St Mirren have been thrown out of the SPFL Trust Trophy after fielding an unregistered player.
The Paisley club's B team had beaten Berwick Rangers in the first round in midweek.
Goals from Ethan Sutherland, Evan Mooney and Theo McCormick saw the youth side emerge victorious over the Lowland League club by a 3-2 scoreline.
St Mirren have now confirmed the club have been ejected from the competition after an unregistered player was involved in the match.
The club attended a tribunal to appeal the matter but a 3-0 win has been awarded to Berwick Rangers with the Lowland League side advancing to the second round.
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A club statement read: "Following an SPFL hearing this morning (Friday 2nd August), the club was found guilty of fielding an unregistered player in the SPFL Trust Trophy match between Berwick Rangers and St Mirren B.
"As a result, Berwick Rangers have been awarded a 3-0 victory and will progress to the second round of the SPFL Trust Trophy.
"We would like to apologise to the players & coaching staff involved and to our supporters.
"While we felt we presented a strong case to the tribunal on the mitigating circumstances, disappointingly precedence has underpinned the decision that was reached.
"Even though we felt our case was strong, we recognise that there are things we could have done better, and we will conduct a full review into the matter as well as implementing additional measures to ensure this situation does not occur again."
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