Late goal saves Celtic at St. Mirren

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic needed a late goal from Derek Riordan to draw 1-1 with St. Mirren in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday.

Riordan scored the equalizer from close range in the 85th minute.

St. Mirren, which is in 11th place in the 12-team league, had taken the lead in the 74th through Stephen McGinn, who scored on a rebound after Billy Mehmet’s shot was pushed away by Celtic goalkeeper Mark Brown.

Celtic still leads the league with 33 points, followed by Rangers with 31. Rangers’ weekend game was postponed so it could concentrate on its Champions League match against Lyon on Wednesday.

Also Saturday it was: Aberdeen 2, Kilmarnock 1; Falkirk 3, Dundee United 0; Hearts 1, Motherwell 2; and Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2, Hibernian 0.

Motherwell is third with 29 points, and Hibernian and Dundee United have 26 points.

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