Cowie pounced to dispossess David van Zanten after 30 minutes before firing home the opening goal.

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Moments later, David van Zanten volleyed in a right-footed shot from distance that dragged wide of the Dons goal.

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Paatelainen replaced striker Nish with defender David van Zanten for a second half that began in more leisurely fashion.

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And they did just that after 30 minutes when Van Zanten allowed a long ball to bounce when he should have cleared.

BBC: Don Cowie celebrates his goal with Dougie Imrie

St Mirren were the first to threaten when David Van Zanten fired in a shot from the edge of the area which hit off Aaron Mooy.

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Van Zanten almost gave Accies a half-time lead with the last chance of the first 45 minutes when he sent a glancing header inches past the post.

BBC: Hamilton's David Elebert (left) tussles with Sone Aluko

The Buddies made two changes for the match, David van Zanten and Hugh Murray coming in for Aaron Mooy and Marc McAusland who both started on the bench.

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Defender David van Zanten has already been signed from St Mirren and tricky midfielder Fabian Yantorno has been undergoing rehabilitation from injury at Hibs since his release from Gretna.

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It's unsurprising that the skyscraper holds such a fascination for contemporary artists, says David Van Zanten, a professor of architecture and urbanism at Northwestern University in Chicago's Evanston suburb.

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St Mirren manager Danny Lennon shuffled his pack after last week's defeat by Inverness, with Carey, David van Zanten and David Barron coming in for Nigel Hasselbaink, Illias Haddad and Lee Mair.

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