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Quick Review

Celtic almost opened the scoring with only a couple of minutes on the clock and it was Bobo Balde who went close. An Ulrik Laursen cross reached him at the back post and his header beat Combe but landed on top of the crossbar. Killie had the ball in the net after 11 minutes through Steven Naismith, but the assistant referee correctly indicated that it had gone over the goal-line before Gary McDonald cut it back to his team-mate. Sutton saw a shot from the edge of the box comfortably held by Combe and the striker also had a glancing header deflected wide.
But the striker put his side ahead seven minutes before half-time after an inexplicable handball in the box by Invincibile as he challenged Hartson in the air. Sutton expertly guided the ball past Combe from the penalty spot.
The game as a whole had been scrappy and that continued to be the case after the break. Hartson was denied a goal when he pushed Invincibile in the back before heading into the net.
Substitute Henri Camara had a powerful shot well held by Combe with eight minutes left before Hartson somehow hit the bar from six yards with only the keeper to beat.

Trivia

Celtic returned to the top of the SPL with a narrow but comfortable win.

Teams

Kilmarnock:-
Combe, Lilley, Ford, Fontaine, Hay, Naismith (Johnston 67), Leven, Locke, McDonald, Boyd (Nish 57), Invincibile (Wales 80).

Subs Not Used:- Smith, Fowler, Murray, Dodds.

Booked:- McDonald, Locke, Hay.


Celtic:-
Douglas, McNamara, Balde, Varga, Laursen, Petrov, Lennon, Thompson, McGeady (Camara 70), Sutton, Hartson.

Subs Not Used:- Marshall, Juninho Paulista, Lambert, Wallace, Lawson, McManus.

Goal:- Sutton 38 pen.

Booked:- Petrov, Hartson, Lennon.

Att:- 9,723

Ref:- I Brines.

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• Match Report (BBC)
  
• Manager Interview (BBC) - O'Neill happy with narrow victory.
  

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