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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. gers fans remember the big bannana skin from last year.­ it was aberdeen last year and it will be dundee utd­ this year its not over yet till that fat lady sings.at­ least celtic dont resort to cheating by faining injury­ to get players sent of as that is the only way rangers­ can win 11 men against 10 boys and even if you do win­ the league it will only disgrace scotland when you go­ to europe.mind it only took how many attemps at­ winning.

    From paulhuxy, on Sun 17 May 3:17PM

  2. NAKUMURA ATE MY DOG !!! HEALTH WARNING DOGS ARE GOING­ MISSING, NAKUMURA IS OUT AND ABOUT
    HELP, NAKUMURA ATE­ MY DOG !!!! SCUM

    From Billy, on Sun 17 May 3:17PM

  3. Well done the the other team in the green and white sh­ one t ..follow follow we shall follow Rangers ...no­ four in a row HELLO!!HELLO!!HELLO!!!

    From LUCY F, on Sun 17 May 3:13PM

  4. WHRE IS ALL THE CELTIC SUPPORTERS NOW !!!! DOING THEIR­ GARDEN !!!!

    From Billy, on Sun 17 May 3:13PM

  5. comment 197 millwall went to hungary recently in the­ eufa cup

    From brian d, on Sun 17 May 3:13PM

  6. comment 197 millwall went to hungary recently in the­ eufa cup

    From brian d, on Sun 17 May 3:13PM

  7. 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. priceless­ lmao CMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON THE TEDDYBEARS!!!!!!!

    From Pure.Mayehm, on Sun 17 May 3:13PM

  8. christienadkym...if Foster hadnt scored the own goal­ then the Rangers player would have put it in so dont­ give us your nonsense. Your graspin at straws. You were­ all celebratin the fact Rangers drew at Easter Road but­ its not so funny now eh?

    From mcramdc, on Sun 17 May 3:12PM

  9. rooneyjay u muppet if millwall was in the same league­ as celtic now we would qualify for europe any english­ team would piss that league

    From andy, on Sun 17 May 3:12PM

  10. Tottenham, Millwall & Celtic 4ever scum­ gooners & rangers @#$% low lifes

    From philip c, on Sun 17 May 3:12PM

  11. bit 2 faced willie law.on wednesday hibs had aids(your­ comment) and you were going to smash them up.Now u buy­ them a drink ?????????????.get a grip,yer just singing­ ginger but in blue

    From brian d, on Sun 17 May 3:11PM

  12. Poor poor Septic.

    From Paul, on Sun 17 May 3:11PM

  13. ABERDEEN 1 RANGERS 2 HIBS 0 CELTIC 0 that says it all­ SO SHUT THE FECK UP CHRISTIEANDKYM

    From Pure.Mayehm, on Sun 17 May 3:10PM

  14. cmon teddy bears youve to go to tannadice , you havent­ won anything ?? if im correct the league isnt­ mathmatically over ???? is that write ?? just­ wondering with all the comments youre leaving if you­ screw it up next week , therel be a few red faces ???? ­ we messed up today which puts youse in the driving­ seat , but statistics prove people crash , c you all­ next week ?? lol

    From rooneyjay, on Sun 17 May 3:09PM

  15. u still here Tich not drowing your sorrows in Iron Brew­ lmfao
    well done Hibs great result

    From andy, on Sun 17 May 3:09PM

  16. puremayehem
    its cool just makes next weekend worth­ watching dont you think? would it not be a shame for­ you if rangers dropped the ball see you next week
    enjoy­ it for the week

    From DR WHO mcm, on Sun 17 May 3:09PM

  17. Its hard to believe Hibs are 6th, they showed­ outstanding resiliance for 2 tough games in a row­ within a week and have yet to face another against­ Aberdeen as their last game. Ma-Kalambay and the­ defence did well to soak up the pressure. I'm a­ Gers fan but i take my hat off to Celtic for effort and­ Hibs for passion and tanacity.

    From p.liczkowski, on Sun 17 May 3:08PM

  18. LOL @ Celtic.

    From Paul, on Sun 17 May 3:08PM

  19. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, NO SURRENDER !!!!

    From Billy, on Sun 17 May 3:07PM

  20. agree with gee. Its not over. Lets not have any­ premature celebrations. We still need to win at­ Tannadice. I reckon the tims will beat Hearts so a draw­ is no good for us. We MUST win. Finish the job­ Gers!!!!

    From mcramdc, on Sun 17 May 3:07PM
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