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Coverage of the Scottish Premiership match at The SMISA Stadium, as the teams meet for the second time this season. A deflected effort in the 87th-minute from Luke McCowan was enough to see the Bhoys secure all three points in a 1-0 win over the Buddies on the opening weekend of the season, but a far from convincing performance was a portent of things to come in the first few months of this campaign
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00:00An euphoric week for Scottish football with the national team finally making a World Cup
00:05but then it's been a season of stories on many levels, a season you couldn't make up
00:11except perhaps in Scotland when we can't make it up.
00:22This mixture is a reverse of the opening weekend encounters
00:25when it took Celtic until the 87th minute to score a winner at Celtic Park
00:30and they needed a huge deflection on that as well.
00:37We welcome viewers from Main Event who have just joined us.
00:46Tonight's teams.
00:50Steven Robertson makes two changes in the side humbled by Hibbs here.
00:55Shemal George is in goal.
00:58Alex Gogic is back from a ban.
01:02Ketel and John scored a fabulous free kick against Celtic here last season.
01:06Connor McMenham makes just his third premiership start of the season.
01:11Dan Lundaloo has scored three goals in the last four games.
01:15Liam Dongley and Richard King drop to a bench that includes third choice keeper
01:18Grant Tamasevicus with Brian Mullen injured
01:21and Mark O'Hara, a frequent scorer against Celtic, is also out.
01:27Martin O'Neill makes three changes from the Kilmarnock match.
01:31Denmark's Kasper Schmeichel was beaten by a Celtic teammate at Hampden on Tuesday.
01:36And that teammate, Kieran Tierney and Anthony Ralston, come back in.
01:41It's game 540 for Celtic, for Callum McGregor.
01:46Arna Engel starts, Dyson Mider has scored in three of his last four visits to Paisley.
01:52Johnny Kenny has opened the scoring in Celtic's last three domestic games.
01:57Luke McCowan drops to the bench,
01:59but there are several absentees due to mounting injuries.
02:10On a night of iconic moments and iconic goals at Hampden Park on Tuesday,
02:15Kieran Tierney's stoppage time stunner edged Scotland in front.
02:20And it wasn't even the worst thing to happen to Kasper Schmeichel
02:24as Kenny McLean lobbed him from the halfway line.
02:27What a night, what a nation,
02:30but it's back to Premiership action now
02:33with Saturday night football in Paisley.
02:39St Mirren make it hard for most teams
02:41and they certainly pushed Celtic all the way in the last two encounters.
02:46Might this be another challenge for the Champions Jets?
02:48Oh, absolutely it is.
02:50You know, St Mirren, we know their qualities.
02:52They will be physical, they'll get the ball followed like they have done straight away.
02:55That is their intent and they'll get bodies forward,
02:57crosses into the box, Celtic need to stand up to it.
03:00Listen to the two Chrissies speak about the physicality of the two strikers.
03:04Celtic do need to stand up to it and get into the rhythm as quick as they can.
03:07It's at Mirren for straight Celtic
03:09and keep putting them under pressure.
03:15So you're in eager for a fast start,
03:17Killian Phillips now.
03:18Menemann gets involved.
03:29As Fraser started his football career in Celtics academy
03:34and made the first team twice
03:36during Neil Lennon's first spell of the club.
03:39Mandrell trying to help it on to his stroke partner,
03:55Kundulu.
03:55Ingles, now Ralston, now Mida.
04:18Callum McGregor.
04:19Dyson Mida gets to that.
04:26Ingles in support.
04:36Just neatly gets on the end of it.
04:38Dyson Mida.
04:39I want to play with Ingles in Ralston.
04:41But you're just looking at St Mirren,
04:43they're almost pushing five up
04:45right on that Celtic backlight.
04:59William Scales,
05:01who had some magical moments
05:03on the international front as well
05:05with a couple of crucial assists
05:07for Troy Parrott
05:09for the Republic of Ireland.
05:13Tate now.
05:15Tinecti.
05:18Tierney has run ahead.
05:23McGregor waiting to receive, always.
05:27Tinecti again.
05:33Here's Ralston.
05:36Mida didn't quite work out with Ingles.
05:39It's a deft touch
05:41for Mikhail Mandron.
05:43Yeah, it's a right idea.
05:47Neither to flick it round the corner,
05:49Ingles is looking for him
05:50to play that up the line,
05:51but if you just stand still
05:52then it's a little bounce pass.
05:54Rundaloo knocking this down for McBenhamen.
06:01Dijkland-Jean onto it now.
06:07Working up with McBenhamen.
06:10Dijkland-Jean's cross is comfortably cleared.
06:14The St Mirren fans are encouraged.
06:15It's as vocal as ever in their support
06:22for the team that has
06:24made it to a League Cup final
06:27against Celtic
06:29next month.
06:32The season of long throws
06:45launched
06:47for Bacchus.
06:48So they're aiming to keep this alive.
06:54Wendhamen.
06:57McBenhamen is
06:58not from a two-match
06:59suspension
07:00after Rickard.
07:02Fraser
07:03and Richardson
07:04stopped by Tierney.
07:07He's kept going now
07:11and has secured the corner.
07:12Yeah, they keep the pressure on.
07:14Trying to force that
07:15and play that ball up the line.
07:17Which is in the reaction
07:17is good.
07:18We're on the end of it.
07:20These are the situations
07:21that McBenhamen
07:22have been preparing for.
07:24Getting these
07:24opportunities for the long throws
07:27the corners.
07:28Getting the advantage
07:29on the set plate.
07:31Delivery's
07:31normally really good
07:33and aggressive
07:33the good numbers
07:34he can go and attack it.
07:37back is
07:44back for a second
07:45spout in St. Riven.
07:46It's a poor corner though.
07:48Easily cleared by McGregor.
07:50Kiss of death.
07:51Sorry, Keanu.
08:01Stayed away by Tierney.
08:07Seem to win tonight
08:10and they would
08:10move within
08:11four points
08:11of the leaders' hearts
08:12who are at Aberdeen tomorrow
08:14also live on Sky Sports.
08:18Ingles preferred
08:19to Negrin today.
08:23Killian Phillips now
08:24for Marcus Fraser.
08:25one of the many
08:33Scotland heroes.
08:45Marcus Fraser will take this.
08:50He deals with it.
08:51Scooped away by scales
09:05but only two
09:05Phillips
09:07blasted that brilliantly
09:09in the direction
09:09of Declan John.
09:11Mcmerriman's at full stretch.
09:35gets the touch
09:36on it
09:37takes it off
09:38his teammate
09:39behind him
09:40so close
09:41for St. Riven.
09:44Absolutely
09:45exquisite cross
09:46like the pass
09:47from Phillips
09:48the cross
09:48from John
09:49the numbers
09:50going attacking it
09:51not exactly
09:52where it's going
09:53really good
09:54from St. Riven.
09:55Dundaloo
10:01I guess advancing
10:07St. Riven uses
10:16his goalkeeper
10:17Kenny's let off
10:20merely ends up
10:22with Killian Phillips
10:23it's a really good
10:28start
10:28from St. Miren
10:29and a really good
10:30pass from Gogage
10:31will have a wasted
10:32in Richardson's cross
10:34yeah I mean
10:34again
10:35what a pass
10:36from Gogage
10:36St. Miren
10:37putting so much
10:38pressure on Celtic
10:39forcing the mistakes
10:40allows him to keep
10:42the pressure on
10:42the pass
10:44from Gogage
10:45exquisite
10:45I wonder if Richardson
10:47is just trying
10:48to be too clever
10:48there
10:48and potentially
10:49go for a goal
10:50which it looks like
10:51you have forwards
10:51outside these boots
10:52are they flashing
10:53that across
10:54Lundaloo's in there
10:55this is such a bright
10:59start from St. Miren
11:00yes they've
11:05began the game
11:06exactly
11:07as would have been
11:08planned
11:08and they are
11:10right in Celtic
11:11spaces
11:12Steven Robertson
11:20took Motherwell
11:20to a couple
11:21of cup finals
11:22and Celtic
11:23were waiting
11:23for him then
11:24going back there
11:26with St. Miren
11:27just reward
11:28for the job
11:29he's done
11:30and all that
11:34St. Miren
11:34have done
11:35in recent times
11:36Freckleton
11:41looking for
11:44Richardson again
11:45but it's away
11:46by Tierney
11:47St. Miren
11:50on the front foot
11:51from the off
11:53second chance
11:56for Phillips
11:57he's not hanging
11:58around
11:58getting that
11:59cross in
11:59flipped on
12:00by Mandrod
12:01and Lundaloo
12:02there as well
12:03Celtic
12:05just can't
12:06put more
12:06to the box
12:07can't get out
12:08St. Miren
12:09winning the ball
12:09back
12:10putting that
12:11pressure on
12:11really committing
12:12bodies forward
12:13Celtic need to
12:14use the ball
12:15so much better
12:16there'll be some
12:19relief for them
12:19now as Hattate
12:20finds Tonecti
12:21Richardson gets
12:23back
12:24whirlwind
12:27start from
12:28St. Miren
12:28Ralston
12:35Buckus moved
12:42in on
12:42Ingles
12:43Lundaloo
12:52made it on
12:52early
12:53he wanted
12:53to pass
12:54earlier
12:54from
12:55Beckland
12:56Josh
12:56that's just
12:58pure frustration
12:59from the
12:59big man
13:00great connection
13:01as well
13:02I mean
13:03I'm speaking
13:03about Celtic
13:04and being
13:04for a spell
13:06there just
13:06camped in
13:06around the box
13:07every player
13:08back
13:08defending
13:08that's due
13:10to the
13:10aggressive
13:11start
13:11from St.
13:12really pushing
13:14bodies
13:14forward
13:14taking that
13:15risk
13:15to try
13:16and win
13:16the ball
13:16high up
13:17the pitch
13:17he's
13:22twisted by
13:22Ralston
13:23found its
13:25intended
13:26target
13:26Tonecti
13:27running
13:29at
13:29Richardson
13:29Tierney
13:32Tonecti
13:35Ralston
13:38takes the
13:39cross
13:39in
13:40but
13:40Shamal
13:40George
13:41will be
13:41having
13:41that
13:41Houston
13:45trustee
13:45well aware
13:46that
13:46Mandron is
13:47chasing him
13:48that's the
13:51risk
13:51Celtic
13:52then
13:52commit
13:53bodies
13:53forward
13:53so
13:54that if
13:56they do
13:56win it
13:57back
13:57Shamal
13:57George
13:58can
13:58launch
13:59it
14:00Tate
14:04fending
14:05off
14:05Bacchus
14:06that's
14:28Michael
14:31probably expected to hear that
14:34Kenny McLean from the halfway line just in front of us
14:39a legend here showing their appreciation for him
14:52former players in both that night Steve Clark of course and
14:56Jordan McGinn, Laurence Shanklum
15:02St Mirren off to the World Cup
15:06that's how it works does it not?
15:10Richardson
15:15and Glaze will give the free kick
15:21it might need some attention
15:26it's a late one from Liam Scales
15:34the kick will be swung in to ask questions of Celtic again
15:42and the big man the big number nine will certainly want to be in there
15:45yeah one of one of a number of targets here for submitting
15:57some big players in this team
15:59Gogic included
16:13Bacchus floated in but nobody's getting near that
16:16it's just over hit slightly from Bacchus
16:24and when you're in these situations in the corner before it it's all well and good having
16:29you know good targets in there aggressive
16:31attackers but the delivery is all important
16:35so they have had the high of reaching a cup final but
16:42five games without a win in the premiership and have lost four of those
16:46they know that things will soon turn on that front
16:54top 16 for the last three seasons
17:01dies at Midr
17:02flip from Engels
17:05almost came back to Midr
17:09or Kieran Tierney might take that on his left
17:11can't believe he hasn't had a shot there
17:14Tenekti does have a shot
17:16and it flashes across
17:17yeah I mean when it comes to Kieran Tierney because of the the week the week that he's had
17:24and expected and maybe take a shot and Tenekti always want to go on that right foot
17:29good power on it he's just too high
17:32Jamal Jor's not troubled by it
17:41he wasn't involved in the international
17:44week pulled out of the Genesia squad
18:00so Nguyen came very close to winning at Celtic Park on the final day of last season and
18:05very close to getting a draw there on the first day of this season
18:14is Austin Trustee
18:25continuing in the will be a long absence for Cameron Carter Vickers
18:44here's Scales
18:49small challenge of Fraser
18:54no way forward for Richardson though
19:06just haven't got going yet Celtic
19:08you have to put that down to you know the pressure
19:10it's just admitting of putting him under
19:17Bacchus Mandron
19:22on a minimum racing for the middle but that's carry
19:24it's going to be a long
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20:01Turned away by Gogic.
20:07Mandron, Lundaloo and McMenamin through the middle, but can Mandron get his cross in?
20:15He might now after that slip, but what I said about that one, the better.
20:20Yeah, I mean, it's good playing, Mandron getting in behind and taking trust the 1v1 in the wide area,
20:25but I'm sure Steven Olbenson would rather that Mandron was trying to get on the end of the crosses
20:30rather than putting them into the box.
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22:08Ingles.
22:16McGregor close by.
22:19Two centre-halves have gone up for that, but they're having to come back now.
22:24Yeah, I mean, it's a strange decision.
22:26I know it's to work it wide to connect in.
22:29Maybe he can get the cross in and change the angle of the cross, but...
22:33Get in the box.
22:38Attate.
22:41Tierney.
22:58Rosson.
23:08Tierney.
23:10Tierney.
23:11Tierney.
23:20Tierney.
23:25It's blocked by Richardson.
23:27Gojic let that go.
23:37Got away there in some part.
23:39Yeah, he did, because it's a cover floor from Kieran Tierney.
23:42You don't normally see them.
23:43A bit of height.
23:44Throws it.
23:45Speed low.
23:46Skids off the surface.
23:47Kenny made the run.
23:48He just can't get under control.
23:52Catches Gojic out, actually.
23:53He thinks he's going to just step one to that and cut it out.
23:56It's a big kick from Jamal George.
23:57Whipped on by Mandron.
23:58For Alston back to Schmeichel.
23:59Hinched by Phillips.
24:00Backus.
24:01To Nefti now.
24:02Who ran out of room there, but he does look like a Celtic winger.
24:03Yeah, he does, I mean he wants to go and come out, players take them on.
24:06That's a big kick from Jamal George.
24:07It's a big kick from Jamal George.
24:09Whipped on by Mandron, for Alston back to Schmeichel.
24:12Hinched by Phillips.
24:15Backus.
24:16Hinched by Phillips, Backus.
24:18To Nefti now.
24:20He ran out of room there, but he does look like a Celtic winger.
24:26he does look like a Celtic winger yeah he does I mean he wants to go and commit players take them
24:32on loves to cut inside I think that he's in that wide position just vary it a little bit
24:38keep defenders guessing
24:39Celtics throw off Killian Phillips
24:56in his throat won't reach Kenny
25:07Marcus Mandron does that rather well
25:15Douglas John former Rangers player
25:20Delekti
25:43Tierney
25:50something have actually lost their last three away games
25:57Dundee, Hart and Michelin their worst run on the road since 2021
26:07when Hart and Michelin were two of the teams who beat them also
26:11sort of trying to find a way here but as usual Seymourn well drilled and well organised
26:22Tierney away by Gogic
26:26Marcus
26:30grateful for a free kick there he was quickly surrounded
26:34yeah he was landed at the feet of Johnny Kenny
26:37Marcus
26:37he's a good player he's comfortable in possession he's happy to take that risk and
26:43it's a correct decision that he's got a hold of his shirt
26:46the referee tonight Matthew McDermott is the VAR
26:53Fraser
27:04Fraser
27:06Fraser
27:08with the cross, the sort of cross that Mandron loves to feed on with the free kick
27:21against him for a foul on Ross
27:23yeah that's the sort of cross that wants to feed on him
27:26it's just that threat that they carry you know they get the ball wide look at the options they have in the box here
27:31the pressure
27:35maintain
27:37when they have the ball they're putting the wing backs John and Richardson up in the high line and Celtic's back line
27:44and McMenamin joins in as well it's like five across that back line
27:48one of the top of the square
27:58for Austin
27:59Charentini
28:02Tenekhti
28:04Set there!
28:08Set there!
28:09Set there!
28:12Set there!
28:13let's go
28:14let's go
28:15let's go
28:16let's go
28:17Thierry, Ternetti, looking the best bet to make something happen for Celtic.
28:28They can't do anything with anything happening right now.
28:35Yeah, that's a spot on.
28:39Speaking about St Mirren as well and how aggressive they've been in the start,
28:44not much attacking intent we've started with but get to trouble with goalkeeper.
29:07Physical work on the face of Martin O'Neill.
29:13I'm sure he certainly expected to still be here after the international break.
29:21Yeah, I'm quite sure he didn't expect to be here but he is.
29:26He's got a job to do and certainly need to see the best of his sight tonight.
29:32Well, he has won his three domestic games back.
29:38A couple of 4-0 wins in the league and, of course, two Rangers in the League Cup semi-final.
29:45Standard Martin stuff.
29:50Engels, McGregor.
29:53Ternetti a potential outlet but McGregor decided to go the other way.
29:59Frickelton, advantage play, terrific run from Miguel Freckleton.
30:09And a corner now for St Mirren.
30:13McGregor.
30:15Yeah, I mean, if he pulls it back there, it's a yellow car for Tate.
30:20Look at the run from Freckleton down the left-hand side.
30:23Strong.
30:24He gets his head up, you can see what he's trying to do,
30:28everyone's kind of flooded the box, LTE have retreated into the 6R box,
30:33trying to go for the little cut-back.
30:40That's a decent scenario, this, for St Mirren.
30:43Kevin Clancy will delay the call now.
30:50And Fraser, spoken to.
30:58Declan John to ask the question.
31:03Lundaloo trying to steer it goalwards.
31:07Oh, it's saved off the post.
31:10Terrific try from Conor McManaman.
31:13Oh, it's a great hit from McManaman.
31:15First of all, it's a brilliant delivery from Declan John,
31:18and from this angle it looked like the ball was going towards goal.
31:21And McManaman, I mean, there's so many players in front of him,
31:25and he finds the gap, but it's always curling away.
31:28It's unfortunate to see it come crashing off the post.
31:32Tini looking for Johnny Kenny, but...
31:33Fruckleton made sure there'd be no way in.
31:37And Shamal George collected.
31:38Fruccleton went on that paging run.
31:57Frickleton who went on that rampaging run.
32:05Sainter gifted a throw.
32:07Yeah, I mean, Sainter had so much joy with getting the ball forward.
32:12Building an attack from there, it's just really slack play.
32:16Go, go, go! Go!
32:19McGregor.
32:21Tierney.
32:23Tierney.
32:25Confronted by Richardson again.
32:31Tierney not hanging around.
32:33Engels is in there.
32:35Black is up for offside.
32:44We've spoken about the start from submitting, getting the ball forward,
32:50being aggressive.
32:52Okay, not had much possession.
32:53I'm quite surprised at that, to be honest,
32:55because I've had a bit of joy around the box, but Celtic with that one.
32:58Solid to the shot.
33:00Shamal George.
33:02There's a spectacle.
33:04The disappointment is there's zero.
33:06It's been zero on target.
33:08Half an hour in.
33:10It'll happen soon.
33:12Maybe.
33:22Apologies if you picked up any swearing in Paisley there.
33:27There's a surprise.
33:29There's a surprise.
33:30There's a spectacle just about adjusting.
33:42Ralston.
33:43Fortunate.
33:44Very, very fortunate.
33:48Don't think he has to go back there.
33:50He can open his body up and look forward.
33:53Atate, a chance for Johnny Kenny.
34:14Yeah, he did.
34:16He's been feeding off scraps, Johnny Kenny.
34:18It's a nice pass from Atate.
34:21Into his path.
34:22That's a little look.
34:23Knows exactly what he's trying to do.
34:25Let it come across him.
34:26He just kicks it.
34:27His left toe.
34:29Before smashing it with his right.
34:31That's why he gets it all wrong.
34:33The way he looked for a bubble.
34:35Yeah, I mean, he's not finding it.
34:37It was him that created the bubble.
34:39My toe and it with his left foot.
34:41That's a standard practice when you miss Q1.
34:54Scales one there.
34:58I fancied a free kick in mind.
34:59I still only scored a couple of goals in the opening 25 minutes of matches this season.
35:21Gone are the days when they used to have games won by then.
35:25You lose more shoot.
35:26Getting ready.
35:27Yes.
35:28Never say.
35:29Toe.
35:30Toe.
35:31Yes.
35:32Yes.
35:33Yes.
35:34So, yes, yes.
35:35Engels...
35:36Tierney.
35:38Kokic...
35:41The second attempt.
35:43You 색�8X!
35:46You œ that...
35:47A special effort is in the rush.
35:49Tasks.
35:50Yes.
35:51You œ to yourself.
35:52The dream.
35:53Now he's Dyson Maida.
36:11Scales up towards angles but Golgic having that.
36:22Scales pops it back, Golgic.
36:45Ruston moves away from Declan John.
36:49Beckleton deals with Maida.
36:52Some of the fans wanted a foul throw there.
37:08You don't see them giving much these days.
37:11No you don't, I think you can do whatever you want from a throw in these days.
37:18You can see me under pressure.
37:21Nancy Mirren on the move again with Mandrom.
37:25Going the other way now.
37:27Richardson goes down and Kevin Clancy is disinterested.
37:32I'll tell you what, it did look like there was contact but Richardson just got up and jogged back into position.
37:39No complaint at all from him.
37:41A little bit looking.
37:44They are HQ but they have looked at it and cleared it already.
37:52Yeah, well you always look at the players reaction and Richardson just gets up.
37:56No complaint at all, no claim whatsoever.
37:59But because he's claiming doesn't mean it is but he certainly had no signs on complaining.
38:09Trusting, secures a throw.
38:18You can see why he's not, he's not claiming for it.
38:27Here's Ralston and Engels.
38:48It didn't stick with Johnny Kenny.
39:01Bacchus.
39:03That might have been.
39:05Richardson.
39:10Yeah, Ken Celtic speed up the other end.
39:15Tate.
39:18Ball.
39:22Ty Bacchus.
39:27He didn't even try to get away with it, he just stuck his arm up and jogged away.
39:30And the referee hadn't blown the whistle yet.
39:33Quickly leaving the scene of the crime.
39:44Maida.
39:46Is it a tough fact for?
39:47There's no ****.
40:01Fries up.
40:21Lundaloo stumbled.
40:23Seymour would have a throw.
40:31Still nothing on target, even though it's been a good first half from a St Buren point of view, but obviously they need that to change.
40:48Yeah, I mean, this has gone exactly how St Mirren want it, in terms of forcing Celtic into defending, they've not been great on the ball,
40:55Celtic and Mirren have managed to maintain that pressure, but you're right, you know, the one thing missing from the performance is that chance to want the goalkeeper.
41:04And he's got a point.
41:34That stormy AGM for Celtic, things really not looking too dissimilar on the pitch.
41:46Yeah, I mean, you need a massive injection of energy from Celtic, we have to give St Mirren credit because they are putting him under pressure,
41:54but Celtic's use of the ball has been so poor.
41:57And when it goes up, yeah, Johnny Kenny, I think his hold-up play can be better, but there's no-one round him, he's getting no support.
42:10Tierney for Tenepty.
42:23Tierney will take this throw.
42:27Tierney for Tenepty.
42:37Roaston.
42:38Roaston.
42:39Roaston Bother again.
42:49The final five minutes of the first half.
42:55Poor performance.
42:57From the champions so far.
43:00And they come alive.
43:08Dyson Mider.
43:17Hatate.
43:20It opens up for Hatate.
43:23Blocked by Gogic.
43:24And we're going back to do some defending.
43:29Lifted up by Liam Scales.
43:35Great quick feet from Atate.
43:36I don't think Kenny can get the shot away.
43:38He needs to lay it off.
43:39I mean, such a slack pass from Liam Scales.
43:53Phillips is on to it.
43:58No option but to bring him down.
43:59That's the risk you take when you play the square passes, the backward passes against this submitting team, the way they're set up to be aggressive, to press, to force you into these errors.
44:12Shamal George, the keeper, will take this.
44:25Lundaloo flipped it on, St Mirren looking for a break of the ball but it is cleared by Trusty, Fraser
44:47Keanu Bacchus coming over to take a long throw
44:55As it stands right now there'll be no stoppage time at the end of this first half
45:03Unless something happens in what remains
45:07Here it comes from Bacchus
45:17We're back tomorrow with the leaders hearts as they go to Aberdeen that's from 2.30 on Sky Sports Football
45:25And McInnes back at Petaudry
45:31Bacchus tries again
45:34Can't someone get a shot away, body's in the way
45:38And then it's put over by Freckleton
45:42Yeah, I mean they keep it alive
45:44When the ball comes in here, Mandren gets his shot away, it's blocked, another one blocked
45:49Freckleton just can't, still no save from the goalkeeper
45:55Yeah, well, I mean, speaking about St Mirren being aggressive and pressing Celtic getting the ball forward
46:01We know that part of their game is getting crosses into the box and you can see the difference there
46:05Just not able to capitalise on it, such a low number from Celtic
46:09When you think of the possession they've had with Tenekti over that left-hand side
46:13He's wanting to cut inside and maybe look for that shot rather than put a cross into the box
46:19And even if they'll do it, it's a one target, Johnny Kenny
46:20It's a one target, Johnny Kenny
46:21It's a one target, Johnny Kenny
46:25It's a one target, Johnny Kenny
46:29And it's a one target, Johnny Kenny
46:32And it's another one target, Anthony
46:37And it's another one target, Johnny Kenny
46:39Yeah, I mean, it's a two-ick side, he's got a one target, Johnny Kenny
46:42Even if they do it, Paul's going to notice it, one target, Johnny Kenny.
47:00Trusty.
47:06Tierney, Kogic clears.
47:12Kogic clears.
47:16Kogic clears.
47:2030 seconds left in this first half.
47:24Smacked away by Freckleton.
47:26He apologises to those in the crowd who might have been in the firing line there,
47:31and he's trying to get his boot back on now.
47:35Will Celtic get a glimpse of goal in the final few seconds of this first half?
47:43They'll need to get a move on.
47:47Might not pick time for the throw at this rate.
47:49There you go.
47:53Tony Ralston took forever there.
47:55Well, Martin O'Neill has quite a lot to work out here.
47:58That was an extremely below-par performance from Celtic.
48:01The kind of performance their fans have probably seen enough of already this season.
48:07Conor McMeneman came close to St Mirren, who started well and continued in that vein
48:13without really asking any questions of Kasper Schmeichel.
48:17At half-time in Paisley.
48:18It is St Mirren, nil.
48:20Celtic, nil.
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