Curtis Main believes his Buddies must not be disheartened after walking away from their Premiership opener empty-handed.
St Mirren struggled to click into gear in the Premier Sports Cup but produced a much better performance against Motherwell in Sunday’s league curtain raiser.
Despite Buddies having the lion’s share of possession and creating several gilt-edged chances – many of which were saved by an inspired Liam Kelly – the Steelmen lifted the three points thanks to Kevin Van Veen’s clinical first-half penalty.