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Celtic survived an early scare after 20 seconds when keeper Rab Douglas came charging out of his box only to miss his kick, but Dunfermline failed to capitalise. Celtic ended the game as a contest with two goals in the opening ten minutes.
The Dunfermline defence looked half-asleep as Sutton squared the ball for Hartson to score the simplest of tap-ins.
Hartson returned the compliment a few minutes later when he volleyed against the bar from his strike-partner's flick on, and Sutton himself was on hand to head the rebound into the empty net.
Dunfermline seemed to have steadied the ship as half-time approached, but they were to lose a third goal before the interval arrived. A long ball came off the heads of both Scott Wilson and Andrius Skerla before falling nicely for Hartson to fire low past Stillie from just inside the area.
Stillie kept out a Stilian Petrov effort but then produced a magnificent reflex save to touch a Sutton header off the bar after good work on the left by substitute Ross Wallace.

Trivia

Dunfermline Chairman Yorkston, caused a row when he stated that Bobo Balde caused more injuries to players than the plastic pitch at East End Park.
Celtic eased into the last eight of the Scottish Cup with a more than comfortable victory.
Ex-Celt Simon wasn a sub for Dunfermline but didn't come on.

Teams

Dunfermline:-
Stillie, Darren Young (Hunt 45), Scott Wilson (Hristov 54), Skerla, Scott Thomson, Nicholson, Mason, Makel, Ross, Christiansen, Tod.

Subs Not Used:- Langfield, Donnelly, Campbell.

Booked:- Ross.

Celtic:-
Douglas, Henchoz, Balde, Varga, Laursen, Petrov (Lambert 77), Lennon, Thompson (Juninho Paulista 57), McGeady, Sutton, Hartson (Wallace 75).

Subs Not Used:- Marshall, McManus.

Goals:- Hartson 8, Sutton 10, Hartson 43.

Booked:- Balde, Hartson.

Att:- 8,014

Ref:- C Richmond.

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• Match Report (BBC)
  
• Manager Interview (BBC) - O'Neill furious with Yorkston.
  

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