Visiting fans collecting tickets outside the Paisley2021 Stadium before Scottish Championship side St Mirren played Welsh champions The New Saints in the semi-final of the Scottish Challenge Cup for the right to meet Dundee United in the final. The competition was expanded for the 2016-17 season to include four clubs from Wales and Northern Ireland as well as Scottish Premier under-20 teams. Despite trailing at half-time, St Mirren won the match 4-1 watched by a crowd of 2044, including 75 away fans.

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Location: St Mirren Stadium, Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Colin McPherson / Alamy / Afripics
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