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'Once in a lifetime' - St Mirren win the Scottish League Cup

Two footballers in black and white striped kit lift the Scottish League Cup, with confetti in the backgroundImage source, Reuters

It was a huge day in Scottish football on Sunday as St Mirren beat Celtic to lift the Premier Sports Cup (also known as the Scottish League Cup) at Hampden Park.

For Paisley's St Mirren, it was only the second time they've won the tournament in the club's 148-year history.

Jonah Ayunga scored twice in the second half to make it a 3-1 win, following up on Marcus Fraser's goal in the first two minutes.

Jonah said: "This is once in a lifetime. I've been playing since I was 17, I'm nearly 30, this was the first time I had a chance to win anything.

"Not a bad day's work, eh?"

St Mirren footballer Jonah Ayunga kicks the ball past Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who reaches to try and save itImage source, PA Media
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Jonah Ayunga was the star of the show, putting two goals past Celtic's keeper Kasper Schmeichel

Celtic have won the Scottish League Cup 22 times but have not been playing their best recently, and their loss in the final continued a bad run of form for the club.

It was Celtic's third match led by new manager Wilfred Nancy, who has so far lost all the games that he's been in charge of.

On the other hand, St Mirren have been on a roll.

Under their boss Stephen Robinson, the Paisley side have had three top-six league finishes in a row - their first European qualification in 36 years, and now a major trophy.

Stephen said that for "a small club like St Mirren, to do it in the manner we did... I'm so pleased for the boys."

A group of St Mirren football fans cheer and celebrate in the standsImage source, PA Media
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It's a great time to be a St Mirren fan

The St Mirren motto is "faith over fear", which the team have been holding onto in their recent successes.

According to the team's history, St Mirren Football Club was formed back in 1877, and the club's founders didn't have a lot of money.

They had to walk at least 7 miles from Paisley to a sports shop in Glasgow to buy some football equipment for the team, but the shop owner gave them money for a train ticket back home as a good luck gesture.

148 years later, it seems like this act of kindness is paying off.