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Quick Review

Celtic threatened early and Petrov sent Zurawski through on goal, but the Pole's left-footed drive from 16 yards was saved by Langfield at the second attempt.
Maloney's clever pass gave Roy Keane an opportunity from close range, but Langfield was again up to the task.
Celtic had claims for a penalty waved away by referee Mike McCurry, (how often have we heard that phrase?), believing that a Maloney cross struck Zander Diamond's hand 10 yards from goal.
Aberdeen were more positive after the break and forced a couple of early corners. Stuart Lovell lofted the ball over Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc and into the net but was pulled up for a foul.
A poor clearance from Langfield gave Shunsuke Nakamura a sight at goal, but the midfielder found the side-netting.
Celtic took heart from the defensive uncertainty and Zurawski cut the ball back for Petrov to drive the ball home from 12 yards.
A Keane cross from the right was cleared by Aberdeen defender Chris Clark, but it hit team-mate Diamond and into the path of Maloney, who quickly whipped it into the net from close range.
The points were already safe when Petrov set up Zurawaski in the dying seconds for a fine finish.

Trivia

Celtic named the same team that hammered Dunfermline 8-1 two weeks ago.
Celtic extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League to 16 points over Hearts.

Teams

Celtic:-
Boruc, Telfer, Balde, McManus, Wilson, Petrov, Lennon, Keane, Maloney, Zurawski, Hartson (Nakamura 63).

Subs not used:- Marshall, Varga, Pearson, Wallace, Dublin, Lawson.

Goals:- Petrov 66, Maloney 75, Zurawski 89.

Booked:- Balde.



Aberdeen:-
Langfield, MacFarlane, Anderson, Diamond, McNaughton, Nicholson (Foster 31), Severin, Griffin (Crawford 73), Clark, Lovell, Snoyl (Mackie 38).

Subs not used:- Kelly, Dempsey, Stewart, Macauley.

Booked:- MacFarlane.

Att:- 60,018

Ref:- M McCurry.

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