CELTICNEWS

93´	FULL TIME: CELTIC 1 ST MIRREN 0
91´	St Mirren continue to press on the Celtic defence
89´	Three minutes have been added.
88´	Stokes curls a free-kick over the bar but it goes just past the bar.
86´	Potter comes close from outside the box but his shot goes just past the top corner of Forter's goal
84´	Forrest attempts a shot from the edge of the box after a good run but it goes over the bar.
81´	St Mirren subs: Mair off, Barron on. Murray off, Wardlaw on.
78´	GOAL!!! CELTIC 1 ST MIRREN 0 Commons sends a low drive into the bottom corner of the net after a good lay off from Maloney.
76´	Maloney's cross into the box picks up a deflection and Gallacher catches the ball.
72´	St Mirren sub: McLean off, Travner on.
70´	Celtic sub: Ljungberg off, Commons on.
69´	Izaguirre wins a corner for Celtic. He takes it himself and Mulgrew heads it just off target.
68´	Higdon attempts to chip Forster from far out but he can't keep the ball on target.
65´	Play resumes and Mulgrew enters the field of play again.
65´	Izaguirre terrorises the Buddies' defence and wins a corner. It comes to nothing though.
64´	Mulgrew takes a knock inside Celtic's box and receives treatment.
63´	Gallacher punches a Celtic corner clear.
61´	Celtic sub: Ki off, Ledley on.
58´	Izaguirre's cross to the far post goes beyond everyone.
56´	Steven Thomson runs in on goal but Mulgrew blocks his low cross into centre of the box.
55´	Kayal plays the ball down to Maloney who makes the break. Controlling the ball on his chest he looks dangerous the closer he gets to the box but McAusland does well to mark him and as a result Maloney can't finish his good move.
54´	Celtic corner. Cha attempts a glancing header but the ball is booted away by his marker.
52´	Stokes plays in Maloney but his effort is too weak and it goes just wide of the post.
51´	Mulgrew takes a free-kick deep inside St Mirren's half. Play remains in the final third but Celtic can't break the Buddies down.
49´	Celtic corner taken by Ki. After some play just outside the box, Stokes attempts a shot from the near post but it is punched away by Gallacher.
47´	Celtic play the ball out for a goal-kick
46´	Celtic sub: Hooper off, Maloney on. The 28-year-old returns from injury and makes his first appearance since the end of November.
45´	+1 HALF TIME: CELTIC 0 ST MIRREN 0
44´	The referee has added on one minute of stoppage time.
43´	St Mirren take their first corner kick but Higdon's touch goes high over the bar.
41´	Celtic's attack fizzles out and St Mirren win a goal-kick
38´	Ljungberg wins Celtic a free-kick between the edge of the box and the corner flag. Ki crosses it in and Mulgrew comes close with a header but it goes just high over the bar.
36´	Forrest dances past a St Mirren defender, skins Paddy Cregg and then skips past a cluster of three players attempting to block him, but his low drive is weak and he misses the chances to finish a sublime move with a goal.
34´	Ki attempts a trade mark long-range effort from outside of the box but he can't keep it on target.
32´	There's too much on Izaguirre's cross into the box and it falls close to the corner flag. Ki attempts to win it but it goes out for a St Mirren throw-in.
29´	Ki takes Celtic's first corner of the afternoon but it comes to nothing.
26´	Cha crosses the ball to the far side of the penalty box and it meets Stokes' head. The striker was unlucky to see his effort go just wide of the post.
24´	Good passing play from Celtic but they still can't break down the St Mirren defence.
21´	Hooper flicks the ball onto Forrest but despite his good run Lee Mair kicks it out for a throw-in.
19´	Celtic win back possession and win a free-kick just inside St Mirren's half. The ball eventually goes out for a goal-kick.
18´	Free-kick to St Mirren just beyond the half-way line.
14´	Forrest moves the ball well despite two defenders marking him and crosses the ball to Stokes. The striker's first touch is too much though and it rolls into the path of the St Mirren defender who clears it away.
12´	Forrest and Ljungberg have swapped sides, with the Scottish winger now playing on the right flank.
11´	Forrest plays in Hooper six yards from goal and the striker beats the offside trap, but his low shot is blocked by Paul Gallacher.
10´	St Mirren walk the ball out for a goal-kick
8´	Stokes hits the ball back to Ljungberg with his heel to prevent it going out for a corner. The move leads to a throw-in.
7´	Hooper, with three defenders on him, manages to play the ball onto Stokes. With Hooper down the Irishman crosses the ball over him to James Forrest but it's intersected.
5´	Higdon's effort hits the wall. Kenny McLean attempts to make something of the rebound but can't produce the goods.
4´	St Mirren line up a free-kick six yards from the penalty box.
2´	Glenn Loovens clears an early danger out of Celtic's box.
1´	The teams kick-off. Celtic are shooting from left to right, towards the Lisbon Lions stand.
0´	CELTIC (4-4-2): Forster; Cha, Loovens, Mulgrew, Izaguirre; Ljungberg, Kayal, Ki, Forrest; Stokes, Hooper Subs: Zaluska, Wilson, Rogne, Ledley, Commons, Maloney, Samaras ST MIRREN (4-4-2): Gallacher; Mair, Potter, Cregg, McGregor; Thomson, Murray, McLean, Goodwin; McAusland, Higdon Subs: Samson, Mooy,McKernon, Van Zanten, Travner, Wardlaw, Barron