"Neil Lennon's side had beat Barcelona just months before and so, as Thompson said: "I don't think anybody gave us any chance in the semi-final. "We had a really tough run to get to the final, but I believe the performance in the semi-final was as good a St Mirren performance as I was certainly involved in. "We were absolutely incredible that day.""
"For a club to win a competition for the first time, a humdinger of a run is the way to go. Though they opened up with a routine rout of then Second Division side Ayr United, St Mirren required a 92nd-minute finish from Lee Mair to hop the third round hurdle of Hamilton Academical. That set up a quarter-final away day to Aberdeen, and after a penalty shootout win, a date at Hampden against treble-hunting Celtic was set."
St Mirren produced a dramatic 2013 League Cup campaign defined by late drama and major upsets. The run featured a routine win over Ayr United, a 92nd-minute Lee Mair goal to overcome Hamilton Academical, and a penalty shootout victory at Aberdeen to advance. A Hampden semi-final against treble-chasing Celtic ended 3-2 with Steven Thompson scoring the decisive goal to send the club to the final. Manager Danny Lennon maintained underdog status, shifted pre-final preparations with a week-long retreat to St Andrews, and focused on finalizing arrangements ahead of the showpiece match.
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