Celtic signs off with a draw after late leveller
Celtic signed off its triumphant Scottish Premiership campaign with a 1-1 draw with St. Mirren, with James Forrest netting a last-gasp equaliser before his side lifted the trophy.
Brendan Rodgers made nine changes to the team that routed Aberdeen 5-1 in midweek on the Bhoys' coronation day, and it almost ended a fine campaign on a flat note.
Jonah Ayunga fired through a sea of bodies and beyond Kasper Schmeichel to give St. Mirren a 51st-minute lead on a day when they could have qualified for Europe.
It needed to better Dundee United's result against Aberdeen to reach the UEFA Conference League, but a second-half comeback for the Tangerines, who won 2-1, dashed its hopes.
St. Mirren still looked set to finish the season with a notable scalp, with Celtic passing up several chances to level before Forrest slotted home four minutes into stoppage-time.
That result meant St. Mirren finished sixth, three points adrift of Dundee United and Aberdeen, with the former taking the final European spot.
Elsewhere, Barry Ferguson failed to oversee a victory in what was likely his final game as Rangers boss, as the runner-up drew 2-2 with third-placed Hibernian.
Cyriel Dessers put Rangers ahead with a neat finish on the turn in the second minute, though Hibs equalised in bizarre circumstances when Kieran Bowie smashed home mere moments after Nicolas Raskin and Dessers failed to scramble over the line at the other end.
Raskin did restore Rangers' lead with a 50th-minute header, but home skipper Martin Boyle popped up at the back post to nod in his 20th goal of the season and deny the visitors.
