Kenyan international Jonah Ayunga was in action as St. Mirren played for a 3-0 defeat against defending champions Celtic in a Scottish Premiership match on Tuesday night.Despite Ayunga, who had previously scored as a substitute against Aberdeen, being introduced in the 65th minute with Mirren already trailing 3-0 and a man down the team couldn’t turn the tide.##NAJAVA_MECA_7775992##Celtic quickly secured a 2-0 lead within the opening six minutes, courtesy of goals from Daizen Maeda and Matt O’Riley. The challenge for St. Mirren escalated when VAR led to Toyosi Olusanya’s red card for a foul on Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart just before the break. Greg Taylor added a third for the visitors, sealing their victory in Paisley.The Saints made three changes from their 3-0 win against Aberdeen. Keanu Baccus and Mark O’Hara were unavailable, while Lewis Jamieson was benched. Ryan Flynn, Caolan Boyd-Munce, and Olusanya replaced them.St. Mirren faced an early setback as Maeda scored within the first minute, followed by O’Riley doubling Celtic’s lead five minutes later. Olusanya tried to spark a comeback, despite the uphill battle, but his efforts fell short.Olusanya’s red card just before the break further complicated matters for St. Mirren . Despite their disadvantage, the team tried to make a game of it in the second half. However, Celtic continued to dominate, with Taylor scoring their third goal on the hour mark.Elvis Bwomono made his St. Mirren debut, replacing Ryan Flynn in the 65th minute. Ayunga also joined the action, taking Mikael Mandron’s place. Despite Furuhashi missing a chance to extend Celtic’s lead, the visitors maintained control. St. Mirren’s goalkeeper, Zach Hemming, made notable saves, but Celtic secured their 3-0 victory.Next for Mirren is a Cup match against Queen of South on 20th January.Bidco’s Owino sets sights on sncreased goal contributions as second leg approaches
