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A quick ball out from the back sent Maciej Zurawski tearing up the right wing, where he did well to recover from a foul by Ian Maxwell and power over a low cross that was taken off the toe of Derek Riordan by the covering Saints defender. Stephen Pearson had greater joy when taking advantage of Zurawski’s next piece of invention and with the Pole having rolled a lovely through-ball into his path, the midfielder clipped across a well-timed pass for Craig Beattie that was hit straight at Tony Bullock. The St Mirren keeper produced one other outstanding save in this half, diving across the face of his goal to palm a curling Beattie shot to safety, but aside from this, there was little else to trouble him during this half.
As the match entered the final 15 minutes there seemed to be a new urgency about Celtic’s play and when Pearson found Beattie’s run into the penalty box, the striker produced an emphatic finish.
With two bursting runs forward, McGeady did enjoy chances to set-up Riordan or Pearson and put the result beyond doubt, but both times the winger was slow in releasing the ball and squandered the opportunities.
But, with just five minutes remaining, there was time for Zurawski to crush the visitors’ hopes of a late equaliser, turning a McGeady shot into the net on the goal-line after Bullock had parried a Riordan effort.

Trivia

Late goals by Craig Beattie and Maciej Zurawski were enough to smooth Celtic’s passage into the fourth round of the CIS Cup

Teams

Celtic team:-
Boruc, Telfer, Balde, McManus, O'Dea, Sno, Jarosik (McGeady 46), Pearson, Riordan, Zurawski, Beattie.

Subs not used:- Marshall, Cuthbert, Nakamura, Vennegoor of Hesselink.

Goals:- Beattie 75, Zurawski 85.


St. Mirren team:-
Bullock, Van Zanten, Broadfoot, Millen, Maxwell, Lappin, Murray (Anderson 82), Brittain, Reid, Mehmet (Sutton 70), Kean (Corcoran 61).

Subs not used:- Smith, McGowne.

Att:- 32,587

Ref:- K Clark.

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