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  1. Advantage Rangers as Celtic held

    Advantage Rangers as Celtic held

    The SPL title race was taken out of Celtic's hands after they were held to a goalless draw by a gutsy Hibernian side at Easter Road. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hibernian
    • Celtic
    • FT AND THERE IS THE FINAL WHISTLE. Celtic have been held and Rangers will have a two point lead going into the final match of the season.
    • 90+3 Celtic scream penalty as Nakamura goes down in the box but that is never a penalty.
    • 90+2 Riordan gets booked for kicking the ball away and is then subbed.
    • 90+2 Good corner but Ma-Kalambay is fouled going up for the ball. About 90 seconds left.
    • 90+1 Nakamura with a powerful drive - it hits off Jones's head and goes over for a corner.
    • 90' There will be THREE EXTRA MINUTES - can Zanten booked for taking out McGeady.
    • 90' Hanlon on for Bamba as we await the board.
    • 88' Celtic nearly caught out on the break as they pile men forward but Rankin curls a poor effort straight at Boruc.
    • 87' McDonald backs into Ma-Kalambay who flaps a ball away for a corner but AGAIN Hibs defend it and AGAIN it is Jones.
    • 86' Ma-Kalambay flaps at a Nakamura corner but Naylor can't get to the ball at the back post.
    • 85' Maloney digs out another cross but again Ma-Kalambay is there.
    • 84' It is ALL CELTIC and it has been for a while but credit Hibs they are defending like lions.
    • 82' Bamba now booked for Hibs - Celtic with a corner but Ma-Kalambay gathers very well.
    • 82' Vennegoor of Hesselink and Ma-Kalambay go for the ball at the same time - it spills out but Jones is there again to clear away.
    • 81' Naylor puts in something that is neither a cross nor a shot. Hibs under pressure but keeping their shape.
    • 80' Brave sliding tackle from van Zanten in the box on McGeady if he got that wrong it would have been a penalty.
    • 79' Lots of Celtic fans are biting nails now - is the title slipping away from them? It will be advantage Rangers unless they can find a goal.
    • 77' Ma-Kalambay in the book for time wasting.
    • 76' Hinkel with another good cross - Vennegoor of Hesselink has a free header but his puts it over the bar.
    • 75' Hartley tries his luck from distance but he drags it well wide. Meanwhile, Chisholm has been booked for Hibs.
    • 74' Ma-Kalambay bats away another McGeady cross - it is so tense out there.
    • 73' Riordan whips in a fine free-kick and Fletcher is there but he just cannot get enough on it. Scare for Celtic though.
    • 71' McDonald plays a good one-two on the edge of the area with Vennegoor of Hesselink and it looks like he is going to score but Ma-Kalambay rushes out and makes a fine save.
    • 70' Jones has been SUPERB for Hibs - another great tackle on Maloney.
    • 69' Good run from McGeady but then his shot is blocked by his own man! Scott McDonald.
    • 68' Another Celtic change - on comes Shaun Maloney for Scott Brown who may have a knock.
    • 67' McGeady with the play in front of his chips through a terrible pass and another chance goes for Celtic.
    • 66' Ma-Kalambay has to dive to bat away McGeady's cross with Vennegoor of Hesselink lurking.
    • 65' Fletcher again sets up Riordan and he tries a shot first time but it goes well over the bar.
    • 63' Vennegoor of Hesselink comes on and the poor Samaras makes way.
    • 62' Caldwell booked for a deliberate handball.
    • 61' Riordan with a half chance but he fires wide at the near post and Boruc looked to have it covered in any event.
    • 60' Vennegoor of Hesselink has his track-suit top off - it looks like he is going to come on.
    • 57' Hibs with a free-kick in a central position 30 yards out but Riordan can only fire it into the wall.
    • 56' Hibs have settled into the game a bit now. It was a tough 10 minute spell for them but they have dealt with the danger.
    • 54' John Rankin has gone in the book for a foul on Nakamura - the referee played advantage but once the ball went dead he showed a card to the Hibs man.
    • 53' Flecther nearly puts Riordan in at the other end but Caldwell defends the danger well.
    • 52' Brown arrives to meet a long throw from Naylor but it goes over the bar.
    • 50' Celtic have a couple of corner in a row - Hibernian defend them but they are living on the edge a bit now.
    • 49' McNamura whips another free-kick into the box - Ma-Kalambay is just about able to punch it clear - and then McDonald has a shot blocked by Thicot. ALL CELTIC
    • 47' Samaras takes the ball down well in the box but Jones with a great challenge clears the danger.
    • 46' McGeady skips by van Zanten but then Bamba blocks his cross - bright start from Celtic.
    • 46' And we are back underway - what a big 45 minutes coming up here.
    • HT And that is the last action of the half. Celtic have work to do. They really need a win as the SPL table tells the whole story
    • 45' McDonald does superb to take down a long ball but then he just drags wide his shot. It was difficult to do that all in one movement with the ball slightly underneath his feet.
    • 44' Lovely swivel from McGeady on the edge of the box but his cross then cannot find anyone.
    • 43' Hibs waste a free-kick as Jones overhits a ball into the box.
    • 41' McGeady cuts onto his right foot and tries a shot from distance but he drags it wide - poor effort.
    • 39' Caldwell gets his head on a free-kick and Hinkel nearly turns it in at the far post.
    • 37' Superb sliding tackle from Bamba sees him take the ball from McGeady - the crowd loved that.
    • 35' Some terrible passing from both teams - Samaras gives it away from Celtic and then Chilsom does the same for Hibs.
    • 32' Rankin puts a Hibs free-kick into the box but it evades everyone and goes wide.
    • 30' Loovens heads over another Celtic corner - they are winning a few of those but nothing to trouble Ma-Kalambay so far.
    • 28' Brown flicks on a cross from McGeady and it looks like it will drop for Samaras but Jones defends the danger well.
    • 27' Nakamura whips in a free from the right and for a moment it looks like Caldwell is going to score but Ma-Kalambay does just enough to clear the danger.
    • 26' Ian Murray with a nasty looking challenge - he gets a yellow card and can have no complaints.
    • 25' Hibs are starting to get into this game now. Fletcher shows good strength to turn on the edge of the box before firing a decent shot just wide.
    • 23' STUNNING overhead kick from Fletcher as he springs the offside trap. Boruc has to make a very good save. That would have been some goal.
    • 21' Stevenson looks to be brought down on the edge of the area but the referee again gives nothing. Hibs fans are not happy.
    • 19' Hibs big problem is their inability to hang onto the ball. They look solid enough at the back but they are having to do too much defending and Celtic will find holes if this continues.
    • 17' McDonald dives down after being brushed by van Zanten looking for a penalty. Van Zanten is not impressed with the Australian - there was contact but not much.
    • 15' Game in a bit of a lull at the moment but Celtic remain on top.
    • 13' McGeady takes on his man down the left but he loses control of the ball and it goes out for a goal kick.
    • 11' Samaras gets his header on the corner but there is too much on it and it goes over the bar. Again a half chance though.
    • 11' Great ball in from Hinkel - it brushes off a Hibs head and falls for McDonald but his effort is deflected over the bar for a corner.
    • 9' Glenn Loovens is at the heart of the Celtic defence today. Despite being
    • 7' Hibs have their first little attacking spell. Good cross whipped in by Riordan, Rob Jones gets his head on it but it goes well over the bar.
    • 6' McDonald and Ticot sort of fall together in the box when it looked for a moment that the Australian striker might be able to get a shot away.
    • 5' McDonald put across another dangerous low cross that McGeady nearly gets on the end of. All Celtic in these opening moments.
    • 4' Early corner wasted from Celtic as Nakamura cannot beat the first man.
    • 3' Bright start from Celtic - Samaras has flashed a dangerous ball across the face of the goal while Brown had a shot from distance blocked.
    • 2' Celtic wearing yellow today have lost three of their last four visits here including a 2-0 defeat last September.
    • 1' And we are underway at Easter Road.
    • - You can see the teams below. Paul Hartley comes in for Crosas which is the only change from the side that beat Dundee United in midweek.
    • - Rangers beat Aberdeen yesterday. See how they did it
    • - Welcome to our LIVE comments from this massive SPL game between Hibernian and Celtic. After Rangers win yesterday Celtic are three points behind with two games left to Rangers one. SPL table

  • Summary

    • 71' McDonald plays a good one-two on the edge of the area with Vennegoor of Hesselink and it looks like he is going to score but Ma-Kalambay rushes out and makes a fine save.
    • 45' McDonald does superb to take down a long ball but then he just drags wide his shot. It was difficult to do that all in one movement with the ball slightly underneath his feet.
    • 39' Caldwell gets his head on a free-kick and Hinkel nearly turns it in at the far post.
    • 23' STUNNING overhead kick from Fletcher as he springs the offside trap. Boruc has to make a very good save. That would have been some goal.
    • 11' Great ball in from Hinkel - it brushes off a Hibs head and falls for McDonald but his effort is deflected over the bar for a corner.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Hibernian

    Starting line-up

    • Y. Ma-Kalambay Yellow Card
    • D. Van Zanten Yellow Card
    • S. Thicot
    • R. Jones
    • I. Murray Yellow Card
    • R. Chisholm Yellow Card
    • S. Bamba Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)
    • J. Rankin Yellow Card
    • L. Stevenson
    • S. Fletcher
    • D. Riordan Yellow Card Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • J. Johansson
    • J. Keenan
    • A. O'Brien Substitution In90′
    • P. Hanlon Substitution In90′
    • A. McNeil
    • D. McCormack
    • J. Cropley

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Celtic

    Starting line-up

    • A. Boruc
    • A. Hinkel
    • G. Caldwell Yellow Card
    • G. Loovens
    • L. Naylor
    • S. Nakamura
    • S. Brown Yellow Card Substitution Out (68′)
    • P. Hartley
    • A. McGeady
    • S. McDonald
    • G. Samaras Substitution Out (63′)

    Subs

    • M. Brown
    • J. Vennegoor of Hesselink Substitution In63′
    • S. Maloney Substitution In68′
    • W. Flood
    • D. O'Dea
    • M. Crosas
    • M. Misan

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. an paul huxy the fat lady has sung ur mommas right here­ singing for me tha now lol tell me is her sis as fat as­ her if so we can remake the film the 2 fat slags!!!

    From Pure.Mayehm, on Sun 17 May 3:51PM

  2. lets laugh at celtic now cause we have been laughing­ all season at rangers F.B.Kanus ha ha ha whats gonna­ happen when a real team comes calling?

    From paulhuxy, on Sun 17 May 3:49PM

  3. blowing your own trumpet there about fans not even able­ to go to england without causing trouble?????? very­ very rare do any scottish fans have a prob with bad­ behaviour UNLIKE THE ENGLISH!!! TRACK RECORDS SPEAK 4­ THEM SELFS..........................canny handle tha­ drink thats the prob.

    From Pure.Mayehm, on Sun 17 May 3:48PM

  4. celtic fans are pig sick and suffering from swine­ flu.shame

    From george.peddie, on Sun 17 May 3:46PM

  5. and 4 all you daft english c**ts,yir league's @#$%­ FACT!! apart fae Man Utd,Chelsea,Liverpool,Arsenal­ & Spurs the rest of the english premiership are­ pathetic,most over-rated league in the world!! seria­ a,la liga & german bundesliga have far better­ teams.

    From Jaffa1978, on Sun 17 May 3:45PM

  6. yes it's not over till the fat Lady sings,but she­ is standing at IBROX!!!!!!!!! COME ON THE­ TEDDY-BEARS,WE CAN and WE WILL!!!!!!!!!

    From A, on Sun 17 May 3:45PM

  7. ALL THE BLUE BELLS BLUE....just like to say thanx to­ the HI BEES...LOL

    From Ian, on Sun 17 May 3:44PM

  8. Billy ur nothing but a dirty f**king orange bas**rd,and­ we will still win the league coz ur teams a f**king­ joke!!
    If uz win the league it will be a f**king joke­ FACT!! ya smelly peedo pr*ck

    From Jaffa1978, on Sun 17 May 3:40PM

  9. yes it's not over till the fat Lady sings,but she­ is standing at IBROX!!!!!!!!! COME ON THE­ TEDDY-BEARS,WE CAN and WE WILL!!!!!!!!!

    From A, on Sun 17 May 3:38PM

  10. Only the double then. Oh well, that'll do.

    From Paul, on Sun 17 May 3:37PM

  11. i am not crying thats a fact rangers are a disgrace the­ facts speak for themselves cant even go to england­ without making a embarassment of scotland. and for­ billy naka is a vegetarian another fact! and who won­ the first bit of silver ware this season? do you have­ to be thick to be a gers fan?

    From paulhuxy, on Sun 17 May 3:36PM
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    ...and Celtic are going home with NOTHING.

    From Paul, on Sun 17 May 3:34PM

  13. GREAT RESULT FOR HIBS AND SCOTTISH FOOTBALL - BUT­ BEFORE EITHER RANGERS OR CELTIC FANS GET EXCITED -­ NEITHER SIDE WOULD SURVIVE IN THE ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP­
    GEORGE (A RANGERS FAN)

    From mcavoygmac, on Sun 17 May 3:30PM

  14. DRY YOUR EYES CELTIC SCUM, NO SILVER , WE ARE THE­ CHAMPIONS 08-09 !!!!!

    From Billy, on Sun 17 May 3:23PM

  15. PAUL DRY YOUR EYES AND STOP CRYING LIKE A BIG GIRL !!!!

    From Billy, on Sun 17 May 3:22PM

  16. 211 , honestly you are talking @#$% that you would come­ up to scotland and do that not enough credit given to­ the league . but never mind that , thatss your opinion­ a loada @#$% it may be , but that whay we have forums .­ also 215 i said we is the furthest andy has been not­ the millwall team , you picked me up wtong on that ? ­ should be intersting next week lads ,

    From rooneyjay, on Sun 17 May 3:21PM

  17. makes up for the game durin the week when dundee utd­ should have at least got a draw with ya's.­ c'mon the gers!

    From elliedonley, on Sun 17 May 3:21PM

  18. lets all laugh at celtic lets all laugh at celtic lets­ all laugh at celtic lets all laugh at celtic lets all­ laugh at celtic lets alets all laugh at celtic lets all­ laugh at celtic ll laugh at celtic lets all laugh at­ lets all laugh at celtic lets all laugh at celtic­ celtic lets all laugh at celtic lets all laugh at­ celtic lets all laugh at celtic lets all laugh at­ celtic lets all laugh at celtic lets all laugh at­ celtic lets all laugh at celtic lets all laugh at­ celtic lets all laugh at celtic

    From andy, on Sun 17 May 3:20PM

  19. CELTIC WHERE ARE YOU'S, AWAY SEEING THE FATHER, IS­ THAT THE FATHER THAT SAYS BEND OVER MY SON OD IS WITH­ YOU !!!!!

    From Billy, on Sun 17 May 3:20PM

  20. The wee dwarf doesn't seem too happy.

    From Paul, on Sun 17 May 3:19PM
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