Jamal George guessed correctly and used all of his 6ft 3in frame to dive low to his left. His athleticism saved Claudio Braga’s penalty kick.

The 27-year-old goalkeeper, on loan from English side, Wycombe Wanderers, minutes later the Birkenhead-born stopper was receiving the congratulations of his St Mirren team-mates as his split-second decision sent Heart of Midlothian spinning out of the Premier Sports Cup.

The 25-year-old Portuguese crowd-pleaser picked the right side of the goal for Hearts’ third spot kick of the shootout after skipper Lawrence Shankland and substitute, Stephen Kingsley, had netted.

Alan Forrest and Beni Baningime also scored but their penalties were in vain after Braga’s failure. He was brave to step up and take one, but the showman, who arrived from Aalesunds FK

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