The Buddies were 2-0 up but conceded five goals in the space of 18 minutes at Rugby Park.
Stephen Robinson admitted he was left shell-shocked after St Mirren were swept away by Kilmarnock’s goal rush.
Robinson assessed the second-half showing as “naive” and felt the game just slipped away from his side. Download the free Renfrewshire Live app today Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download. There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies.“We spoke as a collective, myself included, in the dressing room to say we have to learn from that. When the momentum starts swinging the other way, you have to deal with that and we didn’t.
“When we cleared the ball it just kept coming back. We didn’t have any ownership of the game. The momentum kept increasing and we couldn’t deal with it. We looked naive, especially in that 18-minute spell.”
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