad for next month’s crucial 2025 AFCON qualifiers, games against Zimbabwe and Namibia that Kenya must win to have any chance of qualifying for next year’s AFCON in Morocco.In Tanzania, Duke Abuya started for his club Yanga as they beat and leapfrogged then-leaders Singida Black Stars in a league match played last night. Singida, who have been the surprise team this season, are coached by former AFC Leopards coach Patrick Aussems.Heading into the game, Black Stars were unbeaten and sat at the top of the log, but a Peodoh Pacome Zouzoua goal in the second half settled the match, taking Yanga to the top of the table with 24 points after winning all eight of their games this season without conceding a single goal.’We need a united dressing room’ Shabana captain on solution to barren run
