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Kelechi Iheanacho found the back of the net twice as Celtic reached the final of the Scottish Cup after brushing St Mirren aside in a 6-2 rout at Hampden Park.
The Nigerian forward came off the bench and scored twice in extra time to help the twelve-time champions reach another final.
Hampden ) Park was full as both sides contested fr a place in the final of the prestigious cup competition.
Celtic got to a brilliant start to the tie Japanese forward Daizen Maeda scored in the opening minutes of the match.
Anthony Ralston doubled the lead in added time of the first half to put the favourites into a comfortable lead heading into the break.
However, French forward Mikael Mandron turned the game around as he scored twice including a late equaliser to force the game into extra time.
Kelechi Iheanacho scored twice in four minutes to swing the pulsating game into Celtic’s favour after 100th of football.
Benjamin Nygren added the icing on the cake as Celtic completed a 6-2 decimation of St. Mirren to book against Championship side Dunfermline next month.
Meanwhile, Iheanacho takes his tally for the season to five in nine matches.
