Yang Hyun-jun Scores Winner as Celtic Maintain Perfect Start

Celtic secured their fifth consecutive Scottish Premiership victory with a 2-1 win over St Mirren in Paisley. Yang Hyun-jun scored the winning goal in the 68th minute, finishing a counterattack following a pass from Camilo Duran. St Mirren had taken an early lead in the 22nd minute through a Nikolas Agrafiotis penalty, which was conceded via a handball by Liam Scales. Scales later equalized six minutes after halftime with a header.

Following the match, manager Martin O'Neill praised Yang's form but noted his upcoming absence. Yang will travel to Japan to represent South Korea as an overage player in the Asian Games, meaning he will miss a midweek game against St Johnstone, two matches against Rangers, and a Europa League opener against Ferencvaros. Yang was substituted in the 70th minute after a collision with an opposing player and received treatment for his knee, though O'Neill stated he was okay.

In other Premiership action, Rangers defeated Motherwell 1-1 with a goal from Ryan Naderi, who capitalized on a mistake by goalkeeper Alex Paulsen. However, Rangers manager Derek McInnes expressed concern over captain Lawrence Shankland, who suffered a hamstring injury early in the game. Additionally, Dundee United and Falkirk played to a draw after Michael Forbes scored a late equalizer, while Kilmarnock drew 0-0 with Aberdeen despite Aaron Tshibola being sent off.