Ten-player Kilmarnock made a comeback from a halftime deficit to secure a 2-2 draw against St Mirren in an intense William Hill Premiership match in Paisley.
The home team took the lead in the seventh minute through Saints forward Toyosi Olusanya's header before Killie forward Marley Watkins equalized shortly after in a match that was getting heated.
St Mirren captain Mark O’Hara put the home side ahead again with a penalty in the 40th minute before Kilmarnock defender Joe Wright was shown a red card for violent behavior just before halftime for an incident with Shaun Rooney, marking his second red card and Killie's fourth of the season.
Despite being a player down, the Rugby Park team fought back and leveled the score in the 70th minute with an own goal by Jonah Ayunga. St Mirren's substitute James Scott had a goal disallowed in the closing moments of the game, capping off a lively afternoon.
Derek McInnes can be pleased with his team's fighting spirit and determination, although discipline remains a concern.
A large number of Kilmarnock supporters witnessed their team win a corner early in the match, with Danny Armstrong coming close to scoring with a curled shot just over the crossbar.
However, it was St Mirren who broke the deadlock against the run of play when Jaden Brown crossed the ball into the box from the left-wing for Olusanya to head past goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara.
Killie's equalizer came after St Mirren goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe saved a long-range shot from left-back Corrie Ndaba. Following Liam Polworth's corner, Watkins redirected Armstrong's shot into the net, with the goal standing after a VAR check for offside.
In the 18th minute, St Mirren's Mandron, who had earlier been booked, escaped further punishment for a challenge on Wright, before being substituted for Ayunga as a precaution.
The game became increasingly heated as the wind picked up, with referee Matthew MacDermid working hard to maintain control of the match, which was filled with contentious moments.
In the 33rd minute, Balcombe clawed away Armstrong's corner under the crossbar, and a penalty was awarded after MacDermid consulted VAR and saw Wright handle the ball in the box.
O'Hara successfully converted the penalty to double St Mirren's lead. In added time, Wright was sent off following another VAR review for an incident in the Kilmarnock box, leaving the visitors with ten men.
Kilmarnock remained competitive after the break and found the equalizer through Ayunga's own goal from Kennedy's corner.
St Mirren tried to regain the lead, but Gogic's header from O'Hara's corner narrowly missed the target. In the dying moments of the game, Scott thought he had scored from a corner, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR check for a foul, allowing Kilmarnock to escape with a point.