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Celtic got off to the best possible start with a goal from their first attack. The ball was slipped to Chris Sutton on the right and though his low ball into the six-yard box was missed by Hartson, Petrov was at the back post where he took a couple of touches before rifling the ball into the net.
Bellamy came close to notching his first league goal for his new side with a low drive from 12 yards that was goal-bound until Gary Smith deflected it wide for a corner.
Hibs were well below their best and they fell further behind after half-an-hour. Sutton was again the provider, this time from the left. His cross was glanced on by Bellamy to Hartson, who slid the ball past Simon Brown. The goal came at a cost though. Sutton pulled up with what appeared to be a hamstring injury as he prepared to deliver the cross and was subsequently replaced by Aiden McGeady.
Douglas was smartly off his line to thwart Riordan early in the second half before Bellamy almost made it 3-0 with a shot on the turn that flew just over the bar. The Welshman did increase Celtic's lead after 69 minutes having been released by Alan Thompson's pass down the left. With Hibs appealing for offside, Bellamy rounded the keeper and slotted the ball into the net.
But Hibs pulled a goal back in injury time, substitute Amadou Konte crossing for Beuzelin to cushion a shot past Douglas.

Trivia

Celtic produced their best performance for some time to beat Hibs.

Teams

Hibernian:-
Simon Brown, Whittaker, Caldwell, Smith, Murphy, Orman (Beuzelin 45), Scott Brown, Ian Murray, Shiels, O'Connor (Sproule 81), Riordan (Konte 81).

Subs Not Used:- Alistair Brown, Fletcher, McDonald, McCluskey.

Goal:- Beuzelin 90.

Booked:- Caldwell, Ian Murray, Sproule.



Celtic:-
Douglas, McNamara, Balde, Varga, Laursen, Petrov, Lennon, Sutton (McGeady 32), Thompson (Fernandez 81), Hartson (Beattie 74), Bellamy.

Subs Not Used:- Marshall, Henchoz, Lambert, Wallace.

Goals:- Petrov 5, Hartson 31, Bellamy 69.

Booked:- Lennon, Balde.

Att:- 15,787

Ref:- K Clark.

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