2022-09-18: St Mirren 2-0 Celtic, SP

Match Pictures | Matches: 2022 – 2023

Trivia

  • KO: 12:00; match day 8; Sunday; Sky Sports
  • “Welcome to the world of the other ten Scottish Premiership clubs…”: Former St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin’s comment two weeks back after Sevco manager complaints following hammerring by Ajax in Europe;  Sevco whined about feeling the financial gulf in the Champions League, so Goodwin says this is a reminder of how hard it is for anyone to also compete domestically with the Glasgow sides.
  • Celtic remain top of the league but lead now reduced to 2pts lead and +14GD advantage to second place Sevco.
  • First league defeat for 364 days. 38 league games unbeaten ended.
  • Number of changes to start after midweek.
  • Change kit third top worn today. Some contribute this partly to the defeat!
  • International break for two weeks following this match.
  • Minute’s applause in memory of The UK Queen who passed away (instead of silence)
  • With Liverpool game postponed, eyes on Celtic away fans as both clubs fans have been targetted by little englanders wrt reaction to passing away of The Queen.
  • Bank Holiday next day for funeral of the  Queen, mostly apathy by Celtic fans and across a lot of Scotland (except Sevco fans and establishment figures). Only 33000 went to pay respects to the Queen when her body was in state in Edinburgh!
  • BBC apologises after ‘John Knox cleared Catholics out of Scotland’ gaffe sparked laughter by their commentators on their coverage of the UK Queen’s passing.
  • Ralston, McGregor and Turnbull called up for Scotland squad.
  • Arrest warrant issued for ex Celt Anthony Stokes as footballer fails to appear in court
  • Leeds Utd completed the signing of Scotland Under-17s goalkeeper Rory Mahady from Celtic.
  • Signing: Francis Turley as he joins his boyhood club @CelticFC on a 3 year contract from @Glentoran. Along signed Justin Osagie who previously was a youth  with West Ham.
  • Tennis and sporting legend Roger Federer announced he is to retire.
  • Gala Fairydean Rovers striker Zander Murray has announced he is gay – making him the first Scottish senior player to do so.In an interview with the club, Murray said he wants to “help” other players who are struggling about opening up.
  • Former Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: his Leicester side lost 6-2 leaving them at the foot of the EPL with just 1pt this season so far. Taxi?
  • Loan Watch: Liam Scales started for Aberdeen but was sent off just before half-time, receiving two yellow cards as the Dons lost 3-1 against Hibernian. Adam Montgomery also continued in the St Johnstone starting 11, playing the entire game in a 0-0 draw against Ross County
  • Hartlepool United have confirmed the departure of manager Paul Hartley (ex Celt) and his assistant Gordon Young

Summary

“What we always try and do is portray ourselves as a football club that is respectful and understands its obligations.”
Postecoglou pre match on the minutes applause to come

“Team selection is on me so if I got that wrong then I got that wrong,”
Ange accepts responsibility for team selection after defeat in Paisley…

@agentscotland : Brilliant win for St Mirren, no thrills just organisation and hard work, Celtic were absolutely abysmal, Ange gets all the plaudits so has to take the blame for this, when a manager makes 4 unforced changes by the 55th minute he knows he’s made a monumental mess of his selection.

@ba: A lesson Ange perhaps needed to learn. Highly doubt we’ll see that kind of rotation again, just naive. Perhaps too much belief that the entire squad are 1st team starters.

@etims:
FT St Mirren 2 Celtic 0

No excuses. Better team on the day won. We created next to nothing. Saints defender well. Made it difficult all over the pitch and took their chances well. We were unusually well off the pace. Multiple chgs made pre-match, at HT & late on but zero impact.

Seemed a big fear without CCV from Hart stuck on his line and disarray elsewhere. Ange and Calmac should have got that corrected long before it took hold.
Lots of failed auditions out there today. Plenty for Ange to consider all over during the break including himself

The team have been outstanding so more of a surprise as much as anything about how poor we were today. Too many touches, not enough energy & little created. Ange & players have earned that much credit in the bank that only a crackpot would go off on one today, right?

Post-Note:

The anti-monarchal banners by Celtic ended up having a wonderful effect with annoying various hard right (and far right) nonentities who were jumping on the soapbox: Jeremy Kyle. Piers Morgan’s son. Simon Jordan. Sophie Corcoran. Emily Hewartson. Jamie Bryson. Ian Collins. The Daily Mail Editor guy. Nigel Farage, Graeme Souness, James Whale, ex Celtic biscuit tin board member Michael Kelly etc.

The Green Brigade members & sympathisers just sat back, put up their feet, got out the popcorn and laughed! Mission achieved.

Twitter:

@pjd: Mooy & Turnbull and Jenz & Welsh didn’t combine well today; the front three were poor overall; and, crucially, we really missed CCV, who, along with Jota, Hatate and O’Riley, is indispensable.

@loanstar: “Moan’in in the Gloaming” – Good crowd, amazing people, s#%t result. We move on. We are Glasgow Celtic.

Teams

Celtic

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Hart
  • 56RalstonBooked at 84mins
  • 57Welsh
  • 6Jenz
  • 3Taylor
  • Substituted forO’Rileyat 74′minutes
  • 42McGregor
  • 13Mooy
  • Substituted forHatateat 45′minutes
  • 14Turnbull
  • Substituted forGiakoumakisat 57′minutes
  • 11Abada
  • Substituted forHaksabanovicat 57′minutesBooked at 90mins
  • 8Furuhashi
  • 38Maeda
  • Substituted forNeves Filipeat 45′minutes

Substitutes

  • 7Giakoumakis
  • 9Haksabanovic
  • 17Neves Filipe
  • 25Bernabei
  • 28Abildgaard
  • 31Siegrist
  • 33O’Riley
  • 41Hatate
  • 49Forrest

St Mirren

Formation 5-3-2

  • 1Carson
  • 23Strain
  • Substituted forGogicat 72′minutes
  • 22Fraser
  • 31GallagherBooked at 64mins
  • 18Dunne
  • 3Tanser
  • Substituted forTaitat 68′minutes
  • 17BaccusBooked at 89mins
  • 16Erhahon
  • 6O’HaraBooked at 80mins
  • 7Ayunga
  • Substituted forKiltieat 80′minutes
  • 10Main

Substitutes

  • 2Tait
  • 4Shaughnessy
  • 8Flynn
  • 9Brophy
  • 11Kiltie
  • 12Henderson
  • 13Gogic
  • 21Greive
  • 27Urminsky

Goals:

  • O’Hara (43′ minutes), 
  • Ayunga (53′ minutes)

Assists:

  • Strain (43′ minutes)

Referee:Don Robertson

Attendance:6,331

Articles

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Stats

Home TeamSt MirrenAway TeamCeltic
Possession
Home20%
Away80%
Shots
Home4
Away19
Shots on Target
Home2
Away4
Corners
Home6
Away7
Fouls
Home15
Away11

Articles

Celtic’s Ange Postecoglou sidesteps minute applause disruption and laments “standards” in first league loss in a year

The scotsman newspaper

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou bemoaned his team’s failures on every front as he refused to accept the comprehensive 2-0 defeat away to St Mirren that marked the Scottish champions’ first league defeat in a year was a case of ‘just one of those days’.Andrew SmithThe Australian said “potentially” the fact his team featured six changes from the starting line-up for the midweek Champions League draw away to Shakhtar Donetsk could have proved a factor in a lifeless display against Paisley opponents imbued with the purpose and poise he demands from his own men. The loss of two goals from high balls into the box seemed to betray how much centre-back Camreron Carter-Vickers was missed, having sat out with a knock. Online rumours suggested that the US international could be out for six weeks, but Postecoglou provided a different timeline. “He pulled up sore, so we’ll see how he is,” the Celtic manager said. “I think he’s out of the US camp so we are hoping post international break he won’t be too far away.”How far away Celtic proved across the afternoon was something that Postecoglou wasn’t willing to brush over. “You don’t put it down to one of those days, it’s a disappointing day,” he said. “We pride ourselves on having certain standards and we didn’t reach those today, and football will always teach you that lesson. What has got us to this point over the past 15 or 16 months is having a certain work ethic and certain levels of performance and belief. Today, we didn’t reach any of those, and that was disappointing.”Postecoglou, meanwhile, refused to provide comment over Celtic supporters singing ‘if you hate the royal family clap your hands’ during the minute’s applause for the Queen, with a banner stating the same held up before the tribute to the late monarch. “I addressed all that in two press conferences, I’m not going to do it in three,” the Celtic manager said. “I get why the interest is there, but I’m a manager at a football club, and I sit at press conferences wanting to talk about football. We addressed that matter, we did everything we needed to do, it’s time we moved on.”

Imperious to inept – how with shock win St Mirren exposed soft Celtic underbelly as monarchy protest also surprised
Humblings of the magnitude Celtic were handed by St Mirren simply do not come along too often these days in the Scottish game.

The scotsman
Andrew Smith
The 2-0 home victory for the Paisley club – earned with a display not just teeming with tenacity but also tactical astuteness – truly brought the Scottish champions to heel. For the 364 days they had not lost a cinch Premiership encounter, Ange Postecoglou’s men had seemed imperious. However, as the sequence was brought to a crashing halt, they were left to look utterly inept.
No wonder the home crowd larged it as they sang themselves silly over a ginormous shock. As was right and proper for a first home win over Celtic since a 4-0 thumping in March 2010 that ended Tony Mowbray’s ill-starred eight month tenure. It wasn’t enough for them simply to tease their visitors by giving laldy to choruses of ‘so f’in easy’. More gleeful mischief came with their adopting of the Beautiful Sunday song that has become synonymous with a Celtic support in full voice. Not a peep was heard from this travelling band across the closing stages of a dreadful 90 minutes from their team. In contrast to them beforehand acting out the banner they held up that read “if you hate the royal family, clap your hands” during the minute’s applause in memory of the Queen. In truth, this entire episode wasn’t as ghastly as had been predicted. Indeed, there was a certain smart twist to the nature of this anti-monarchy protest. Even if such a challenging rejection of the institution in the day before the funeral of a sovereign would be offensive to the great many, a pluralist society is defined by the expression afforded dissenting voices.

As Celtic swept all before them in the cinch Premiership for the past 12 months – and ran up goalfests in this season’s top flight campaign – it had started to appear as no league opponents could offer dissent to their footballing hegemony, Ahead of a spectacular blow-out for Postecoglou’s men in Paisley as the Australian began with a starting line-up that featured six changes from the XI that drew against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Wednesday, not once across this 38-game run league – 32 of these victories – had they been in serious danger of defeat. Yet, from the moment that Mark O’Hara was dropped by Mooy and powered in a header at the back post two minute from the break, Celtic never had it in them to find a way back into an encounter in which they were entirely lifeless.

Robinson’s snarling strategy worked an absolute treat. As Postecglou acknowledged, St Mirren didn’t just work their socks off as they prevented Celtic finding any slither of rhythm, they committed to a gameplan over which their opponents had no answer. As the Scottish champions have been gushed over these past two months, one aspect forever alighted on has been their apparent strength in depth. Yet, when Postecoglou required players to step up who have found starts limited this season, they were found wanting. Weakness when defending high balls into the box proved Celtic’s Achilles heel, both goals constructed in such fashion. With last season’s commanding centre-back pairing of Cameron Carter-Vickers and Carl Starfelt sidelined by injury, and right-back Josip Juranovic not in the Celtic squad, the visitors’ back four sported an unusual look. Stephen Welsh partnered Moritz Jenz as Anthony Ralston was installed on the right. All three had afternoons to forget. Mind you, that could be said about all those in Celtic colours – which fittingly were the club’s muted grey third strip, worn for the first time. Even when Postecoglou turned to his cavalry as Reo Hatate, Jota, Giorgos Giakoumakis and Matt O’Riley no bugle sounded. With these mainstays, Postecoglou’s men were only slightly less discordant than when the ineffectual Daizen Maeda, Liel Abada and Mooy were being weighed down by their team’s toils.

The Celtic centre-backs were softened up and roughed up by St Mirren’s physical strike pairing of Jonah Ayunga and Curtis Main that were frontline wrecking balls. The duo did some number on the opposing backline. And their endeavours prevented a desperately mundane opening period meandering its way to a conclusion when referee Don Robertson played advantage amid claims for Maeda handball. That allowed the buzzing Ryan Strain down the right to hang up a cross at the back post. O’Hara bounded in to meet it through sprinting away from Mooy and though Joe Hart made contact, his soft contact failed to stop the header crossing the line.

St Mirren sensed something special could be in the offing and it was secured when a long throw-in eight minutes into the second period prompted head tennis that concluded with Ayunga nodding in. Hart complained furiously over a perceived infringement but the keeper’s protests smacked of exasperation. The goals, incredibly, proved the home team’s only efforts on targets on an afternoon where they seemed more in control than that statistic might suggest. Certainly, they were successful enough in keeping Celtic at bay for their keeper Trevor Carson not be required to pull off any notable blocks. Jota and Giakoumakis did have sightings of goal late on. But like everything else about the Scottish champions, these were devoid of real conviction.
As a result, the clash marked only the third in the league this calendar year in which Celtic have failed to find the target. Postecoglou bemoaned the lack of tempo, creativity and belief from his players. In short, he bemoaned that they were lacking in every facet. The international break supplies Celtic two weeks to stew over a desperate defeat absolutely no-one saw coming. And it can be guaranteed that Motherwell, in Glasgow’s east end on October 1 and a Leipzig that will host in the Champions League four days’ later, will also be mulling over the events in Paisley. And what brought them about.

Postecoglou, meanwhile, refused to provide comment over Celtic supporters singing ‘if you hate the royal family clap your hands’ during the minute’s applause for the Queen, with a banner stating the same held up before the tribute to the late monarch. “I addressed all that in two press conferences, I’m not going to do it in three,” the Celtic manager said. “I get why the interest is there, but I’m a manager at a football club, and I sit at press conferences wanting to talk about football. We addressed that matter, we did everything we needed to do, it’s time we moved on.”

BBC

By Andy CampbellBBC Sport Scotland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62865597

Last updated on

18 September 202218 September 2022.From the section Scottish Premiership
Mark O’Hara scores
Mark O’Hara lost his marker to head St Mirren in front

St Mirren stunned a subdued Celtic by inflicting their first league defeat in 364 days and ending the 100% start to their Scottish Premiership defence.

Mark O’Hara rose unmarked to head the Paisley side in front shortly before half-time – the only effort on target in a largely flat opening 45 minutes.

And Jonah Ayunga nodded the impressive hosts’ second after the break to inflict Celtic’s first league loss since defeat at Livingston on 19 September last year and leave them two points above Rangers at the summit.

A fourth league win of the campaign takes St Mirren above Aberdeen, Motherwell and Livingston as they end the weekend in fourth place.

How St Mirren ended Celtic’s 38-game league run
Reaction & as it happened

The pre-match minute’s applause in memory of Queen Elizabeth was disrupted by chants from the away end.

And Celtic’s opening half was subdued, with David Turnbull, Aaron Mooy and Daizen Maeda off target with speculative efforts.

St Mirren seized their moment when Ryan Strain advanced on the right and delivered to the back post for the unmarked O’Hara to finish powerfully.

The visitors were now facing a new problem, having not trailed in a previous domestic game this season. They responded with a blocked Mooy shot and Liel Abada’s overhead kick, which went over.

Reo Hatate and Jota took over from Mooy and Maeda at the break, which brought an uplift in intensity from Celtic, but the defending champions were soon caught out at a thrown-in.

Declan Gallagher’s lofted delivery was headed up and around the box before Main nodded down for Ayunga to finish. Replays hinted at a possible offside but that did little to quell the home crowd’s celebrations.

More Celtic changes followed, with Giorgos Giakoumakis and Sead Haksabanovic replacing Abada and Turnbull. But again St Mirren threatened from wide right with Strain crossing for O’Hara to head wide.

Headed attempts by Giakoumakis and Mortiz Jens were collected by home keeper Trevor Carson as Celtic pushed to get back into the match. And Carson cut out a Hatate cross in the six-yard box, forcing Richard Tait to make an important clearance.

And Jota’s late header wide all but confirmed the result.
Player of the match – Jonah Ayunga
Jonah Ayunga scores
It was not just his goal that counted with the striker running tirelessly in attack
Discipline the key as St Mirren halt champions – analysis

Crucial to the hosts’ success was discipline – man marking, the back five holding an appropriate line and restricting as much space as they could in their own half.

And Stephen Robinson’s side were able to give Celtic’s recast back four cause for concern even before the O’Hara opener, a slip by Stephen Welsh letting Ayunga into a dangerous area early on.

They took encouragement from those moments and pounced when afforded the chance to put aerial deliveries into the box. And the work didn’t stop at 2-0, with the same tracking back and defensive endeavour securing a clean sheet.

Celtic’s starting line-up reflected their busy schedule with six changes from the midweek Champions League draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.

The zip so apparent in their play in previous games was strangely absent and their trademark passes in behind defenders also missing, primarily due to Matt O’Riley only appearing for the closing stages.

After 38 unbeaten league games prior to this game, Ange Postecoglou’s team have played and will play better than they did in Paisley.
What they said
Celtic ‘nowhere near levels needed’ at St Mirren

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: “We were excellent to a man, but Curtis Main was outstanding. He held the ball up for us, never tired in the game, even at the end. It’s not often I’ll give individuals mentions, but he deserves one.

“We played and passed and hit them on the break. Celtic are a top, top side. At any stage of the game, Celtic can turn it on the head with their quality with a moment of brilliance but our shape and discipline was maintained for 94 minutes.”

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou: “First thing, credit to St Mirren, they worked really hard and were committed to their game plan and made it difficult for us. There are always reminders we still have work to do.

“We didn’t perform in any of the areas we like to perform in and have been performing in. There isn’t anything hugely positive we can take from today, including team selection – probably wasn’t right.”
What next?

After the international break, St Mirren host Livingston in the Scottish Premiership on 1 October, when Celtic are at home to Motherwell (both 15:00 BST).

  • Match ends, St. Mirren 2, Celtic 0.

  • Full Time

    Second Half ends, St. Mirren 2, Celtic 0.

  • Booking

    Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.

  • Post update

    Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic).

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    Ethan Erhahon (St. Mirren) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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    Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.

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    Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Sead Haksabanovic.

  • Post update

    Attempt missed. Jota (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross.

  • Booking

    Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  • Post update

    Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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    Foul by Marcus Fraser (St. Mirren).

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    Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Alexandros Gogic (St. Mirren).

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    Foul by Moritz Jenz (Celtic).

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    Greg Kiltie (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  • Booking

    Anthony Ralston (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  • Post update

    Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).

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    Charles Dunne (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Attempt saved. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Reo Hatate.

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    Attempt blocked. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reo Hatate.

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    Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  • Post update

    Foul by Ethan Erhahon (St. Mirren).

  • Booking

    Mark O’Hara (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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    Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Mark O’Hara (St. Mirren).

  • Substitution

    Substitution, St. Mirren. Greg Kiltie replaces Jonah Ayunga because of an injury.

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    Attempt missed. Moritz Jenz (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt O’Riley with a cross following a corner.

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    Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Charles Dunne.

  • Substitution

    Substitution, Celtic. Matt O’Riley replaces Greg Taylor.

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    Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Moritz Jenz.

  • Substitution

    Substitution, St. Mirren. Alexandros Gogic replaces Ryan Strain because of an injury.

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    Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren).

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    Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren).

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    Attempt saved. Greg Taylor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum McGregor.

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    Attempt saved. Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross.

  • Substitution

    Substitution, St. Mirren. Richard Tait replaces Scott Tanser.

  • Post update

    Attempt saved. Moritz Jenz (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jota with a headed pass.

  • Booking

    Declan Gallagher (St. Mirren) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  • Post update

    Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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    Foul by Declan Gallagher (St. Mirren).

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    Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic).

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    Scott Tanser (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Attempt missed. Mark O’Hara (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Strain.

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    Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.

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    Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).

  • Post update

    Marcus Fraser (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • Substitution

    Substitution, Celtic. Sead Haksabanovic replaces Liel Abada.

  • Substitution

    Substitution, Celtic. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces David Turnbull.

  • Post update

    Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren).

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    Attempt missed. Declan Gallagher (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Tanser with a cross following a corner.

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    Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Greg Taylor.

  • Goal!

    Goal! St. Mirren 2, Celtic 0. Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.

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    Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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    Foul by Curtis Main (St. Mirren).

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    Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren).

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    Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.

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      Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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      Foul by Declan Gallagher (St. Mirren).

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      Foul by Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic).

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      Scott Tanser (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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      Attempt missed. Mark O’Hara (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Strain.

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      Attempt missed. Reo Hatate (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.

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      Foul by Giorgos Giakoumakis (Celtic).

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      Marcus Fraser (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

    • Substitution

      Substitution, Celtic. Sead Haksabanovic replaces Liel Abada.

    • Substitution

      Substitution, Celtic. Giorgos Giakoumakis replaces David Turnbull.

    • Post update

      Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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      Foul by Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren).

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      Attempt missed. Declan Gallagher (St. Mirren) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Tanser with a cross following a corner.

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      Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Greg Taylor.

    • Goal!

      Goal! St. Mirren 2, Celtic 0. Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.

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      Jota (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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      Foul by Curtis Main (St. Mirren).

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      Reo Hatate (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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      Foul by Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren).

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      Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.

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    Foul by Greg Taylor (Celtic).

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    Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Mark O’Hara (St. Mirren).

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    Foul by Moritz Jenz (Celtic).

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    Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • Second Half

    Second Half begins St. Mirren 1, Celtic 0.

  • Substitution

    Substitution, Celtic. Jota replaces Daizen Maeda.

  • Substitution

    Substitution, Celtic. Reo Hatate replaces Aaron Mooy.

  • Half Time

    First Half ends, St. Mirren 1, Celtic 0.

  • Post update

    Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.

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    Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a headed pass.

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    Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark O’Hara.

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    Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Declan Gallagher.

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    Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross.

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    Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Turnbull.

  • Goal!

    Goal! St. Mirren 1, Celtic 0. Mark O’Hara (St. Mirren) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Strain with a cross.

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    Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Scott Tanser.

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    Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.

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    David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Ethan Erhahon (St. Mirren).

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    Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).

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    Curtis Main (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Offside, Celtic. Greg Taylor tries a through ball, but Daizen Maeda is caught offside.

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    Foul by Aaron Mooy (Celtic).

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    Curtis Main (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor.

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    Attempt blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor with a cross.

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    Attempt blocked. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.

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    Foul by Moritz Jenz (Celtic).

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    Curtis Main (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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    Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Mark O’Hara.

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    Liel Abada (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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    Foul by Scott Tanser (St. Mirren).

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    Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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    Foul by Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren).

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    Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Scott Tanser.

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    Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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    Foul by Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren).

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    Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.

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    Offside, St. Mirren. Marcus Fraser tries a through ball, but Scott Tanser is caught offside.

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    Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a cross.

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    Attempt missed. Aaron Mooy (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liel Abada following a corner.

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    Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Ryan Strain.

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    Attempt missed. David Turnbull (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.

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    Foul by Aaron Mooy (Celtic).

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    Jonah Ayunga (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  • Kick Off

    First Half begins.

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    Lineups are announced and players are warming up.