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Kilmarnock had been forced to replace the injured Gordon Greer with Gary McDonald and the new defensive formation was breached after just two minutes. Nakamura stepped up to curl a superb left foot effort past the hand of Alan Combe and into the top corner of the net.
Celtic doubled their advantage when James Fowler felled Petrov in the area and Maloney coolly sent Combe the wrong way.
Zurawski fired straight at the goalkeeper and Killie made him pay for that miss when McManus brought down Nish and Naismith scored from the penalty spot.
Kilmarnock equalised after the break when Invincibile headed home a cross from Hay after Keane had lost possession.
But their joy lasted just two minutes as McManus fired Celtic back into the lead from six yards after a Keane drive was blocked following a corner.
Celtic went further ahead when Zurawski was found by a Ross Wallace cross and the referee's assistant ruled that the ball had crossed the line as Combe palmed clear after the striker's effort came off the underside of the bar.

Trivia

Celtic maintained their lead in the Scottish Premier League.
Roy Keane was given his home debut in a defensive role.

Teams

Celtic:-
Boruc, Telfer, Keane, McManus, Wallace, Lennon, Petrov, Nakamura, Maloney, Zurawski (McGeady 80), Hartson.

Subs not used:- Marshall, Virgo, Lawson, Thompson, Pearson, Camara.

Goals:- Nakamura 3, Maloney 16 pen, McManus 53, Zurawski 67.

Booked:- McManus.



Kilmarnock:-
Combe, Fowler, Lilley (Invincibile 38), Ford, Hay, Johnston, McDonald, Naismith, Wright, Nish (Di Giacomo 72), Wales (Murray 72).

Subs not used:- Bell, Dodds, Campbell, Jamie Adams.

Goals:- Naismith 24 pen, Invincibile 51.

Att:- 59,995

Ref:- C Murray

Articles

• Match Report (BBC)
• Strachan concern about defending. (BBC)

Pictures

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