Celtic lead 2-0 at half-time against St Mirren at the SMiSA Stadium in Paisley.
The Hoops have been dominant throughout the first half, with Callum McGregor opening the scoring early and Reo Hatate adding a second.
With Matt O’Riley missing from the starting 11, McGregor and Hatate have stepped up, with the Celtic skipper opening the scoring just 2 minutes and 32 seconds into the match with a wonder strike.
๐ฒ An ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ goal for Celtic!
Callum McGregor gives his side the lead from range โคต๏ธ pic.twitter.com/hBcTRkIfkE
โ Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) August 25, 2024
This early goal has given the Hoops the best possible start and set the tone for their dominant first-half performance.
Hatate added a sensational second for Celtic after a ball into the box from Alistair Johnston found Daizen Maeda.
Maeda mishit the ball, but it fell to the Japanese midfielder, who struck it off the far post and into the net.
St Mirren’s goalkeeper, Ellery Balcombe, was unable to get close to the ball, leaving Celtic with a comfortable 2-0 lead.
๐ “๐๐’๐จ ๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐’๐๐๐ก๐๐ฎ’๐จ ๐จ๐๐ค๐๐จ”
Reo Hatate doubles Celtic’s advantage with an effort off the post and in โคต๏ธ pic.twitter.com/D6nn2XCU0O
โ Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) August 25, 2024
Celtic have looked in control from start to finish in an excellent display, considering they are without Matt OโRiley.
They may consider themselves unlucky not to be further ahead, given their dominance throughout the match.
