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Celtic Sink St Johnstone to Maintain Perfect League Start
Mika Baur opened his Celtic account as the rotated visitors held off St Johnstone and kept their perfect start intact, officials said.
- On Wednesday, summer signing Mika Baur scored his first goal for Celtic, securing a 1-0 victory over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park and maintaining the Scottish champions' perfect William Hill Premiership start.
- Celtic boss Martin O'Neill shuffled the squad with five changes to manage depth, handing debuts to goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and midfielder Oliver Sorensen ahead of Sunday's Old Firm showdown.
- Goalkeeper Johnstone produced a stunning first-half save to deny St Johnstone midfielder Joel Cotterill before Baur capitalized in the 52nd minute, tapping in Haissem Hassan's low cutback from close range.
- More than 7,000 fans watched the Hoops secure their sixth consecutive league victory, keeping Martin O'Neill's men five points clear of second-placed Rangers in the standings.
- Attention now shifts to Sunday's Premier Sports Cup blockbuster at Ibrox against Rangers, where O'Neill may rotate his squad again for the high-stakes Old Firm clash.
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Celtic Goal Ruled Out After VAR Camera Issue
Celtic were denied a second goal against St Johnstone despite VAR having no definitive evidence that the ball had gone out of play. Martin O’Neill’s side were 1-0 ahead at McDiarmid Park when Haissem Hassan finished from close range after Kasper Høgh headed Sebastian Tounekti’s delivery back across goal. The goal was ruled out on […] The post Celtic Goal Ruled Out After VAR Camera Issue first appeared on Celts Are Here.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
60% Left
L 60%
C 20%
R 20%
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