St Mirren won the League Cup in December at Hampden against Celtic, according to multiple reports. Jonah Ayunga scored twice in the second half of the League Cup final to seal the victory for St Mirren, and he won the man of the match award in the League Cup final, as reported by major media outlets. The League Cup win in December was their first trophy in 13 years, multiple reports indicate.
According to Daily Mail - Sport, Jonah Ayunga described the club as meaning the most to him in his career, noting a core group has been together since his first season and now won something together. St Mirren beat Partick Thistle in the Scottish Cup to advance to the semi-finals, according to major media reports. They will face Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-finals next month at Hampden, sources said.
Since I've been playing professional, it's the club that I've been at for the longest. I know the people within the club that have been here throughout. There's a core of us that have been here since my first season who have now obviously won something together. It's a club which means the most to me in my career for sure.
In that match, St Mirren scored with a penalty from Dan Nlundulu and a goal from Jake Young, while Partick Thistle scored a goal through Ben Stanway, as reported by major media. St Mirren had only two victories in 90 minutes from 16 games in all competitions before the match against Partick Thistle, since winning the League Cup in December, according to major media. They are aiming to avoid the relegation playoff place in the Premiership, sources indicate.
Jonah Ayunga played for non-league clubs Dorchester Town, Poole Town, Havant & Waterlooville, and Burgess Hill Town before playing in Ireland for Sligo Rovers and Galway United, Aftonbladet reports. He joined Bristol Rovers at age 22, six years ago, according to major media. Ayunga moved to Morecambe after Bristol Rovers, when Morecambe was in the same tier under Stephen Robinson, as reported by major media.
There was none of me expecting that as I was growing up. Back then, I wasn't really aware of what it would mean to come up here and win a cup for St Mirren. That's not what you're thinking about. You're just thinking about getting as high as you can in the game and then winning stuff is an added bonus. I didn't start playing professional until I was 18. Pushing to try and win stuff had just never been there. You're looking at it from afar, watching people playing professional thinking 'that would be amazing' but you're nowhere near it. It does mean a lot and it's there forever now.
He moved to St Mirren in Scotland four years ago, and is 28 years old, sources said. According to Daily Mail - Sport, Jonah Ayunga described not expecting such success growing up, as he didn't start playing professional until age 18 and winning was an added bonus. He also noted that being recognized in Paisley is a big respect, and he dreamed of being the one to step up and win games for the team.
A few times I've been into Paisley, you get a good shout, you get a good recognition, which is probably the biggest respect anyone can pay you. It's nice to be the one that made the difference in the end. That's what you dream of as a striker. You're thinking — 'I need to be the one that steps up and wins it for the team'. If everyone does their job and I do mine, then we'll be able to win the game. And that's what happened.