Celtic recovers to defeat St Mirren after early penalty call

Celtic secured a 2-1 victory over St Mirren in Paisley after trailing in the first half of the Premiership match. St Mirren took the lead through a penalty from Nikolas Agrafiotis after the ball struck the arm of Liam Scales inside the box. Scales described the referee's decision to point to the spot as harsh and accidental. Celtic responded after the interval with an equalizing goal from Scales in the 51st minute. Hyun-jun Yang subsequently scored to complete the turnaround for the visitors. The result extends Celtic’s perfect domestic start to the season and creates a five-point lead over St Mirren at the top of the league table.

• 12:20 PMYahoo Sports — Liam Scales delivers verdict on ‘harsh’ and ‘accidental’ St Mirren penalty call