Super sub Iheanacho fires Celtic into Scottish Cup final
Kelechi Iheanacho came off the bench to score twice in extra time as Celtic thrashed St Mirren 6–2 to reach the Scottish Cup final. The Super Eagles striker was introduced in the 83rd minute with the semi final finely balanced at 2–2. He needed only 13 minutes to make his mark, restoring Celtic’s lead in the 96th minute before adding a second five minutes later to break St Mirren’s resistance. Celtic had made a flying start in regulation time. Daizen Maeda scored within seconds of kick off and Anthony Ralston doubled the advantage just before half time. But St Mirren fought back through Mikael Mandron, who pulled one back in the 53rd minute and then struck again in stoppage time to force extra time. Their comeback was short lived once Iheanacho took over. After his first goal made it 3–2, […]