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Aiden McGeady's powerful right-foot effort came back off the upright.
A superb, one-handed save by Chris Smith denied Maciej Zurawski after he was set up by Petrov.
St Mirren had an opportunity when Wallace's clearance fell straight to Craig Molloy, but the midfielder screwed his 22-yard shot wide of the mark.
Stand-in captain Stephen McManus headed Celtic into the deserved lead from a Shunsuke Nakamura corner.
Celtic virtually made sure of the points when McGeady jinked past a couple of defenders before setting up Petrov to drill the ball home.
St Mirren were unlucky when Lappin's free-kick hit the woodwork and goalkeeper Boruc denied Sutton a goal against his older brother's former club.
Kenny Miller missed a golden opportunity when he missed from a couple of yards from the St Mirren goalline, but the points were already safe for Celtic.

Trivia

Wantaway midfielder Stilian Petrov scored what could be his last goal for Celtic.

Teams

Celtic:-
Boruc, Wilson, Caldwell, McManus, Wallace (Pearson 56), Nakamura, Petrov, Jarosik, McGeady, Miller, Zurawski (Beattie 74).

Subs not used:- Marshall, Sno, Riordan, Thompson, Varga.

Goals:- McManus 28, Petrov 65.

Booked:- Petrov.


St Mirren:-
Chris Smith, van Zanten, Broadfoot, Potter, Millen, Murray, Brady (Brittain 77), Lappin, Molloy (McKenna 82), Kean (Mehmet 69), Sutton.

Subs not used:- Bullock, Corcoran, Maxwell, McCay.

Booked:- Murray.

Att:- 56,579

Referee: B Winter

Venue:- Celtic Park

KDS MOTM

• Voting on KDS
• Winner - Aiden McGeady -(Link to MOTM Winners 2006-07)

Articles

• Match Report (BBC)
• Strachan plays down Lennon exit (BBC)
• Guardian
  
  

Celtic see off newcomers St Mirren
GLASGOW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Champions Celtic beat promoted St Mirren 2-0 in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday with a goal in each half. Captain Stephen McManus headed the opener in the 28th minute and Bulgarian midfielder Stilian Petrov grabbed the second to secure the points. The victory put Celtic on six points from three games but they were soon overtaken by Hearts and Falkirk who played out a 0-0 draw. They both have seven points but Hearts are top on goal difference. St Mirren, who had won their first two matches, slip to fourth. Rangers are away to Dunfermline Athletic on Sunday.
© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.
FT Celtic 2 - 0 St Mirren

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STATS

28'	McManus	1-0
65'	Petrov	2-0
74'			Murray
76'	Petrov

Corners:

Celtic	6
St Mirren	1

Goal Attempts:

Celtic	17
St Mirren	5

On Target:

Celtic	9
St Mirren	1