St. Mirren vs Celtic
Match Report
Celtic came from behind to beat St. Mirren 2-1 in a VAR-heavy Scottish Premiership clash at the SMiSA Stadium, with the visitors' second-half turnaround proving the difference after a nervy start on the road.
The hosts led at the break thanks to Nikolas Agrafiotis, who calmly converted a 22nd-minute penalty after Liam Scales was penalised for handball. Celtic thought they'd levelled soon after through Camilo Durán, but that effort was chalked off by VAR. The same Scales made amends early in the second half, heading home from a corner in the 51st minute, before Yang Hyun-Jun fired Celtic in front with a crisp finish from inside the box in the 68th minute. St. Mirren pushed hard for a leveller late on, and had a Shumaira Mheuka goal ruled out deep into injury time, with yellow cards for Samuel Ramos and Paul Nsio capping a chaotic finish.
The win keeps Celtic's title credentials intact despite a slow start, while St. Mirren will feel hard done by after a spirited display undone by two VAR reviews going against them.
Match Events
8'
C. Donovan(Foul)
22'
29'
C. Duran(Goal Disallowed - offside)
37'
C. Ramsay(Foul)
51'
68'
68'
69'
72'
73'
73'
87'
90+3'
S. Mheuka(Goal Disallowed - offside)
90+6'
E. Sule(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
90+7'
P. Nsio(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
90+7'
S. Ramos(Unsportsmanlike conduct)
Standings
| # | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 15 |
| 3 | St. Mirren | 3 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 |
Statistics
40%Possession60%
19Shots23
6Shots on Target8
6Corners10
6Fouls15
0Offsides2
2Yellow Cards1
354Passes528
5Saves5
Head to Head
5
St. Mirren wins
6
Draws
54
Celtic wins
Goals: 38 - 166

