A freezing cold game against St Johnstone on a Wednesday night, it is the stuff dreams are made of. It is games like these in which you begin to question your sanity for sitting outside for ninety minutes. But then Ryan Christie scores a goal like he did the other night and you remember why you love to do it.
Celtic went into the game against St Johnstone knowing it was a must win. The chance to go six points clear at the top of the table was an opportunity that could not be passed up. The team remained much the same as Saturdays win over Hamilton with the only change being Oliver Burke coming in to replace Timothy Weah.
As expected Celtic dominated most of the possession in the first half, but unlike recent games the saints provided a much sterner challenge defensively. The majority of the half was played in front of the St Johnstone back line and Celtic struggled to break the Perth side down with best chance coming when the goalkeeper made an excellent save from a Scott Sinclair header.
Into the second half and Celtic came out with a sense of urgency about their play. This urgency and quickness was personified in the two goals they would go onto score. The first came from a excellent shot from outside the box by Callum Mcgregor. Then two minutes later Ryan Christie scored a phenomenal goal, curling it right into the top left hand corner, to take Celtic six points clear at the top of the table.
Results like that one on Wednesday are so important in Celtic’s bid to win eight titles in a row and they make the risk of hypothermia very much worth it.
On our way to make it 10 