Celtic Overcome St Mirren in Thrilling Extra-Time Victory to Advance to Scottish Cup Final

Celtic will face off against their former captain Neil Lennon's Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Cup final after a dramatic 6-2 extra-time win over St Mirren in the semi-finals. The Hoops had initially taken a 2-0 lead through goals from Daizen Maeda and Anthony Ralston but were forced into extra time after Mikael Mandron's late equalizer. However, Celtic regained their composure in extra time, with Kelechi Iheanacho scoring a brace and Luke McCowan and Benjamin Nygren adding to the tally, securing their spot in the final. The match will be an emotional encounter between two Celtic greats, with Lennon's Dunfermline Athletic having shocked Falkirk in a penalty shootout in the other semi-final. The initial stages of the match saw Celtic dominate, with Maeda scoring in the first minute after capitalizing on a mistake by St Mirren's backup goalkeeper Ryan Mullen. Ralston added to the lead just before halftime, but St Mirren fought back in the second half, with Mandron scoring twice, including a dramatic equalizer in stoppage time. Celtic's Viljami Sinisalo made several crucial saves throughout the match, but it was the introduction of Iheanacho in extra time that proved to be the turning point, as he scored two goals to help Celtic secure a convincing victory.