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00:00Yeah so one change in the middle, whether there's any more than that time will tell,
00:06we'll soon see but look McCown having words with Rio Hattati as he gets ready to come on so that
00:13looks like being the only change for Celtic at half time. I don't think Steven Robinson will
00:19change anything, such was the way his side performed in the first 45. So look McCown getting
00:26some instructions there from Mark Fotheringham. I think the body language tells you they're just
00:32wanting to up the intensity. Yeah I think looking at the coach there he's emphasising just bring
00:39some life into the performance I think that's what the first 45's screaming out for, a little bit of
00:45inspiration can Luke McCown come on here, he likes to make an impact. Interestingly it's Johnny
00:51Kenny who's gone off, so if Dyson Maeda's going through the middle, then who's going in the right?
01:02We shall see, unless Celtic are going to change the shape here, we'll see what Martin O'Neill has done.
01:09St Mirren, come on, for the second half.
01:27Yeah so it looks like McCown is a swap for Maeda essentially, Maeda's gone through the middle, Kenny's come off and
01:33is McCown going to play on the right? Possibly. He's over there now. He's a forward-thinking player,
01:41he likes to pick the ball up in that final third and try to create, he's more than capable of a goal,
01:46so it'll be interesting to see where he takes up here for position in the field. It's interesting to
01:52see if Dyson Maeda gets more involved playing as a central striker, really didn't seem to enjoy that first
01:5745 minutes as a right winger, so now Celtic have Luke McCown playing on the right and Maeda through
02:06the middle. Celtic have the ball early on in this second half and it's Ciaran Tierney coming down
02:13the left, ball to the edge of the area. Hatate, McCown brings it down and a chance, oh a real chance for
02:20Dyson Maeda. Didn't get hold of the shot. But have Celtic got a penalty here? No, I don't think so.
02:29Immediately there's an impact. Look, McCown, what an introduction this could have been.
02:34He's crept offside, Maeda, yeah. He's crept offside. Sort of whistling the finger, but it was
02:41Maeda just in an offside position, but Celtic instantly on the attack in the second half.
02:46Just a little bit of life into it. You know, the ball was played forward, it was walked over to Luke McCown,
02:50he took a nice first touch, didn't get the shot away with the power he would have liked.
02:54We thought it was going to leak to Maeda there, but he just crept offside, but a little bit of
02:59forward play at the start of this half.
03:05Celtic playing with a bit more urgency, ball through the middle to Maeda.
03:10Good defending though from Gogic. Off his old boots. There's Alex Gogic.
03:20Yeah, but that must give us some encouragement there. He's got the legs on Gogic, that's for sure.
03:25The ball went through there. I didn't think Maeda was going to get there, but he got in in front.
03:28Yeah, there seemed to be, there seemed to be an opening, a chance for him there.
03:31Yeah, Gogic showed a bit of physicality, but that must give encouragement, trying to get the ball in.
03:37Maeda in the central area with his pace. Well, instantly it's, it's giving Celtic a ball,
03:42it's giving Celtic a pass through the middle. Yeah. With Maeda's pace.
03:47With all the respect to Johnny Kenny, he's not got the pace of Dyson Maeda, not many have. Here's
03:51Tonecki now coming down the left for Celtic. Tries to cut inside Marcus Fraser. Sometimes I wish
03:58Tonecki would just take him in the byline as well. He's won the corner though. He has.
04:04There's a little bit of intensity in this first few minutes of the second half. We had to up it. We had to up it.
04:13Arnett Engels across to take the corner for Celtic. Two minutes into the second half. Can Celtic break the
04:20deadlock after that. Relatively lacklustre first half.
04:28Engels, we know can deliver decent corners. What can he do here? Low straight to the first man.
04:39Bit of a lazy takedown there from Tenectic and St Mirren can get the ball up into the Celtic half.
04:45For this player back for Celtic is Ralston, he gives it back to Schmeichel.
04:50Scales. It was long.
05:06Well Maeda is already causing problems in there, just his very presence seems to be spooking the
05:11St Mirren central defenders. Yeah, that's exactly it. He might have a little nudging
05:16Goggetch there. That's okay. But as you see, there's an immediate concern there from the back
05:22line. He's a different proposition to Johnny Kenny who maybe likes to come a little bit short and build up.
05:27Maeda will want to go in behind the full half here. So it puts him on the back foot a little bit and maybe
05:32creates that bit of space for the midfield to capitalize on.
05:39Yeah, if you're Goggetch, the last thing you want is turned.
05:45Engels brought down inside his own half. Free kick to Celtic.
05:48There's nothing worse, Gerry, than knowledge that someone has the legs on you. Believe you me.
05:56And that'll be a concern now that he's moved into that central area.
06:01Schmeichel way outside his box, launch, he's won high.
06:14There's clearly been a message at half time to get the ball forward quickly.
06:18Yeah. They're playing too much with the ball in their own final third.
06:21Yep. Yeah, that's evident.
06:32Tierney gets the break of the ball.
06:34Genetke back to Tierney.
06:39Maeda came short, pass was long.
06:42So out comes Shamal George.
06:51Celtic have it with McCown, nice touch inside to Hatati. Again looking for Maeda, always looking for Maeda,
06:58a sliding challenge there from Goggetch. Across goes Tunetke, comes off Marcus Fraser,
07:03and out for a throw to Celtic, right down by the corner flag.
07:06Yeah, it's real good play. Lovely little touch in from McCown initially.
07:10Hatati try to release Maeda again.
07:14Instantly there's a threat in the first few moments of this half.
07:18Hatati.
07:30He's up back to McGregor, inside to Hatati, back to Scales.
07:39Trusty finds Ralston, McCown, Ralston.
07:48Maeda coming deep now.
07:53Oh, McCown.
07:55Cutting inside, tried to slide that one through to Dyson Maeda, cut out by Goggetch.
08:06Nice at Mirren have it on the left, but Celtic players back there, Trusty and
08:11McGregor combining well. Scales to Neckte.
08:28Ralston.
08:29First time pass in from Luke McCown to Hatati, now Tierney in a central position.
08:38He thinks about the shot, went for it off the back of Fraser.
08:42Again, Tunetke just takes his eye off that one, but keeps it in play.
08:45Now he has the beating of Fraser, can he pick out a teammate?
08:48Checks back.
08:51Tierney.
08:51Right foot cross into the arms of Shamal George.
08:57Well, Tierney not scared of a shot now, no way of his eyeing it up.
09:00And it was blocked down and then a little right-footed cross wasn't the worst.
09:05It's at Mirren up the other end, Lundaloot.
09:10Support here comes from Richardson, but the shot is well defended and blocked by Tierney.
09:35Austin, Trusty.
09:40Looking for Maeda.
09:41I think he took his eye off that one, St Mirren have it back.
09:46I think he's got it back.
09:54McMenamin.
09:58Move to Mandron.
10:00It's possessed though by Tierney, gives it back to Schmeichel.
10:07Given away there by Callum McGregor straight to Connor McMenamin.
10:11Now Bacchus inside the area, tried to play the 1-2 there, but Tierney was
10:20well positioned to intercept that, but still St Mirren have it.
10:24Phillips had to play that one through the space, but cut out well by Anthony Ralston.
10:30And now Engels finds McGregor.
10:36Crossfield to Tierney.
10:38Forward to Hatate.
10:42Engels again, wanting Tonecki to run.
10:44Yeah, he was looking for a forward run from Tonecki there.
10:48Over the top.
10:50Looking for Maeda, who'll look for the knockdown.
10:52Got two defenders on him, Dyson Maeda, does really well.
10:56Got support here from Tonecki.
11:01Now Engels.
11:07Checks and turns and finds Tonecki.
11:10This time he does go to the byline, Tonecki, great ball across.
11:16Just a little variation there from Tonecki.
11:19Created the space.
11:21For the cross.
11:22But it's out for a throw in on the far side.
11:24Yeah, he's unlucky.
11:25There's just no takers in the middle.
11:26I think it's only Maeda in there.
11:28As you say, he goes on the outside this time.
11:30It just gives the defenders something else to think about.
11:41So Celtic, first 10 minutes of the second half.
11:45Much more than an attacking threat than they were for the whole of the first 45 minutes.
11:50Maeda through the middle certainly seems to be giving them much more of a focal point going forward.
12:00Of course, can Celtic now capitalise on that?
12:05And get a goal.
12:08They need the ball first and it's Mandron that has it ahead of him.
12:12McMenamin now, Nundalut.
12:15Using his strength against Scales.
12:18All breaks the way of Trusty and...
12:21Schmeichel launch, he's that one up to the halfway line.
12:30Frazer.
12:40Bogic coming out of defence now.
12:43He's caught in possession and he's out of position.
12:48McGregor now.
12:50On the right, he's tackled from behind, free kick.
12:53The Celtic challenge there from Conor McMenamin,
12:56who offers the hand of apology to the Celtic captain.
12:59Yeah, it's better play again from Celtic, just a wee bit more life in the performance here.
13:03I think Engels stole it off Gogic.
13:08Immediately they're on the break again.
13:09So what can Celtic do from this set piece?
13:22Engels over this one.
13:36And it comes from Engels.
13:38And that's a easy clearance.
13:44Back to Engels and his touch goes behind for the goal.
13:48Kick to St Mirren.
13:50Not one of the Belgian's best.
13:51No, he's capable of much better there, just that delivery.
13:58A little flick on but he came to nothing.
14:00Both managers watching on intently.
14:20Plenty at stake for both sides.
14:22St Mirren looking to climb their way up the table.
14:25Celtic looking to keep the pressure on Eric McInnes' heart side.
14:31Who, going into this game, were seven points clear at the top.
14:38Having played a game more.
14:39So at this rate, Celtic would only be cutting that deficit to six.
14:59Maeda out to Ralston.
15:04Engels, Ralston.
15:05Taking no chance.
15:11He's back to Schmeichel now.
15:13Quick delivery to Scales.
15:19McGregor.
15:22Scales again.
15:27All the forward avenues cut out, so
15:31this was the story of the first half.
15:36Maeda coming deep, turns
15:39Gogic.
15:41Now to net kick.
15:46Two St Mirren players ahead of him.
15:49Tierney goes on the run, still to net kick.
15:55Leaves that one for McGregor, has to come back to collect.
15:58Hatati now.
16:04Maeda, first touch, poor one, straight to Gogic.
16:06St Mirren looking to break.
16:09They can't get the ball under control.
16:10Celtic have it back, but not quite.
16:12Again, Mandron just using his strength there against to net kick.
16:18And St Mirren come away with the ball.
16:20Here's McMenamin.
16:21Off scales and out for a throw.
16:25Just a wee bit too deliberate at that time.
16:27It was played in to Maeda.
16:30I think.
16:32From reflection, maybe just pops it back off to Hatati, who's facing the goal.
16:36Tries to turn.
16:37Mandron.
16:57Referee had already blown.
17:00Handball, yep.
17:04It's important that we try and keep that little bit of life to the performance that we've
17:09come out in this second half.
17:11Let it drop at all.
17:14Trying to take the game to St Mirren.
17:17Yeah, St Mirren have somewhat got used to Celtic's new form of attack now.
17:25Celtic brought on with McCown on the right.
17:28He's not seen much of the ball.
17:32And just as I said that, here he is.
17:36Looking for the pass into Maeda.
17:41Straight into the arms of Shamal George.
17:43Certainly the instructions at half-time for Celtic.
17:56Would have been.
17:58We'll put Maeda through the middle.
17:59Your job is to get him the ball.
18:05McMenamin though, at the other end.
18:07Easy take.
18:10For Schmeichel.
18:13Great delivery there in the volley.
18:15Loves those volleyed passes to Schmeichel.
18:17Here's Tenetke now.
18:20Right, few of them tonight, hasn't he?
18:23Across the field to Ralston.
18:24Now McCown.
18:30McGregor.
18:33The scales.
18:35Tierney.
18:38Tenetke.
18:39Cross, headed away by Gogic.
18:45Only as far as McCown.
18:48Hatati, space on the edge of the area.
18:50Gives it instead to McCown.
18:52And the ball just sticks under the feet of McCown.
18:55Should Hatati have shot?
18:57Possibly.
18:58Possibly.
18:59I think he's trying to disguise it.
19:00And he's almost maybe taking Luke McCown by surprise with the return pass.
19:05To Netke.
19:22McGregor's shot blocked.
19:24Shouts of handball against Killian Phillips.
19:26See him wearing clear the lines.
19:44Oh, Hatati.
19:46Just couldn't get the ball under control.
19:51Lakers has the beating of Tenetke.
19:53It's a return pass now.
19:55Lakers has got space ahead of him.
19:57Does he have any teammates supporting him?
20:00Plenty of Celtic players back.
20:02And that move comes to nothing.
20:09Engels looking for that quick ball through the middle to Maeda.
20:12I've seen Engels pick out Maeda.
20:15With passes, maybe not as ambitious as that, but
20:19it's a partnership that has borne fruit on occasion.
20:24Let's submit and have it in an attacking position.
20:29Merriman.
20:32Edge of the area, the curler there straight
20:34into the arms of Kasper Schmeichel.
20:48McEwen
20:58McEwen
21:12McEwen
21:16Switches that across to Tierney.
21:23Tuneke.
21:25Ball back, half chance here.
21:28Can the ball break the way of a Celtic player? Tierney, edge of the area.
21:33Cross, good idea from Tierney, but just no one there in a Celtic jersey.
21:38He's a wee bit unlucky there, just trying to hang it into an area.
21:40It was good play from Tuneke again.
21:43Again, taking it on the left.
21:44On the outside.
21:46This play is stopped.
21:51Yeah.
21:55St Mirren Player looks to be down with
21:57cramp in the area.
21:59Here's this one from earlier.
22:04Ball blasted against the elbow of Cillian Phillips.
22:08You're not getting that one.
22:10Nah.
22:12Difficult to get penalties for handballs these days.
22:14So a bit of a break and play here for a chance for players to get a bit of a timeout, get some coaching, get some liquids.
22:28Are Celtic showing signs that this new tactic is working?
22:42Do you see them getting closer to goal, Simon, don't we?
22:44Yeah, it's been a big improvement since half-time.
22:47As I say, the first half was really flat.
22:49Didn't look as if they could make any sort of headway towards the St Mirren goal.
22:54It's been different this half.
22:56There's been more of a threat.
22:58We need to keep that intensity up.
23:06So we see maybe another substitution here.
23:09Teneke's going off and Yang has come on.
23:13A younger coming on for Lundaloo as well.
23:30So changes for both sides.
23:32Well, I think we've seen the best of Yang, you know, coming off the bench as an impact player.
23:43So you're looking for him to bring something here with his little injection of pace as well.
23:48Take up that role on the left-hand side, I'd imagine, from Teneke.
24:01First chance we have at seeing Yang.
24:08Pass inside, not ideal.
24:11Having that back, but that's great work from Maeda.
24:14Great intent to win it back.
24:16Didn't come off, but...
24:18Showing a bit of enthusiasm.
24:48I wasn't too sure about that, but as I felt it's a chance here for them to launch one.
25:04No chance at the other end.
25:08Celtic are claiming that the goal shouldn't stand when the flag is up.
25:17So, as things stand, it won't stand.
25:31Watch this again.
25:33Kick comes in.
25:36Easy ricochet and a definite offside there.
25:38As I've always played in.
25:40By...
25:42Killian Phillips.
25:45And it was Scales actually, it was an on-goal by Scales.
25:49Yeah, it was Scales.
25:50I think they'll just...
25:51I judge it as the player being in there and they would have had to...
25:54You know, defend that.
25:57Let's see what Vars says.
25:59He's definitely offside the lad.
26:04As it's flicked into him.
26:06No.
27:51Apologies for the frozen picture there.
27:54That was out with our control but I appreciate it came at an awkward time.
28:04I can confirm that the Varcheq confirmed offside so it remains 0-0.
28:11It was an interesting offside that because it was whether Scales was actually, you know, he wasn't there with the player but obviously the rules.
28:21Yeah, well I think the argument there is he has to defend the ball of the player in that position.
28:31Celtic getting ready to make a change.
28:33More than one change.
28:34I think Negrin's coming on as well.
28:36Both fullbacks coming off by the looks of it.
28:40Ralston and Tierney coming off.
28:42Negrin and Dane Murray going on.
28:44Another interesting change.
28:49Yeah, let's see where Murray takes up his position.
28:53Scales move to left back.
29:04Here's McGregor.
29:17Here's McGregor.
29:17Now Scales.
29:20Now Scales.
29:21Space on the left for Yang.
29:28Chance here for Hatate.
29:30Yang.
29:31St Mirren defend that well.
29:34And it's gone out for a throw on the far side.
29:36Yeah, it's good play from Yang.
29:37He sees the run of Hatate.
29:43Hatate take it first time.
29:44He opted to take a touch.
29:50Trusty.
29:52Out to Yang.
29:56Chance here perhaps Yang.
29:58Ah, just delayed the shot.
29:59Just hesitated ever so slightly and that allowed Phillips to get the block in, but it's gone behind for a Celtic corner.
30:08Yeah, positive play.
30:09As you say, just a split second with the shot.
30:11Around the block.
30:12In comes the corner from Engels.
30:25It's out on the far side for another corner.
30:33To the far side for another corner.
30:35Jon, Jon!
31:00Out swinger, it's a better corner but headed away.
31:04The shot there from Atate, well wide of the post.
31:10So Celtic running out of time, he had a little sense of urgency
31:15as we head towards the final 15 minutes of this match.
31:20Yeah, it was an ambitious one there from Rio.
31:23I think Caller McGregor was wanting to maybe just help it back over to this left hand side.
31:34Long kick up field from George.
31:53Headed inside, Yang to Atate now, Celtic up flares forward.
31:56Negrin trying to play Maeda, that must be a penalty, referees up with the play!
32:06I think he's given a free kick, has he?
32:08It looks like it.
32:12I thought Negrin should have played it the other side, he's tried to play it through here.
32:16It's just outside the box I think.
32:18Yeah, but it continues into the box.
32:20I thought Negrin should maybe have played it the right hand side, he's tried to thread it centrally to Maeda.
32:34Celtic have a free kick about a yard outside the box.
32:38Maeda was running into the box at a pace, that was one, it was a foul that lasted about a ten yard stretch.
32:46It was a desperate challenge.
32:57There's a bit of bacon on.
33:08Well, what can Celtic do from here? They've been given an opportunity, thanks to the running of Maeda, who drew the foul.
33:22Now they've got an opportunity from a set piece, do they go straight for goal?
33:27Or is there something they've been working on?
33:29That Lennox down, Engels has the ball in hand, Negrin's there, so too.
33:34McGregor.
33:36McCown, he walks away.
33:38So it's one from Engels, Negrin.
33:41As McGregor walks away.
33:46Engels looks like he's always the one that seems to place the ball.
33:49Yeah, I just, I think with the way Engels can strike a ball, it would make sense from this position.
33:55Very close on goal, needs to get this up and down quickly.
34:02Celtic are trying to put a couple of men to the right of the wall.
34:07McGregor making sure they're positioned inch perfectly and then,
34:11McMenamin standing in front of Atate to try and
34:16disrupt the Celtic players part in this.
34:19Yeah, there's not a lot of space there between...
34:21Ultimately we're probably just going to get a shot at goal here, up steps Engels.
34:24And it's straight into the wall.
34:27Back in by Yang.
34:29And cleared away.
34:30So after all that preparation and organisation.
34:34It was a free kick into the wall from Engels.
34:39Yeah, he tried one of those kind of knuckleball strikes on it.
34:44There wasn't a lot of space as you say to get it up and over.
34:46Up and over.
35:08There's trusty.
35:09There's trusty.
35:19Maeda.
35:21Hatate.
35:23He's got Scales to his left.
35:27Cross in from Scales.
35:28Oh, it's almost crept in at the far post and Luke McCown was coming in as well.
35:34Dangerous ball in there from Scales.
35:36Almost created a chance at goal.
35:39Yeah, it's unlucky.
35:41He sees the movement from Maeda and he's trying to pick him out here.
35:45And he gets a header on it.
35:48And Luke McCown's just out of reach at the far post.
35:52He's in there, we've seen him with the diving head up from close around against Motherwell.
35:56Just always drifting away from that post.
35:58Yeah, that is the definition of a...
36:01Of a glancing header from...
36:03Ah, he's in Maeda.
36:04And McCown almost...
36:06Helped it into the back of the net.
36:08No, it's good!
36:10No, it's good!
36:12No, it's good!
36:14No, it's good!
36:16No, it's good!
36:18No, it's good!
36:20No, it's good!
36:22No, it's good!
36:24No, it's good!
36:25No, it's good!
36:29So, Celtic playing with...
36:31So many forward...
36:34Players...
36:36Essentially got...
36:38Three at the back.
36:45There's McGregor.
36:48Scales now.
36:50Hattate.
36:52Brought down by Phillips, but not until...
36:56Hattate got the ball away.
36:58Negrin.
36:59Out to...
37:00Engels.
37:01Now McCown.
37:05Engels.
37:08Negrin.
37:10Shot blocked.
37:11By Phillips.
37:13Hattate.
37:15Celtic are...
37:16Basically playing with two at the back just now.
37:18Yeah, I think...
37:19Engels has taken up that kind of right back area.
37:20Trying to get forward.
37:22I thought the move...
37:23Was decent there.
37:24With Negrin just keep it moving forward.
37:26He opts for the shot.
37:28So Phillips taking the brunt...
37:44Of that shot...
37:45from Negrin as Conor McMenamin
37:48goes off
37:54and he's replaced
37:56by young Fraser Taylor
38:11Richardson going off as well
38:16and Richard King
38:18the replacement
38:24So Steven Robinson bringing on some
38:26fresh legs
38:31They're well inside the final ten minutes
38:35Is there to be some
38:37late drama Celtic
38:39another corner
38:45Everyone coming forward now
38:48even Trusty and Murray
38:50Celtics
38:52two defenders
38:53In comes the corner
39:02a high one
39:03a chance in the box
39:04and out comes Shamal George
39:06a pounce on the loose ball
39:12It was a better ball in
39:13a little bit more
39:14eighth on it
39:16I think there was a selfie head
39:17but just not enough purchase
39:19from the keeper
39:21That's incredible
39:23the number of seconds he had
39:24that
39:25it's supposed to be a definitive rule
39:26now
39:27the referee counts the last three
39:28of the eight seconds
39:29that was at least twelve seconds
39:31Shamal George had the ball on his hands there
39:34desperate times call for desperate measures
39:36but
39:37them's the rules
39:38St Mirren have it back though
39:40and they're through on goal
39:41and it's straight at Schmeichel
39:43Thankfully for Celtic
39:44it's straight at Schmeichel
39:46and he releases Hatate
39:50Yang now
39:51tucking this left touchline
39:53running at the St Mirren defence
39:55and he's just giving it away
40:03Taylor
40:04Celtic don't want to get caught at the back
40:06because they're lacking in numbers at the back
40:08St Mirren have it on the left
40:14short edge of the area
40:15straight into McGregor
40:18and a poor effort
40:20over the bar
40:21from the substitute
40:22Richard King
40:23Yeah the game's so stretched now
40:25players playing out of position
40:27Yang does well stepping in twice
40:29and then just careless with the pass
40:30as we see this one
40:31I think it's Engles on the far side
40:33the slip
40:35as you say thankfully down the throat of Schmeichel
40:37Schmeichel
40:38gets it the second attempt
40:47Hatate
40:52out to Engles
40:53on that right
41:00McCohen
41:03crossing away by Gogic
41:04Frosty
41:05the scales
41:10Celtic still have time
41:23no time for
41:25desperation or panicking just yet
41:27but
41:28Colby Donovan
41:31is going to come on
41:32Celtic really
41:34lacking
41:35you can see the space
41:36in the right back area
41:37Celtic really not playing with the right back
41:38just now
41:39No I think Engles had just taken up that area
41:41Yeah he's gone off now
41:42obviously trying to get forward
41:44so Donovan
41:46comes on
41:47there was some concern
41:48when he was injured on international duty
41:49that he might have picked up a serious injury
41:51but
41:52that was not the case
41:53thankfully
41:54the last thing Celtic need is more injuries to their first team squad
42:00goal kick to St Mirren
42:01St Mirren
42:08and under from Trusty
42:14Atate now
42:16great ball through the middle to Dyson Maeda
42:18oh he just ran ahead of the ball
42:19it's got behind for a corner to Celtic
42:21he's so good at getting in front of the defenders
42:25but sometimes he just
42:27forgets to take the ball with him
42:28Yeah it's lovely weighted
42:30from Atate
42:31he almost gets
42:32well he does he gets beyond
42:34the roll of the ball
42:37he comes across it
42:42Celtic can keep the pressure on
42:44I think the referee's given a free kick
42:46Oh he's given a free kick
42:47yeah the second
42:48I think he's signal for a corner immediately
42:50free kick against Maeda
42:53by the looks of it
42:56yeah
42:57he comes across
42:58Gogich and
42:59almost forgets to put the brakes on
43:20free kick
43:21free kick
43:22free kick
43:24given
43:27to St Mirren
43:28in the middle of the park
43:35Scales just
43:36holding on
43:40to Ayunga
43:41for the
43:48Celtic
43:50three minutes
43:51of the 90 left
43:520-0
43:54the score remains
43:56Taylor
43:59Taylor
44:04still St Mirren have it
44:05header into the area
44:07shot
44:09wide
44:11of Casper Schmeichels
44:12post
44:14Celtic looking to mount
44:15a quick attack
44:17scales
44:18atati
44:19across to
44:25Colby Donovan
44:27wide of him is McCown
44:33well
44:37McCown
44:38the hand of apology
44:39he knows that
44:40was the wrong option
44:42and it's gone behind
44:43for a goal kick
44:45yeah he's walked it back onto his left foot
44:46and
44:48in hindsight
44:49delivered it
44:50he's opted for the
44:51down the side felt
44:52Donovan
44:53got it wrong
44:54wrong
45:13goal kick by George
45:20Taylor
45:21Taylor
45:24gets the break of the ball
45:25low cross
45:26straight to the feet of
45:27Trusty
45:29Atati now
45:34scales
45:39cross field ball to
45:40Obi Donovan
45:41lot of substitutions in the second half
45:43so if we're looking for
45:44added on time
45:45as
45:46Donovan almost
45:47slid to the ground
45:48and
45:49there may be a few minutes
45:52to be added
45:54Trusty just showed too much of that one
45:56and he's lost possession
46:05across goes Dane Murray
46:08clears up field
46:10taken down by Hatati
46:11who's dispossessed by Taylor
46:12frustration there
46:13shown by Hatati
46:15who brings
46:16Razor Taylor down
46:19yeah he just allowed it to get away from him
46:22and he's given
46:23the chance to
46:25potentially put another one into the Celtic box here
46:27as we see it again
46:29untidy
46:30St Murray
46:40taking their tines with this one
46:41I'm sure they would have taken a
46:43a 0-0
46:44before the match
46:45High ball into the box
46:48out comes Schmeichel
46:49a bit of a miscommunication there as Murray went for the header
46:52high ball into the box
46:53out comes Schmeichel
46:54bit of a miscommunication there as Murray went for the header
46:57He went for the header.
47:11So we're into
47:13stoppage time.
47:18Four extra minutes.
47:27Schmeichel has the ball on his feet, Celtic want the ball down the other end.
47:53St Mirren went it back in the Celtic half.
47:57And the shot is saved by the legs of Schmeichel but I think the flag's up on this near side, off side given.
48:14Yeah he's kept off side there.
48:18As you say we urgently need to get the ball to the other side of the pitch.
48:22Yes, Hatate.
48:31Great kick to Celtic just inside the St Mirren half as Phillips fouls Yang.
48:40Referee's going to allow some time for St Mirren's substitution to be made, Liam Donnelly.
48:54Getting ready to come on.
49:02Keanu Bacchus, the player, going off.
49:04Koen Bacchus, the player, going off.
49:35Celtic play breaks down again, it's been a feature of the match, McGregor wins it back but
49:44it's all getting very scrappy now, it won't be a free kick Celtic's way as Negrin hits the deck.
49:52Yeah a bit untidy there, just a break of the ball. Do we get everyone up, do we get Schmeichel up as
49:57well for this? Not so sure, time is running out. Negrin will deliver this, the header, easy take for a tall goalkeeper.
50:14Three of the four minutes has been played and it looks like a point gained but probably more
50:21importantly two points dropped for Celtic who are looking to really close that gap and put the
50:26pressure on Hearts. Right, space for McCown to run into in this right wing.
50:43Middle of the park is trusty.
50:44Out wide left is Yang, we're in last chance saloon territory for Celtic, decent ball across from Yang
50:53but headed away. Still Celtic have it, McGregor. Lovely touch, what a strike from Callum McGregor!
51:02Oh my goodness, in the final minute of injury time Callum McGregor has done what so often he does for
51:10Celtic and he's rifled that one into the top corner. The celebrations tell you how important a goal that is,
51:18Celtic will get the three points and it's Captain Callum McGregor with another howitzer from outside the box.
51:26In a week of goals, spectacular goals, that's up there with the other three.
51:33Unbelievable strike, he takes this touch beyond the St. Munn player and smashes it into the top corner.
51:43There's no time left. What a strike.
51:49What a strike from McGregor but it's all about that first touch. The first touch created the space, he knew
51:55exactly what he was going to do. Yeah, he has to skip by the St. Munn player, he has to manoeuvre the ball
52:00onto that left-hand side, gives him the split second but then there's the quality and the strike, Jerry.
52:05It's unbelievable and as I say it's up there with the other three goals and Scotland scored this week.
52:13He's looked at his team-mate Ciarán Tierney and thought he can do it, so can I.
52:18Well, if Celtic go on and win the league and I know it's an if at the moment, they will look back on that goal as being huge.
52:34That's up there with Anthony Ralston's goal at Ross County.
52:41There must only be seconds left.
52:48And that's it, that's it.
52:55Trusty goes to hug his captain, and well he might, because Celtic have escaped Paisley with three points.
53:05But it was a goal worthy to win any game of football from Callum McGregor.
53:11So often he pops up with that kind of strike, but he's not hit a ball cleaner than that in his career.
53:18That was a captain taking the game with a scruff in the neck in the last minute.
53:25And Callum McGregor has won three points for Celtic.
53:30Lots of work still to be done.
53:32Celtic don't look like the champions that won the league last year, but my goodness.
53:38It's wins like that that can eventually get you over the line.
53:41Yeah, it definitely is. It's the one bit of quality in the game.
53:45Gerry, we've not been at our best tonight. I think we know that.
53:49Look at the reaction of the captain. It's a touch inside, the quality of the strike.
53:55The last stage of the game and it's three points, three important points.
53:59I think the message to the fans was keep supporting us, keep it going.
54:10Yeah, we need you.
54:11We need you, absolutely.
54:14And it's a fantastic strike to win any game of football.
54:18In a night where the first half was flat, there was an improvement in the second half.
54:23And there was changes, personel, people having to play out of position.
54:27But you didn't see where the goal was coming from.
54:28Didn't see where the goal was coming from.
54:29It needed a spark of magic.
54:30It needed something like that, and that is the one bit of quality in the game.
54:34As you said, don't underestimate the touch.
54:36It has to shift it, it has to manoeuvre it by the St. Nunclair and then it's a clear strike.
54:43Well, it's a game of football that will be forgettable for everything other than that strike of the ball from Callum McGregor.
54:56It will be talked about for a long time to come and it's got Celtic three points.
55:01He gets a hug and a kiss from Mark Fotheringham.
55:06Just a hug from Sean Maloney.
55:07And off he goes.
55:12No doubt we will speak to Callum Matthew Campbell down trackside.
55:16An interview you can see on Celtic TV very shortly.
55:19What a night that ends in drama.
55:21We've seen Celtic do it so often.
55:23Late winners and they've got another one tonight.
55:25But of real quality.
55:27From the foot of the captain, Callum McGregor.
55:30Celtic do cut Hartzley at the top to four points.
55:32Keep the pressure on Derek McInnes' side and keep a gap between us and the rest.
55:39It's been a night to remember one strike from the captain.
55:43It finishes in Paisley.
55:45St Mirren 0, Celtic 1.
55:47That is sensational!
56:04Celtic are the champions!
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