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Dundee Utd 2-4 Celtic

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic News' started by Murphy7, Nov 3, 2005.

By Murphy7 on Nov 3, 2005 at 2:23 PM
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    Celtic shown great belief and courage to come from behind to beat Dundee Utd at Tannadice in a six goal thriller. The result moved Celtic to the top of the SPL table for the first time under manager Gordon Strachan on what turned out to be a fantastic weekend for the Bhoys.

    Celtic started in a sluggish manner and almost went behind after only four minutes. A loose pass back by defender Bobo Balde presented the home side with a good opportunity. Goalkeeper Artur Boruc attempted to prevent the ball going for a corner and was lucky to recover in time to block Peter Canero's attempt to slot the loose ball into the net.

    Dundee Utd though would not have to wait long for an opening goal. Two minutes later Robson's in swinging corner flicked off the head of unfortunate Chris Sutton and into the Celtic striker's own net. This was the Englishman’s first own goal in his career and put the rest of his team under pressure in their attempt to climb to the top of the league.

    The goal stunned Celtic into action. The ever impressive Shaun Maloney had claims for a penalty waved away by the referee after a Kenneth challenge before the equaliser came after 17 minutes. Strachan had given Hartson a starting place, despite Craig Beattie's part in the 5-0 midweek hammering of Motherwell and this decision paid dividence. It was the Welsh striker who pounced after Sutton excellently dummied a pass from Paul Telfer to drive the ball under Derek Stillie's despairing hand from 16 yards. The keeper appeared slow to react and despite getting a strong hand to the ball, couldn’t keep it out.

    However, Stillie could do nothing to prevent Celtic from going ahead. He was wrong-footed by Sutton's clever toe-poke to divert a long-range effort from Maloney into the net. At first it looked a fortuities goal but the replays shown that it was just sheer class by the striker who made up for his earlier own goal.

    Celtic held the lead for only two minutes as United immediately struck back. Canero found the impressive Samuel on the edge of the box and the Trinidadian cleverly turned Stephen McManus and his powerful drive appeared to deceive Boruc.
    The game was beginning to look like a contender for game of the season as after another two minutes, there was another goal. Celtic restored their lead when a Maloney corner was deflected into the net off the back of the helpless Archibald under pressure from Sutton.

    Celtic lead at half-time and came out for the second period looking much more solid at the back. Samuel did threaten to restore parity early in the second half with a hitch-kick from 10 yards, but the striker's fantastic effort curled wide of the far post.
    Another chance was missed after Jim McIntyre did well to fire on target from a difficult angle. But the Polish International in the Celtic goal was well placed at the near post to block for a corner.

    Celtic put the game beyond doubt with two minutes remaining. Stillie blocked a close-range diving header from Hartson but was left stranded when substitute Stephen Pearson pounced on a late ball across the face of his goal to give Celtic the two goal cushion, and the vital three points.


    Dundee Utd: Stillie, Kenneth, Ritchie, Archibald, Wilson, Canero, Brebner, Kerr, Robson, Samuel, McIntyre(Miller 65).
    Subs Not Used: Samson, McInnes, Duff, Dodds, Robertson, Cameron.



    Celtic: (4-4-2)

    Boruc

    Telfer Balde McManus Camara

    Maloney(McGeady 90) Lennon Petrov Nakamura

    Hartson(Beattie 75) Sutton(Beattie),(Pearson 83).

    Subs Not Used: Virgo, Agathe, Wallace, Marshall.


    MOM: Maloney

    Att: 11,942


    Ref: A Freeland