Wednesday February 22, 2012 Day 30 Finished Celtic Park

  1. Celtic down defiant Dunfermline

    Celtic down defiant Dunfermline

    Charlie Mulgrew's rocket from 35 yards and sub James Forrest's close-range effort sent Celtic to a 2-0 victory over Dunfermline. More

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    Time:90'
    • Celtic
    • Dunfermline Athletic
    • 90'+2 And that's the final whistle. Celtic march relentlessly on to another SPL title and the records are set to tumble as they notch up their 16th SPL win on the spin! It's ended Celtic 2 Dunfermline 0 with goals from Charlie Mulgrew and sub James Forrest! Thanks for joining us!
    • 90'+1 Commons goes for goal from distance. Flies well, well over Smith's bar. That's probably the last chance of the night.
    • 90' There it is. Two minutes as Samaras loses control. Recovers and gets the ball away to the far post and it's put behind for another Celtic corner.
    • 90' Last minute. Can't be much time to be added on!
    • 89' Hutton for Dunfermline. Awful back pass by Hardie! Lets in HOOPER, but Smith is smartly off his line to divert the ball away for a corner!
    • 88' Ki plays the ball into the box. Dummied by Brozek, but Hooper can't reach it. Now he has it, SHOOTS!! Smith again beats it away. The Dunfermline keeper has earned his corn tonight -no question!
    • 86' We're in the last five minutes at Celtic Park. It's Celtic 2 Dunfermline 0 as Samaras strays offside.
    • 85' That's a rare glimpse of goal for Dunfermline, but it ends with a disappointing shot from Boyle.
    • 84' Forrest now, gets his cross in, but scuffs that one and that'll drift out for a Dunfermline goal kick.
    • 83' It's Commons again. Smith makes the parry and gets away with a fortunate rebound! No one in the right place to make the follow up!
    • 81' COMMONS!! Over the bar!! This is shooting practice for Celtic now! Surely there's a third in the offing?
    • 80' Last 10 minutes as Cha plays it square to Commons. Forrest with a neat turn but that's an awful shot! Did all the hard work!
    • 79' Celtic with another corner. Samaras takes it short for Ki. Looks for Ledley, Paul Burns makes the clearance, but the hosts have another free-kick. There's no let up in the pressure!
    • 78' Here comes the Pole. Scott Brown makes way for the Trabzonspor loanee.
    • 77' That's surely game over as Lennon prepares to throw Pawel Brozek into the fray.
    • 76' Not any more it isn't!! GOAL CELTIC!! Hooper with a great cross to the far post, Dunfermline fail to deal with it and Forrest stabs the ball home!! Celtic 2 Dunfermline 0!!
    • 75' We're in the last 15 minutes. Despite all the Celtic pressure, it's a tenuous lead!
    • 74' Boyle with another timely block in his own area. That'll be another Celtic corner. The Bhoys are knocking firmly on the door. In it comes, drifting towards the back post, knocked away eventually, but that was a bit close for comfort!
    • 72' Ki with a Cruyff turn, finds Ledley, that's ANOTHER back-heel looking for Ki, but again the yellow shirts stand firm at the expense of a corner.
    • 71' The ball is back with Forster. Launches it long. Headed on by Samaras. The Greek gets it back, finds Commons. Tried to play in Hooper but McCann was wise to that one.
    • 70' Ki for Celtic outside the Dunfermline box. Plays it across, Cha goes to ground. No foul says the ref.
    • 68' And the final change for the Pars. Martin Hardie replaces Buchanan.
    • 67' Here's the change. It's Stokes and Izaguirre who make way for Samaras and Forrest.
    • 66' Samaras and Forrest are waiting to come on as Commons comes forward, Ki to the byline, BROWN ARRIVES!! Tipped over by Smith!!
    • 65' Free-kick to Celtic in a good position! Dunfermline opt for a three-man wall... Mulgrew and Stokes are over it! STOKES!! Poor effort! Well over the bar!
    • 64' Looks like Lennon has seen enough. Georgios Samaras and James Forrest are warming up.
    • 63' Quick counter by Celtic! Commons tries his luck from distance but that drifts wide!
    • 62' In it comes! THOMSON!! Off the line by Izaguirre! That's another scare for the hosts! No wonder Neil Lennon is agitated on the touchline!
    • 61' Mulgrew concedes a needless corner as Willis comes on for Cardle.
    • 60' Dunfermline play themselves into trouble and Keddie eventually hoofs it away.
    • 59' Looks like Jim McIntyre are lining up another sub. Paul Willis is warming up.
    • 58' Yellow card for Ryan Thomson following a clumsy foul. That's the first booking of the night.
    • 57' How long can the Pars hold out! LEDLEY again with the shot! Pushed away by Smith but only as far as HOOPER!! Oooh! Volleyed way over the Dunfermline bar!! Rush of blood to the head there!
    • 56' HOOPER!! Again Smith makes the save!
    • 55' Cha again, cuts it back to LEDLEY! Smith again is equal to the effort!
    • 54' Smith takes a Dunfermline goal kick. Knocked out by Mulgrew for a throw. Celtic win it back. Commons to Cha on the overlap, ball falls to HOOPER!! Scuffed his shot!
    • 52' Let off for both sides in the space of two minutes there! Dunfermline are still in this, but they have to take their chances at Celtic Park!
    • 51' Dunfermline counter! BUCHANAN!! Now he's missed with a header from six yards!! What a chance! Nipped in between the central defenders, but put it wide!
    • 50' That's better from Izaguirre on the overlap! Great cross! STOKES!! Must be!! NO!! He's put it wide!! Incredible miss!! Should have been two and maybe game over!
    • 49' Stokes from Hooper. Back to Hooper. Brown looks for a way forward. Plays it out to Izaguirre. Poor cross from the Honduran!
    • 48' Celtic with time and space to play the ball around. Dunfermline with everyone back bar Buchanan. That's another neat back heel looking for Commons in the box. Almost came off!
    • 47' Free-kick to Celtic. Commons plays it short for Ki. Knocks it long and that's blocked.
    • 46' And we're back underway as Cardle's up and under goes out for a Celtic goal kick.
    • 46' Sub for Dunfermline at the break. Austin McCann is on for Rutkiewicz.
    • 45' And that's the half time whistle! Stevie O'Reilly brings the first period to a close right on time! It's Celtic 1 Dunfermline 0 at the break!
    • 44' Boyle stands firm in the Dunfermline defence as Celtic again press.
    • 43' Izaguirre tries his luck from distance! He may have been inspired by Mulgrew but the Honduran certainly didn't have Mulgrew's boots on there!
    • 42' Izaguirre swings the ball in. Ledley rises but can't get over it and his header is well over Smith's bar.
    • 41' We're in the last five minutes of the half remaining. It's Celtic 1 Dunfermline 0.
    • 40' Dunfermline have won a corner. In it comes to the far post! KEDDIE!! Headed straight at Fraser Forster! That could - and should - have been 1-1! What an opportunity for Jim McIntyre's men!
    • 39' COMMONS AGAIN!! That's another long range effort that Smith has to keep an eye on! Pushed away and the Pars can counter!
    • 38' Cha again driving the green and white hoops forward. Dunfermline have everyone back.
    • 37' Good counter by Celtic! Kiddie is shrugged off by Hooper, finds COMMONS! Pushed away again by Smith! The keeper is earning his money tonight!
    • 36' Dunfermline on the ball. Goes all the way back to Alex Keddir. Knocks it long and that's headed away.
    • 35' Commons tries his luck now! Smith is equal to that one low down!
    • 33' You can't say that wasn't coming! Dunfermline have been stubborn in defence but that was a piece of magic to break the deadlock. Maybe Smith could have done better, but take nothing away from Mulgrew! Wow!
    • 32' They lasted two minutes!! GOAL CELTIC!! Charlie Mulgrew lets fly with a left-foot rocket from some 35 yards and that soars beyond Smith and into the net!! What a strike!!! Celtic lead 1-0!!
    • 30' We're 30 minutes into the match. Dunfermline are a third of the way through this match with their goal intact. But there's a long,long way to go to hang on.
    • 29' Commons to HOOPER!! Straight down Smith's throat with that effort!
    • 28' Some impatience around Celtic Park. They're very used to winning here, but it's 0-0 at the moment.
    • 27' Ledley has it. Izaguirre to Brown, Stokes looks for Commons, clipped to the far post, KI!! Blocked by a yellow shirt! That looked like it was heading for the corner!
    • 26' Brown again in the thick of things. Can't control that pass from Stokes and Dunfermline can clear their lines again.
    • 25' Brown hits the deck in the box! No penalty says Stevie O'Reilly. Good decision.
    • 24' Hutton looks for Dowie as the visitors try and relieve the pressure. Ki beats Buchanan and moves into the centre circle. Good interplay by Celtic. Commons eventually looks for Stoke sin a crowded penalty area. Knocked away.
    • 22' Halfway through the first period. STOKES!! Great turn and hit from some 25 yards out and that pulls out a good stop from Smith!
    • 21' For all the Celtic pressure, that's the first real save that Smith has had to make. In fairness, that wasn't Hooper's best effort. He should have done better.
    • 20' The corner flies across the area, Celtic bring it away, Stokes to HOOPER, he's one on one with Smith!! SO CLOSE!! Smith gets the merest of touches as the shot is dragged across the goal! Great chance for Celtic!
    • 19' Buchanan storms forward, he has Hutton alongside and that is a superb sliding challenge from Cha to concede the corner! Celtic caught napping there!
    • 18' Two Celtic corners in quick succession, the second one's poor and Dunfermline counter!
    • 16' It's been all Celtic, but they haven't found the killer ball yet.
    • 15' Commons again drives Celtic forward. Brown to Hooper, great back-heel! But Stokes is narrowly offside! That was a nice piece of play by the champions-elect!
    • 14' The long ball finds the Pars' lone front man Liam Buchanan. Izaguirre hits the deck and that's a cheap free-kick for Celtic.
    • 13' Cha's cross in bobbles in the box. Gives Hutton something to think about, but eventually the Dunfermline man smacks the ball forward.
    • 12' Andy Dowie for the Pars. Brings in Rangers loanee Kyle Hutton, Scott Brown wins it, plays it to Ki. Ledley again. Ki to Commons on the touchline. Cross comes in and that's thumped away by Kevin Rutkiewicz. Took no chances there!
    • 10' Fraser Forster with his first real touch 10 minutes into the match. Ledley to Ki. The Korean looks up. Commons now, looks for Ki, but cut out by Boyle.
    • 9' Cha and Commons linking up well tonight. The Bhoys are already knocking on the door at Celtic Park as Dunfermline can barely get out of their half.
    • 8' Ki plays the ball back in, Smith palms that one away awkwardly as the ball bounces in front of him. Could have done better there!
    • 7' In it comes looking for Commons, away by Patrick Boyle.
    • 6' Cha leaves Joe Cardle for dead and that's the first corner of the match!
    • 5' All Celtic so far as Stokes is caught offside. We've seen nothing of the Pars in these early minutes.
    • 4' Izagurre now. To Ledley in the centre circle. Kommons plays it back to Ledley. Cha with the far post cross looking for Anthony Stokes! Too much on that one and it's out for a throw.
    • 3' Chris Smith takes it. Won back by Charlie Mulgrew. Knocks it forward but that'll drift through again to Smith off Brown.
    • 2' Lots of time for the South Koreans Cha and Ki to play the ball between them. Played for Gary Hooper. Looks for the corner but that'll be a goal kick to Dunfermline.
    • 1' Joe Cardle goes head to head with Scott Brown. Brown has the muscle to win that one.
    • 1' And we're underway in Glasgow!
    • 19:43 And here come the teams!
    • 19:40 And four for Jim McIntyre from the 1-1 draw with Inverness. Andy Dowie, Paul Burns, Liam Buchanan and Ryan Thomson are in. Jordan McMillan and Andy Kirk are out. Gary Mason and Jordan McMillan are subs.
    • 19:37 So four changes for Neil Lennon from the match against Hibs. Emilio Izaguirre, Cha Du-Ri, Ki Sung-Yeung and Kris Commons are in. Thomas Rogne and Victor Wanyama are out, while Adam Matthews and James Forrest drop to the bench.
    • 19:33 Our ref today is Stevie O'Reilly.
    • 19:32 And the DUNFERMLINE XI: Smith, Dowie, Rutkiewicz, Keddie, Boyle, Graham, Burns, Thomson, Hutton, Cardle, Buchanan. Subs: Goodfellow, McCann, Mason, Hardie, McDougall, Willis, Byrne.
    • 19:22 And the teams are in! CELTIC: Forster, Cha, K.Wilson, Mulgrew, Izaguirre, Brown, Ledley, Ki, Commons, Hooper, Stokes. Subs: Zaluska, Matthews, Majstorovic, Samaras, Brozek, McGeouch, Forrest.
    • 19:15 January's encounter at East End Park was an easier affair. Goals from Anthony Stokes, Victor Wanyama and Charlie Mulgrew saw Celtic to a comfortable 3-0 win in Fife.
    • 19:14 November's clash in Glasgow ended 2-1. Gary Hooper and James Forrest fired Celtic into a two-goal lead within 13 minutes, but Andrew Barrowman's strike three minutes from time set up a nervy finish.
    • 19:12 Celtic and Dunfermline have met twice this campaign with the Bhoys taking all the points on both occasions.
    • 19:11 And McIntyre will be well aware that the league leaders shrugged Hibs aside with ease at the weekend, cruising to a 5-0 win at Easter Road.
    • 19:09 A massive 49 points separate the Bhoys from Jim McIntyre's side who currently find themselves in a head-to-head with Hibernian at the bottom. Both clubs are eight points off safety.
    • 19:06 Lennon has insisted he is targeting trophies rather than records. But victory today would take Celtic an almost unassailable 20 points ahead of their rivals and the trophy could be theirs in March.
    • 19:04 A win today against the rock-bottom Pars would be Celtic's 13th consecutive win in all competitions and equal the achievement of Martin O'Neill's renowned side of 2004.
    • 19:02 Neil Lennon's team have one hand firmly placed on the SPL trophy following Rangers' 10-point deduction, but even before the Gers met their fate, the Bhoys had built up a considerable head of steam and were powering away.
    • 19:00 Hello and welcome to our LIVE text coverage of tonight's SPL clash between Celtic and Dunfermline from Celtic Park!

  • Summary

    • 89' Hutton for Dunfermline. Awful back pass by Hardie! Lets in HOOPER, but Smith is smartly off his line to divert the ball away for a corner!
    • 88' Ki plays the ball into the box. Dummied by Brozek, but Hooper can't reach it. Now he has it, SHOOTS!! Smith again beats it away. The Dunfermline keeper has earned his corn tonight -no question!
    • 83' It's Commons again. Smith makes the parry and gets away with a fortunate rebound! No one in the right place to make the follow up!
    • 81' COMMONS!! Over the bar!! This is shooting practice for Celtic now! Surely there's a third in the offing?
    • 76' Not any more it isn't!! GOAL CELTIC!! Hooper with a great cross to the far post, Dunfermline fail to deal with it and Forrest stabs the ball home!! Celtic 2 Dunfermline 0!!
    • 74' Boyle with another timely block in his own area. That'll be another Celtic corner. The Bhoys are knocking firmly on the door. In it comes, drifting towards the back post, knocked away eventually, but that was a bit close for comfort!
    • 66' Samaras and Forrest are waiting to come on as Commons comes forward, Ki to the byline, BROWN ARRIVES!! Tipped over by Smith!!
    • 65' Free-kick to Celtic in a good position! Dunfermline opt for a three-man wall... Mulgrew and Stokes are over it! STOKES!! Poor effort! Well over the bar!
    • 63' Quick counter by Celtic! Commons tries his luck from distance but that drifts wide!
    • 62' In it comes! THOMSON!! Off the line by Izaguirre! That's another scare for the hosts! No wonder Neil Lennon is agitated on the touchline!
    • 57' How long can the Pars hold out! LEDLEY again with the shot! Pushed away by Smith but only as far as HOOPER!! Oooh! Volleyed way over the Dunfermline bar!! Rush of blood to the head there!
    • 56' HOOPER!! Again Smith makes the save!
    • 55' Cha again, cuts it back to LEDLEY! Smith again is equal to the effort!
    • 54' Smith takes a Dunfermline goal kick. Knocked out by Mulgrew for a throw. Celtic win it back. Commons to Cha on the overlap, ball falls to HOOPER!! Scuffed his shot!
    • 51' Dunfermline counter! BUCHANAN!! Now he's missed with a header from six yards!! What a chance! Nipped in between the central defenders, but put it wide!
    • 50' That's better from Izaguirre on the overlap! Great cross! STOKES!! Must be!! NO!! He's put it wide!! Incredible miss!! Should have been two and maybe game over!
    • 43' Izaguirre tries his luck from distance! He may have been inspired by Mulgrew but the Honduran certainly didn't have Mulgrew's boots on there!
    • 40' Dunfermline have won a corner. In it comes to the far post! KEDDIE!! Headed straight at Fraser Forster! That could - and should - have been 1-1! What an opportunity for Jim McIntyre's men!
    • 35' Commons tries his luck now! Smith is equal to that one low down!
    • 33' You can't say that wasn't coming! Dunfermline have been stubborn in defence but that was a piece of magic to break the deadlock. Maybe Smith could have done better, but take nothing away from Mulgrew! Wow!
    • 32' They lasted two minutes!! GOAL CELTIC!! Charlie Mulgrew lets fly with a left-foot rocket from some 35 yards and that soars beyond Smith and into the net!! What a strike!!! Celtic lead 1-0!!
    • 29' Commons to HOOPER!! Straight down Smith's throat with that effort!
    • 20' The corner flies across the area, Celtic bring it away, Stokes to HOOPER, he's one on one with Smith!! SO CLOSE!! Smith gets the merest of touches as the shot is dragged across the goal! Great chance for Celtic!
    • 19' Buchanan storms forward, he has Hutton alongside and that is a superb sliding challenge from Cha to concede the corner! Celtic caught napping there!
    • 19:32 And the DUNFERMLINE XI: Smith, Dowie, Rutkiewicz, Keddie, Boyle, Graham, Burns, Thomson, Hutton, Cardle, Buchanan. Subs: Goodfellow, McCann, Mason, Hardie, McDougall, Willis, Byrne.
    • 19:22 And the teams are in! CELTIC: Forster, Cha, K.Wilson, Mulgrew, Izaguirre, Brown, Ledley, Ki, Commons, Hooper, Stokes. Subs: Zaluska, Matthews, Majstorovic, Samaras, Brozek, McGeouch, Forrest.

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  1. gofu.ursel,
    nice comment mate,i know a/deen really­ hate the scum...but we hate them more! and are­ positively delighted to see them on their knees

    From crosstown rebel, on Fri 24 Feb 3:45

  2. craig (del boy )white is to challenge joesph fritzl for­ the world hide and seek champion.

    From Tony, on Thu 23 Feb 17:58

  3. well done celtic from all us aberdeen fans;-)

    From gofu.ursel, on Thu 23 Feb 16:17

  4. 20pts and counting,hail-hail-

    From ZORRO, on Thu 23 Feb 8:00

  5. BooB00 of course I do ......... & its offensive -­ full stop & not needed on this thread! LK has­ nowt 2 say - just wish he had kept it that way!

    From Hoopy, on Thu 23 Feb 7:36

  6. come on hoopy you know what it means (boo boo )

    From davy lobo, on Thu 23 Feb 7:29

  7. 1799 as long as people like you me and 99% take it­ asit shpuld be
    haha

    From davy lobo, on Thu 23 Feb 7:26
  8. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

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    o THE BLUE BELLS ARE BLUE
    watp proud and­ always will be .stb xxxxxx

    From davy lobo, on Thu 23 Feb 7:19

  9. davy lobo its ridiculous that we talk like this in this­ day and age,religion causes nothing but wars and hate.­ thank goodness (nearly said god there) im agnostic.dont­ know and dont care !

    From dandare1799, on Thu 23 Feb 7:16

  10. NEWS JUST IN..........Craig Whyte has tried to defend­ his actions by claiming he has a disorder that makes­ him hungry all the time.
    A reporter replied "that­ must be true because you have made a meal of­ Rangers".

    From OTRAS, on Thu 23 Feb 7:09

  11. both words are shall we say not needed?

    From davy lobo, on Thu 23 Feb 7:01

  12. lol ah did ask WATP

    From davy lobo, on Thu 23 Feb 6:56

  13. FENIAN-" regularly used as demeaning term for­ catholics" wikpedia .we could be here all­ night.they are all wrong !!

    From dandare1799, on Thu 23 Feb 6:51

  14. definition. HUN. A BARBOROUS OR DESTRUCTIVE PERSON !

    From dandare1799, on Thu 23 Feb 6:42

  15. LK2003 explain the FTP at the end of your post?

    From Hoopy, on Thu 23 Feb 6:37

  16. ' 175 Nothing tainted about it, even without the 10­ pts added we are still ahead. Any team that can come­ from a 15 deficit to go 10 pts ahead + the xtra ten­ then if they win this title they are worthy winners.­ Only reason we got another 10 pts was because Whyte­ tainted your team.

    From Margaret M, on Thu 23 Feb 6:34

  17. Thomas, a bigot is "a person who is intolerant of­ any ideas other than his/her own,ie, religion,­ politics, or race.
    Nice to hear you speaking so­ positively about the English in Pt 125.
    As for the­ "i don't use the term HUN for a Rangers­ fan", well, you must be the only Celtic fan in the­ World that doesn't.
    Oh, and a "Fenian" is­ "a member of an Irish revolutionary organization­ founded in the US in the 19th century to fight for an­ independant Ireland"
    So, i don't understand­ why you are so angry at my use of the word Fenian.

    From LK2003, on Thu 23 Feb 6:34

  18. THOMAS pmsl. but the police presence needed would not­ go unnoticed .

    From dandare1799, on Thu 23 Feb 6:32

  19. alan could yu publsh the meaning of the word HUN ...

    From davy lobo, on Thu 23 Feb 6:28

  20. 184 he is welcome at Paradise anytime as long as its­ not for Financial Advice

    From THOMAS, on Thu 23 Feb 6:19
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