Nakamura dives and Celtic win three points against St Mirren

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From the Guardian report of the game
With three minutes to play at Love Street, thoughts of a pivotal afternoon and Rangers owing a debt of gratitude to St Mirren were prevalent. The Paisley outfit, who held Celtic to a draw at Parkhead in December, appeared well on course to aid Rangers' bid to wrestle the championship from across the city once again; that the hosts did not claim a point here is due in full to a highly dubious, 87th minute decision by Eddie Smith, the referee, and the individual brilliance of Shunsuke Nakamura.

St Mirren, like every club in Scotland and several across Europe, are all-too aware of the talent Nakamura possesses from dead-ball situations so a collective intake of breath from the home support was natural as Smith controversially deemed that Gary Mason had illegally challenged the Japan midfielder, 25 yards from goal.

Date: Sunday February 24 2008

Referee: Eddie Smith