SPL - Celtic lose at Tannadice

Eurosport - Sun, 22 Nov 12:17:00 2009

Celtic were denied a return to the top of the SPL after they were dramatically beaten 2-1 by Dundee United at Tannadice Park.

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Barry Robson scored a goal against his old club from the penalty spot that looked as though it would re-establish their two-point lead over Rangers, only for Jon Daly and Darren Dods (pictured) to both score headers late on and seal a first win over Celtic for a decade.

A swift Celtic counter-attack with 20 minutes remaining ended with Dods sticking a leg out just inside the box that sent Robson tumbling, and the midfielder picked himself up to slot a cool finish past Nicky Weaver.

Just after that goal, Irish striker Daly replaced Damian Casalinuovo to make his first appearance of the season after a long injury lay-off.

Daly almost scored with his first touch when Dods headed a corner back across goal, but Daly could only steer his close-range header over the bar.

He atoned for that miss 10 minutes later when he rose unmarked to guide a header past Weaver and level the match.

After Daly found redemption with a goal it was Dods's turn to do the same, and in the final minute of the 90 he also benefitted from some lax set-piece defending from Celtic to send a bullet header into the back of the net.

The defeat means that Celtic have now won just two of their last 10 matches in all competitions, heaping more pressure on Bhoys boss Tony Mowbray.

The first decent chance of an open first quarter of the match fell to Celtic's Andreas Hinkel. The German full-back cut in from the right and drills a venomous left-footed strike that Weaver got down low to save.

Barry Robson and Danny Fox both fired free-kicks over the bar, while Marc-Antoine Fortune could have scored had he struck Aiden McGeady's ball back from the byline rather than take the extra touch.

United competed well in the early stages, but as the half wore on Celtic began to increasingly pin them back in their own half, with the runs of McGeady in particular causing them problems.

However, in Jennison Myrie-Williams United have genuine pace of their own, and the young English winger led out several breaks from Celtic set-pieces. Right at the end of the half, Myrie-Williams was brought down by Glenn Loovens, who earned a booking for the foul.

After the break it was United who started the brighter, with Myrie-Williams flashing a low drilled shot just wide of the post before Prince Buaben forced Lukasz Zaluska to tip his effort over the bar.

After Weaver came off his line quickly to smother a shot from Fortune and Casalinuovo hit the bar with a header, the match descended into a somewhat scrappier affair before the drama of the final 20 minutes unfolded.

Tony Mabert / Eurosport

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  1. I'm a Celtic supporter....but I warned you all­­­ before the season started that sacking Strachan and­­­ hiring this fool would bring nothing but misery....I­­­ hate being right all the time. Nothing short of a­­ minor­ miracle will prevent Rangers winning the title­­­ again...have a look at those bas*ads....they havent­­­ even lost a game yet and they have a game in hand­ with­­ a 1 point lead at this early stage!! What hope­ do­­ Celtic have...?
    Time to go Mowbray before you­ get­­ lynched...and shut up Robson you jacka**
    The­ brand of football being played this season under his­ guard is the worst i've seen in years!!

    From andy, on Tue 24 Nov 7:43AM
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    I REST MY CASE JUST LOOK AT THE UTTER BILE THAT THICK­ GIT STEVENM. IS SPOUTING NO WONDER NOBODY LIKES YOUR­ MOB WHEN YOU HAVE IDIOTS LIKE THAT IN YOUR RANKS THE­ GUY IS A COMPLETE AND UTTER MORON WITH NO BRAIN CELLS.

    From Gary S, on Mon 23 Nov 3:56PM

  3. Rearrange this phrase .... PISH UTTER!!!

    From Pocket Rocket, on Mon 23 Nov 3:53PM
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    hey geekster when did UP THE RA and boys of the old­ brigade become the irish national anthem and dont give­ me your mince that its folk songs/ENGLISH SAM

    From john, on Mon 23 Nov 3:52PM
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    GEESTER 232, HA HA
    SEE YOUVE PROVED MY POINT, YOU­ EFFING CHEESEHEAD
    YOU CELTIC AND RANGERS SCUM DONT EVEN­ KNOW WHAT COUNTRY YOU LIVE IN,
    IRISH ANTHEM ,FEN AND­ PROVO HYMNS !!
    YOUR IN THE WRONG COUNTRY, TROUBLE IS­ IRELAND DONT WANT YOU EITHER.
    SO THE NORTH POLE IT IS­ !

    From MARK, on Mon 23 Nov 3:48PM
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    WHY DONT ALL YOU CELTIC SUPPORTERS OUT THERE JUST ADMIT­ IT YOUR TEAM IS UTTER MINCE AND YOU KNOW IT YOU DESERVE­ TO BE WHERE YOU ARE IF NOT LOWER IN THE LEAGUE YOU ARE­ SECOND RATE BEHIND THE QUEENS TEAM JUST REMEMBER DOGS­ @#$% ON GREEN GRASS AND BLUE IS WHERE HEAVEN IS .

    From Gary S, on Mon 23 Nov 3:39PM

  7. #235 are you a celtic fan ?

    From the azzurri, on Mon 23 Nov 3:10PM

  8. looks like big AIDEN
    GAVE ALL THE SILLY HUNS BRILLIANT­ PELTERS LAST NIGHT
    G I R U Y's
    well done aiden bhoy­ keep up the good work

    From TIMALLOY, on Mon 23 Nov 3:04PM

  9. #231 english/bam you talk some merde

    From the azzurri, on Mon 23 Nov 2:45PM

  10. #228 ub40 never throw away your scarf mmm you just­ might watching this mince week in week out i've­ followed celtic for 40 years now and this must be the­ worst football i've seen in that time,even liam­ bradys side would have walked all over this mince the­ problem ls imo the defence with caldwell and co get­ them out the side asap and replace them with two decent­ centre backs that can read and play the game but i­ doubt that will happen cos reid and co dont want the­ club to go into debt so no big buys in january. just­ watch mowbrays body language at the next game and that­ will tell you something the doesn't want to be­ there and the job is to big for him after all he was­ 3rd choice.

    From the azzurri, on Mon 23 Nov 2:44PM

  11. You talk piish SAM. Investigate my arsse. They sang the­ Irish Nationanl anthem. No different from your lot­ singing No Surrender at Ipoke. Emailed UEFA my boaby.

    From Geester, on Mon 23 Nov 2:41PM
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    MORE IRA SINGING FROM THOSE TIMS AT TANNADICE I HAVE­ EMAILED EUEFA AND I GOT A REPLY SAYING THEY ARE GOING­ TO INVESTIGATE ITS ABOUT TIME SOMETHING WAS DONE A ONE­ YEAR BAN FOR THOSE BILE BIGOTS SHOULD DO THE­ TRICK/ENGLISH SAM

    From john, on Mon 23 Nov 2:34PM
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    AHHH POOR WEE CELTIC
    NO-ONE WANTS YOU
    SPL WOLD BE­ BETTER OFF IFF YOU AND YOUR BIGOTED OTHER HALF FROM­ GLASGOW JOINED THE PREMIERSHIP ! BUT ALAS THEY DONT­ WANT YOU EITHER.
    NO DECENT PLAYERS WANT TO JOIN­ YOU
    YOUR FANS HAVE THE IQ OF A PUDDLE IN THE­ STREET.
    TAKE YOUR SAD PATHETIC HYMNS AND YOUR BRAIN­ DEAD HOOLIGANS AND F.UC,K OFF TO THE NORTH POLE.
    YOU­ ARE SCUM !!!!!

    From MARK, on Mon 23 Nov 2:26PM

  14. why do use gers fans( so called ) keep replying to­ s*ite with more s*ite use r just as bad as the­ rest-hail hail. mogga stop dribbling we were pi*h

    From bald amigo, on Mon 23 Nov 12:16PM

  15. a very poor celtic side these days indeed, aiden loked­ sharp in 1st half but no-1 with the same football brain­ as him.to click, fair-play to the arabs ,they did a­ celtic on the celts.....paddy mcourt should start next­ game,along side samaris, skippy looks uninterested ­ FORTUNE COST A FORTUNE, AT PRESENT @#$% TONY­ BHOY..BRING ON THE CHINA-MAN,AS WELL AAS WEE­ MGINN,FAITHFULL THROUGH AND THROUGH,PS YOU NEVER THROW­ AWAY YOUR HOOPS SCARF,,,XXXX

    From UB40,LOCHEE, on Mon 23 Nov 11:55AM
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    fail fail!

    From stantheman711, on Mon 23 Nov 10:55AM

  17. United We Love You!!!!!

    From Shimmy83, on Mon 23 Nov 10:54AM

  18. DEFENCE IS SHOCKING
    THEN THERES THE FORWARDS

    From Alan, on Mon 23 Nov 10:50AM

  19. Aiden 207, good reply regarding vocab and the­ like...pity you spelt amount wrong!
    Celtic are out of­ the cup, Europe and now looking like slipping down the­ league..
    I dont know whats going on - I am losing­ interest recently, just want Celtic to pull it together­ and sort this @#$% out...Gus Hiddink for celtic.! he­ would fix it.

    From greg, on Mon 23 Nov 10:07AM

  20. good morning
    YIN
    TAKE IT YOUV'E BEEN AT YER WORK­ LIKE THE MAN SAYS SLAVE BHOY
    GET ALL THE OVERTIME YOU­ CAN

    From championees, on Mon 23 Nov 10:05AM
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