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Celtic Snatches Late Draw Against St. Mirren in Tense Paisley Encounter
Paisley, Scotland – In a hard-fought match at The SMISA Stadium, Celtic managed to secure a late draw against St. Mirren in matchday 13 of the Scottish Premiership. The game, characterized by Celtic’s high ball possession (73%), was thwarted by St. Mirren’s strong defense.
St. Mirren, with 27% possession, opted for a counter-attacking style, generating 13 shots, 2 of which were on target. Celtic, despite dominating possession and registering 16 total shots, also only managed to put 2 shots on goal. St. Mirren’s defensive discipline resulted in two yellow cards for M. Fraser and A. Gogic, while S. Tounekti received a yellow card for Celtic.
Celtic battled throughout the match to break down the home team’s defensive wall. Finally, their efforts paid off in the 90th minute when C. McGregor scored a crucial goal that sealed the draw, avoiding a defeat that would have been painful for the team’s aspirations. The match ended with a bittersweet feeling for both teams, St. Mirren for the missed opportunity to add three valuable points and Celtic for not being able to impose their game and take the victory.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 46 J. Kenny came in and L. McCowan went out., at minute 66 S. Tounekti came in and Yang Hyun-Jun went out., at minute 72 A. Ralston came in and B. Nygren went out., at minute 72 K. Tierney came in and D. Murray went out., at minute 85 A. Engels came in and C. Donovan went out.
Substitutions st mirren: at minute 67 D. N’Lundulu came in and J. Ayunga went out., at minute 81 C. McMenamin came in and F. Taylor went out., at minute 81 J. Richardson came in and R. King went out., at minute 90 K. Baccus came in and L. Donnelly went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
ST Mirren
Celtic
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