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00:00half-time at Easter Road, it is Hibsnell, Celtic 2, a quick double in that first half, first from Dyson Maeda and then from Arnit Engels is giving Celtic real control
00:29of this match as they try and close the gap at the top to Hearts, Martin O'Neill didn't need to make any changes in the first half but I did suspect Simon Donnelly that there will be some changes, I'm not sure at half-time, I don't know how Arnit Engels is going to be, I'm sure that head injury, the nose injury that he took when he headed in Celtic's goal will get assessed at half-time but Celtic, Martin O'Neill will make good use of the squads, it's, you know, 2-0 is one of those
00:59scorelines where sometimes it can look a little bit more comfortable than it, it can feel, sorry, a little bit more comfortable than it actually is, you know, the next goal in a situation like this is always crucial, isn't it?
01:09Yeah and I think if I was in the Hibs dressing room that would be the message from David Gray to his team to make sure they go and try and get the next goal, I think that rapid double blow, middle of the first half, has put Celtic in a really strong position, hasn't taken the game away from Hibs but it's leaned towards, it sets up nicely for the second half, as you say I think there'll be, throughout this half, fresh legs coming on but it's a nice position
01:35for Celtic to be in knowing that Hibs need to come on to them to try and get back into the game and that'll create space as we see Ralston's coming on.
01:43Yeah, good to see Engels running out but Anthony Ralston coming on, perhaps this is protecting Colby Donovan who was on that early yellow card.
01:51Yeah, I think that's the only change of note that we can see but yeah it's a good position for Celtic to be in and I think the boys will know that if they get that third goal that should wrap up the points.
02:04Yeah, as we saw there in your half-time breaks there has been some great performances by Celtic in recent years at Easter Road, some tricky ones as well, some ones that we may never show you, but fingers crossed Celtic are halfway to another memorable afternoon in Leith.
02:21But uh, David Gray won't be feeling completely out of it just yet.
02:31So Anthony Ralston on for Colby Donovan for the second half.
02:39Celtic will kick off shooting from left to right Celtic in their black change strip with the green horizontal pinstripes, Hibs in their usual home strip.
03:01Hibs have it in the early stages down the left hand side and it comes from Obita but Celtic through it, trusty, clear the lines but only as far as Jaiwa.
03:13Inside him Mulligan, out on that right hand side Chris Carden up against Yang, Yang does well, doesn't let Carden get beyond him and it's out for a Celtic throw.
03:25Yeah he does really well there, you know shows that defensive side of his game there, more used to him going forward and creating and scoring, stuck to the task well there.
03:37Perhaps Martin O'Neill feels that Anthony Ralston will just give a little bit more solidity in terms of a defensive nature at the back, Colby Donovan perhaps more of an offensive wing back, Celtic have got a good lead to protect here.
04:02Iredale for Hibs, that's much too heavy for Obita so it's out for a Celtic throw.
04:12Dyson Maeda there getting Celtic off to the perfect start with that opening goal, just his fourth league goal so far this season.
04:28One thing Celtic do lack that they'll try and make right in the next transfer window is a real goal get up up front.
04:37The goals are being spread around the team at the moment.
04:44Scales.
04:45Scales.
04:46Sarachi forward to Hatate, leaves that one for Yang back to Sarachi.
04:55Now Scales.
04:58Scales....
05:22scales through the middle, to Yang, first time pass inside, Sirachi to Hitate, back to Sirachi,
05:32it was long this time, can McEwen get on the end of that one, almost, good idea though from Sirachi.
05:40Yeah he's tried that cross field pass two or three times this afternoon,
05:45I think at first he sees the run from Engels here, and then spots McEwen,
05:50in, just can't keep it in.
06:00Oh what up, Celtic putting, Hibbs under pressure at the back again,
06:05Bashiri has it though, Airedale, forward pass cut out by Ralston, quick pass forward to McGregor,
06:13couldn't find Hitate, Hibbs now trying to catch Celtic, in a long pass forward, out comes
06:20Schmeichel to knee that one out for a, a throw into Hibbs on the far side.
06:35Next game for Celtic, Dundee, at Celtic Park on Wednesday night, back to home games then Sunday,
06:42afternoon league leaders hearts, come to paradise for what will be a fantastic top of the table clash.
06:50Just offside there by Obita.
07:04Scales, goes long this time, over the defence, trying to use Yang's pace but,
07:32under pressure there from Cadden, Yang couldn't keep that one in now, the other Cadden brother's just
07:41gone down, holding his knee this time.
07:43Yeah I think it might be a knock.
07:45I think they maybe came together just as, Yang tried to almost back heel it.
07:55Yeah he's having a word with Yang saying, you kicked me.
07:58I think he's trying to back heel it to keep it in the pitch here, I might be wrong.
08:03Yeah he's trying to back heel it.
08:05Nah he's back heeled Cadden.
08:08I thought that was one of these twin things where, you know, the other twins felt the
08:11calf as well.
08:12Felt the calf and now he's gone down because he feels it.
08:15Never quite know whether to believe that, oh it's a lovely ball forward now Obita.
08:19Has he got the measure of the defence, good ball across and a chance.
08:24Good defending I think Hibbs have got a corner so, Scales doing his job there against Martin Boyle.
08:30Yeah he takes this really well into his stride.
08:34And he puts a lovely ball in and that's great defending.
08:38It really is, he gets in front of Boyle there, it's tricky, you could be putting that in your own goal.
08:43Yeah he nearly did as well, that is uh, he knows he has to go for it otherwise Boyle's got a chance
08:49on goal and a little bit of fortune there for Scales but put his leg in where it mattered, Hibbs have a corner.
09:00Obita will take this once the referee sorts out Airedale and Engel's little wrestling match.
09:18They're still jostling for that position right next to the goalkeeper.
09:22Okay Obita in with the left foot, oh a chance and Schmeichel can just jump on the loose ball.
09:30Good delivery from Obita right into the heart of that six yard box.
09:40Balls out in this near side after the long clearance, it'll be a throw to Celtic.
09:45As we watch this again, well they're claiming it might have come off the arm of Scales.
09:50Yeah I think it does, I think it goes by, it just catches in there on the...
09:56It's very high up the arm.
09:58The arm.
10:00It does hit the arm, not how high, it's almost on his shoulder isn't it?
10:04That's, that's surely not a handball.
10:06From that angle it looks shoulder.
10:07Yeah.
10:10Yeah am I right in thinking there's like a tee shot line where below it is a handball but above it isn't?
10:16There is, but if that's the case then that's not a handball.
10:18And it goes too far.
10:19Yeah they're looking at it, of course they're looking at it, but surely that's...
10:30And it's practically on his shoulder.
10:31Refugee's gonna have a look at it.
10:38Yeah, well.
10:39I must say I'm surprised at this, well maybe I shouldn't be surprised but.
10:45If there is a rule that says the tee shot line is kind of like the boundary,
10:48the tee shot on the arm, then this is above that.
10:52I think the first angle didn't look too clever.
10:54Oh is it the hand?
10:58Looks as if it hits his hand as he brings his hand up there and it comes back up on his face.
11:03You're right yeah, I didn't spot that.
11:05From there, yeah.
11:06It's actually the hand.
11:08Unfortunate but I think he's gonna give it.
11:10Yeah it's amazing how a different angle can just show you a different picture.
11:14That's why they have the cameras here and I think Hibbs may end up getting a penalty here.
11:18Yeah, from behind it looks as if the ball comes off the shoulder but because the hand's in front of the shoulder you don't see that.
11:28I think it flicks up off his hand.
11:29Yeah.
11:30Well, Nick Walsh comes out, he's had a look and then he's given a penalty to Hibbs.
11:35Nice and it's unfortunate.
11:36Scales doesn't really know what's happening but his arm comes forward and the ball hits it.
11:41Yeah, it's totally accidental.
11:42Gonna get a yellow card as well.
11:44That's a bizarre outcome.
11:46I mean I can understand the penalty, I can't understand a yellow card.
11:52Yeah.
11:56Crazy.
11:58How on earth can there be a yellow card unless there's some kind of intent or deliberate or something?
12:09Is he suggesting he's given it for a high elbow?
12:11That's, yeah anyway.
12:12Sometimes these decisions just bemuse you.
12:17I can understand the penalty though, Schmeichel's remonstrating with that.
12:23The referee, I don't know what the issue was.
12:26There is Martin Boyle, puts the ball down on the spot, he'll be the one
12:29to take this.
12:30McGregor having words with Nick Walsh, he's just asking him what the yellow card was about.
12:33He's doing the elbow movement.
12:37Anyway, he's not doing near him.
12:38No.
12:40He elbowed the ghost of Christmas present.
12:44Anyway, this is a pivotal moment in the match.
12:47We did say next goal is important.
12:48Hibbs have a huge opportunity to get themselves right back into this and get the crowd back going.
12:54Up steps Boyle and side foots it past Schmeichel.
12:57He was kind of rooted to the spot there.
12:59Hibbs have got the crucial third goal.
13:02And we're in for an interesting final 35 minutes or so.
13:18Kasper Schmeichel not happy with something.
13:21Referee's got the yellow card out.
13:23Kasper's going to get a yellow.
13:24Kasper, yeah.
13:26Yeah, referee's shouting him, Kasper.
13:29They were watching the replay there, didn't quite see what happened,
13:31but there he's getting the yellow cards.
13:35Yeah, Kasper Schmeichel not giving the ball back to Obita.
13:41Obita trying to punch the ball out of Schmeichel's hands, I mean it's...
13:50It's a little bit schoolboy stuff, I mean, oh honest to goodness.
13:54A yellow card.
13:56More importantly, it's the goal that we spoke about and it's got Hibbs back into the game.
14:01And you can hear the fans, it's got them going.
14:03They'll get a lift from that so Celtic will need to get going again here.
14:08It's the precariousness of a 2-0 lead.
14:13Now Celtic will need to be on their toes.
14:16As Hibbs will be trying to get a quick double themselves,
14:21just exactly what Celtic did to them in the first half.
14:23Hibbs will be looking to do the same for them.
14:26Scales out to Sirachi, back to Scales.
14:36Atate does well.
14:40Now space ahead of the Japanese midfielder.
14:45Player to his left is Yang.
14:48Running on the diagonal, cuts inside still.
14:50Yang.
14:53He thought about the shot, then he backed out, but he forgot to tell his leg.
14:56Yeah, he got caught in two mines there.
14:58He should just have...
14:59He worked it in nicely, but he was outnumbered,
15:02they should just have kept the move going.
15:03Passed it on, but as you say, just...
15:04Caught two, two mines.
15:09Celtic with the throw, Midway inside the Hibbs half.
15:11Ralston forwards, and it's cut out.
15:15Celtic win it back though.
15:16McCown back to McGregor.
15:21Trusty under pressure inside.
15:24Scales leaves that one for Schmeichel out to Sirachi.
15:29Back to Scales it goes.
15:31This will be exactly the start to the second half that
15:34David Gray would have wanted a relatively early goal.
15:37Get Hibbs back into it.
15:4020 of time left to stage a comeback,
15:43but Celtic have been here before.
15:45There'll be no panicking in the hoops ranks.
15:52Engels.
15:54High ball for Maeda.
15:59Celtic unable to make use of the second ball,
16:01and Airedale plays that one.
16:05Forward for Bowie.
16:06Trusty does well.
16:08He's a tricky opponent, Bowie.
16:13He'll be hoping to play himself into it.
16:15Steve Clarke's plans for a World Cup spot.
16:19Bowie that is, not trusty.
16:21He's already there.
16:22Yeah, it looks like a foul there from Bowie, but he's a physical competitor.
16:29He'll try and impose that part of his game on, trusty.
16:36Throw to Celtic.
16:38Ralston.
16:39Oh, McCown there.
16:44Not a good pass, and it's given Hibbs a chance.
16:47Then comes the cross from Chaiwa edge of the six-yard box.
16:51Celtic in control of the situation there, but...
16:54Who's that?
16:56McCown just taking his eye off that one, giving Hibbs...
16:58The opportunity.
17:04Ball ricochets off McCown there, so the game will restart with a Hibbs throw.
17:16Hibbs looking for the foul, play goes on, ball breaks the way of McGrath.
17:21Now Mulligan in the middle of the park.
17:24Out wide right to Chris Cadden.
17:28Out wide right to Chaiwa.
17:31Space inside now for Boyle.
17:33Scorer of that penalty for Hibbs, back to Chaiwa it goes.
17:38Airedale on the left is Obita.
17:44Curls that one into a dangerous area.
17:47Good defending again from trusty.
17:49Celtic under the cosh a little bit here.
17:53Up towards the halfway line.
17:54Momentum's changed a little bit with the goal, obviously.
17:57Hibbs have got their tails up, that's a good clearance off from trusty.
17:59Got himself into a good position there.
18:02That front post area.
18:03Yeah, it's filled in at that right central defensive position really well.
18:13If the injury of Cameron Carter-Vickers will keep him out for the season and it looks like the World Cup as well.
18:20Engels out wide left to Yang.
18:24He's got Saracci on his outside, plays it forward to the Uruguay.
18:28Cross into the arms of Salinger who looks to get his team going quickly.
18:34Long kick up field, trusty, does well against Bowie.
18:37Heads that one out, but it will be a Hibbs throw.
18:40One hour played, Hibbs one, Celtic two.
18:42Caden.
18:55Caden.
19:01Ohara.
19:05Chaiwa.
19:05Now, Bashiri
19:10Pobita
19:20Chance now for Celtic
19:23Win the ball back, McGregor to Hatati
19:25Quick pass, first touch from Yang
19:27Just had to be better
19:29And cleared up field by O'Hora
19:33Flags up
19:34Yeah, they picked up the slack pass from Hibs really quickly there, Celtic
19:39And as you say, the touch has to be better from Yang
19:42Hatati fizzes it in, he has to play to that pace
19:45They're just looking for a better bit of control from Yang there
19:51Changes being made, Siracchi coming off
19:55For Celtic, Negrin is on
19:59There's a Tierney
20:05So Tierney obviously a straight swap for
20:14Siracchi
20:15Benjamin Negrin
20:20For Maccown maybe? He's on for Maccown, yep
20:31Negrin, Celtic's top scorer this season
20:34So far
20:36Seven goals in total for the Swede
20:39Five in the league
20:40Two in Europe
20:41Can't get a crucial third goal for Celtic
20:46Leicester Road this afternoon
20:47There he is
20:49Gives it to Engels
20:52Ralston to Trusty
20:54Now Schmeichel looking for a pass
20:56Shot that goes to Scales
20:58First touch for
21:00Kieran Tierney
21:02Hatati
21:07Couldn't get that one under control
21:08Launched upfield
21:09Trusty
21:10Doing well for Celtic
21:12Engels
21:13Challenged there by
21:14Obita
21:15Now O'Horra
21:16In the centre circle
21:17Maeda did well just to put O'Horra off
21:20Draw the mistake
21:22And the missed pass
21:23Now Negrin
21:24On the right
21:26Up against Airedale
21:27Inside him is
21:28Engels
21:29Ralston now
21:33Back it goes
21:34To Scales
21:38Tierney's out wide left
21:39It goes central though to Maeda
21:41Who's dispossessed
21:44And Hibbs have it back
21:49Long ball forward to Bowie
21:50Does really well to hold the ball up
21:51But Trusty
21:52Just
21:53Stood his ground there
21:55Didn't rush in with the challenge from behind
21:59Slip there from Trusty as Ralston played the ball back
22:02Hibbs will get possession back
22:03And another chance to keep the pressure on Celtic
22:0564 minutes gone
22:06Hibbs 1
22:07Celtic 2
22:08It's the wee lapse in concentration there
22:10But Ralston with the pass
22:13This looks like it could be another long throw
22:16Yep
22:17The back boys are up
22:18The back boys are up
22:26Obita
22:27Bowie O'Horra
22:29All plus six footers in there as the long throw comes in
22:32It was Anthony Ralston who's got his head on that
22:35Did well
22:37And out comes Schmeichel
22:38Now
22:40Way upfield from Schmeichel
22:41Straight to Salinger
22:42Not quite sure what
22:44Celtic goalkeeper was trying
22:46But I'm pretty sure it wasn't that
22:47Now
22:54Space here for Negrin
22:55Inside right channel
22:57Back it goes to McGregor
22:59Tierney
23:01To Yang
23:03Tierney goes forward
23:05Creates the space on the inside for Yang
23:06The shots
23:08Come off
23:09Bashiri I think Engles was in an offside position
23:13That was good understanding there between Tierney and Yang
23:16Yeah nice little bit of play
23:17Yang just working his cell phone to the right hand side here
23:21To get a shot away
23:22And it's Engles that's in the offside position there
23:24Yeah the run from Tierney just creating all the space for Yang to run into
23:37Now
23:38Jordan
23:39Obita
23:40Is coming off and I'm sure
23:42Celtic players will be quite glad to see the back of him
23:46Josh Campbell the replacement
23:48Long kick up field from Salinger
24:09Flick on there from Bowie
24:10Boyle tries to get in there ahead of Scales and Ralston but Ralston beat him to it Schmeichel
24:15Distribution is quick and good to the feet of Tierney
24:18Back comes Boyle using his pace
24:21Tierney
24:22Taking no chance chances back to Scales it goes
24:41Trusty
24:42Ralston
24:45Negan
24:48Trusty
24:50Trusty
24:51Into Schmeichel
24:53Goodness a heavy touch there as
24:56Campbell came
24:57Sliding in
24:58Sliding in
25:00The big goalkeeper did well
25:02Hearts in the mouth there though
25:03We fail though
25:05I'm saying nothing
25:06I'm saying nothing
25:14Celtic not really wanting to push it too much
25:17Aware of the
25:19Scoreline
25:21But still ahead in the game
25:23No room for errors though
25:26No room for errors though
25:32Oh Hibbs allowing the space
25:35For Yang to turn
25:37And find Tierney
25:38Yang's gone ahead
25:39Cross from Tierney is deflected
25:41Oh that's a
25:43Dangerous header there from Bashiri
25:45Into the face of Yang
25:46Who's down on the ground
25:47Hatate
25:49The referee's gonna have to stop this
25:50Should've stopped already
25:51That's a head knock
25:52And a sore one from Yang
25:54Yang
25:57Yeah I think he's okay
25:58He's back up
25:59In a sitting position
26:00But you can kinda see that one coming
26:01Yeah
26:02As the ball bounced up in front of him
26:03Yeah he's brave again
26:04Somerton goes putting his head in there
26:07That free kick?
26:08No
26:10He gets the ball
26:12He gets the ball and Bashiri gets
26:13Yang I'm not suggesting that
26:15It should've been a penalty or anything
26:16Thankfully he's okay
26:17That could've been a lot worse
26:20You can understand both players going for it
26:22You can but
26:24He got there first with the ball
26:27But it looks that way anyway
26:32As we see the
26:34The penalty incident again
26:39He just stoops down
26:40He's got no idea really
26:41His hand's up there
26:42Yeah
26:43With the rules
26:44I've still got no idea why he got a yellow card
26:45For a high elbow
26:46Why he got a yellow card for a high elbow
26:47I've no idea
26:50He'll give us some reason
26:51He's got no idea
26:52He's got no idea
26:53He's got no idea
26:54He's got no idea
26:55He's got no idea
26:56So Yang is okay
26:58Bashiri too
27:00We're almost on the 70 minute mark, we're entering the, the nervy final 20 minute stages
27:14with the scoreline, 2-1 to Celtic.
27:19Yeah it led to another little chance here as well, Hattati almost tried to get the shot
27:24away and then I think he tries to pick Maeda out and then the opportunity was gone.
27:30Oh, pass there from Scales, little bit short for Hattati, McGrath, 1-2 with Bowie, pass
27:40forward to Bowie from McGrath again, across goes Ralston, got a touch on that, it's kept
27:45in by Bowie, surprised at that, thought he would have let that go out, but Hibs have a throw.
27:53Exactly taken.
27:57Mulligan back to Chaiwa.
28:04Airedale.
28:12All over the top, just hoping for a runner, rather than expecting it, Ralston goes down,
28:19challenge there.
28:22a ward that is a free kick to Celtic.
28:39Schmeichel in no hurry to take this.
28:47Long kick upfield onto the head of Bashiri, back in by McGregor, free kick to Hibs in the
28:54middle of the park, Engels penalised there.
28:58Not happy with the decision, looked a fair shoulder challenge to me but maybe I'm just biased.
29:03So free kick almost on the halfway line, McGrath over this.
29:15And again if the field have got a height advantage they'll just look to play a high ball in there
29:19but Celtic well aware of the threat with a really high defensive line.
29:24And it comes on the diagonal from McGrath.
29:32Scales hanging up there, like a basketball player to win the header.
29:36Back it goes to McGrath.
29:38On the left is Bowie, deflected there into the back of Hatate and the referee's blown for
29:45a free kick to Celtic but Schmeichel had that one anyway.
30:02Trusty for Celtic.
30:05Forward by Ralston.
30:07My head almost getting a little flick on that one.
30:10Bashiri under pressure from Engels back to his goalkeeper.
30:17Engels in that position just supporting the attacker.
30:25Ralston does well under pressure, back to Schmeichel.
30:29Who in turn releases scales.
30:32Tierney.
30:45Scales.
30:4717 minutes left of the 90.
30:51Hibernian 1, Celtic 2.
30:59Scales makes the run forward, Tierney.
31:01Back it goes to McGregor.
31:07Trusty to Ralston.
31:11Negrin.
31:15Celtic being pushed back.
31:17Schmeichel has it.
31:26Tierney.
31:31Leaves that one for Yang.
31:34Hatate takes up a good position.
31:36In between the lines.
31:41Tierney wanted it but Hatate was a bit reticent in giving him it.
31:44Yeah, he made the first little bit of movement.
31:47But just enjoying a little bit of possession here because it got a little bit bitty there for a bit.
31:54Just trying to keep the ball.
31:56Control the situation Celtic.
31:57Yeah, well done Ralston.
31:58Hibs been chasing shadows for the last couple of minutes.
32:03Negrin now.
32:04Leaves that one for McGregor.
32:07Ralston.
32:11McGregor.
32:12Scales.
32:13Back into the Hibs half they go.
32:22Now Tierney gets it on the left.
32:25Yang wants it ahead of him.
32:27Yang.
32:28And a little decoy.
32:29Does really well.
32:30He's into the box.
32:31They cut back.
32:32There's no one there.
32:33The ball ricochets to the edge of the area.
32:34And it's a Hibs player that picks that one up.
32:37Celtic win it back.
32:38Midway inside the Hibs half.
32:39Ralston.
32:40Out to Negrin.
32:43Oh, try to cut inside there but...
32:47It was good play from Campbell.
32:48First time pass through to Bowie but...
32:50Both Scales and Trusty do really well as a pair.
32:55To win that back.
32:56Yeah, between them they do really well there.
32:58Because Negrin loses it.
33:01Hibs are on the counter attack.
33:03Both centre backs there.
33:04Came together to get the job done.
33:06Nice bit of play from Yang in the far side as well.
33:09We've unfortunate there was nobody on the end of it.
33:26Scales back to...
33:27Schmeichel.
33:29Celtic playing.
33:30It's like a game of cat and mouse with Hibs.
33:32Just trying to...
33:34Entice them forward.
33:35And leave the space at the other end.
33:40Tierney has it.
33:43High one.
33:44Looking for the runoff.
33:45Maeda.
33:46Claims of a handball.
33:47Bashiri.
33:48Diving header behind for the Celtic corner.
33:50He's claiming for a handball off Maeda.
33:52I must admit I thought he had a...
33:55A bit of a shout there but it'll be a Celtic corner.
33:59It's just a straight forward ball into the channel.
34:01You know he's going to chase it all day.
34:02Maybe the shoulder?
34:03Yeah.
34:04You have the benefit of the doubt.
34:08It's a decent ball from Tierney.
34:09Turns Hibs.
34:10Forces them back towards a goal.
34:13As we look to...
34:15Some substitutions.
34:16Doesn't look happy.
34:17Yeah, Hatate.
34:19Is coming off.
34:22Worked his socks off in a wonderful performance against Feyenoord.
34:26Midweek.
34:27Not midweek.
34:28Thursday night.
34:30But he's going to make way in the 77th minute here at Easter Road for Paolo Bernardo.
34:35Can just come in and just bring a bit of energy to that.
34:39Middle of the park.
34:40Come back.
34:55Bernardo being used as more of a...
34:57Bit part player this season so far.
34:59Corner to Celtic.
35:01Engles.
35:03Will be here with the in swing up.
35:05From the left.
35:06in a congested six yard box.
35:11Referee's telling Engels to get on with it.
35:18It's a low one, dangerous area but Hibsell managed to get it away,
35:22Caden behind for a corner, time to control that and clear it for a throw maybe but...
35:27Yeah I think it was panic.
35:28Yeah, took no chances so it'll be another corner to arm the Engels.
35:31Taking shot this time.
35:38This time the cross from Engels, decent one towards Negrin but Hibs managed to
35:43scramble the ball clear and out for a throw to Celtic midway inside,
35:47the Hibs half on the right hand side, another change going to be made.
35:56In the 79th minute, Chaiwa.
36:02Coming off, in fact a number of changes here.
36:08Keep an eye on this one.
36:10Mulligan coming off, Barlasa coming on,
36:15Ellie Yuan, another player coming on and John Newell.
36:20So a triple change
36:21David Gray's side, Martin Boyle going off as well.
36:29So as times runs out for the home side, a triple change to try and spark them into life.
36:4511 minutes plus injury time left.
36:50Negrin, clear foul there.
36:54By Jack Iredale as Negrin's down, almost clattered into Martin O'Neill there.
36:58Yeah, almost took the manager out.
37:00Yeah, no need for the medical team to go very far to treat Negrin, he's right there.
37:05He just landed on his back there, that's a heavy landing.
37:09Heavy landing.
37:09A winding there from Benjamin Negrin, he's getting a tummy drop, he'll be okay.
37:14Marneal not happy.
37:27So Negrin back on his feet.
37:35Celtic take the free kick, edge of the area.
37:39Headed down, breaks the way of Yang, Bernardo, McGregor.
37:47Back to Scales.
37:49Into the final 10 minutes, Hibs 1, Celtic 2.
37:57A big moment, a big 10 minutes in Celtic season coming up here.
38:00If they can hold out and get the three points, it'll put the pressure right on Harts at the top.
38:10The other side to that is, you don't want to give Hibs another chance,
38:13potentially drop a couple of points.
38:15So, big 10 minutes ahead, Negrin.
38:18Into the Hibs final thud, but
38:22headed and kicked away by Bashiri, only as far as Ralston.
38:27Hibs win it back though, good play from McGrath.
38:30Chase on for Campbell, but trusty gets in.
38:35Ahead of him and gives it back to Schmeichel.
38:38Quick pass, finds Scales.
38:49Loose ball in the Hibs half.
38:51Bernardo has it.
38:53Scales on the halfway line.
39:04Maeda, lovely turn, great turn, brilliant from Maeda.
39:08Finds Tierney, what can he do?
39:09Oh, the cross from Tierney.
39:12Not up to the
39:14previous bit of skill there from Dyson Maeda.
39:17It's gone behind for a goal kick.
39:18It's a shame.
39:19It's a shame that it breaks down with the cross because it's lovely play from Maeda.
39:24Close control.
39:26A really sharp turn.
39:31And it just broke down with the cross.
39:36But it's an important part of the game,
39:39Gerry.
39:39Just need to manage this situation for the next
39:42ten minutes or so.
39:45If we can create another chance, it would put the comfort with the third goal.
40:00Yang.
40:00Forward pass looking for Maeda, but it's all the way back to
40:06Salinger.
40:08The Hibs goal.
40:08Now Celtic putting pressure on the Hibs back line.
40:11Ohara back to Salinger.
40:12First time up towards the halfway line, but Ralston's there for Celtic.
40:16Up in the air it goes.
40:17Negrin's under that one.
40:19Brought down by McGrath.
40:23Campbell.
40:25Back it goes to Airedale.
40:30Long ball forward, looking for the run of Yuan.
40:36And it's gone behind off scales for a corner, kick to Hibs.
40:42You had to follow it carefully.
40:45Yuan on his coattails.
40:51So across goes Jamie McGrath to take this.
40:54Again the big men from the back coming up.
41:00Then it comes from McGrath.
41:08Punched away.
41:10By Casper Schmeichel.
41:11Still Hibs have it in the area.
41:14McGrath, across goes Maeda and McGregor.
41:18Gives it to Ralston.
41:20Celtic not rushing the clearance, but they've given possession back to Hibs.
41:24Fairly congested, but a foul goes the home side's way.
41:29Dyson Maeda there.
41:31Penalised on the far side.
41:34Yeah, he was everywhere there.
41:35He was at the front post a couple of seconds ago.
41:37Just keen to defend, but that time just a wee bit more.
41:41On the challenge, and that allows Hibs a chance to put this into the Celtic box.
41:47Six minutes left.
41:55Plus injury time.
41:56Hibs one, Celtic two.
41:57Hibs with a free kick on the right hand side.
41:59Celtic defensive line about eight, nine yards from goal.
42:16And it comes from McGrath.
42:18The header, a great save from Casper Schmeichel.
42:22What a save from the big goalkeeper.
42:24The header was downward.
42:25I think it was heading just inside the post.
42:27I think he might have got the decision as well.
42:30Offside maybe, or?
42:31Yeah, just a little bit.
42:35He doesn't know that's a fantastic save.
42:37No.
42:38It's a great save.
42:38Fingertips right down at the post.
42:40What a save.
42:41Yeah.
42:42It was just an inch offside.
42:43A great call from the far side lanes.
42:45I don't know how he could have seen that, but...
42:47His flag went up, but what a save that was as...
42:52He dived to his left, and I think uh...
42:54Yang has done his bit this afternoon.
42:57He's done really well.
42:58He'll be replaced by Sebastian Tunecti.
43:01Celtic looking for an outlet.
43:03The Giants can have released the pressure in the closing minutes.
43:06Sebastian Tunecti will play that part on the left.
43:12Yang's played his part today.
43:14A forward by Campbell.
43:19The chase is on.
43:20Bowie against Trusty.
43:21Trusty gets a leg in, but Bowie still has it.
43:24Ball across the area.
43:25Who's coming in?
43:26It's another shot and another important save from Kasper Schmeichel.
43:30Chris Caden can't believe he's not finished that, but Schmeichel once again with a big save
43:35in a big moment.
43:36Yeah, tremendous save.
43:38He's made a great one a couple of minutes, so he didn't know it was offside.
43:40This one falls to...
43:42Caden and it's just the foot.
43:43He uses the foot, the big frame...
43:47enough to put the ball over the bar.
43:49Now Caden when he watches that back, he'll wonder why he didn't just put the laces through it.
43:52Hibs have a corner though, and it comes from McGrath, the header, and it's over the bar.
43:56And Celtic can breathe again.
44:01And that's where you're looking for your goalkeeper.
44:04Five minutes on the clock left.
44:07He bounces it.
44:07He didn't really get a hold of it, did he?
44:09He kind of miss hits it into the ground.
44:11Took a bit of the sting out of it, but an important save nonetheless.
44:14Yeah, working across his goal with the move and has to get his foot in front of it.
44:20It's a good stop.
44:22Asper Schmeichel keeps Celtic in this one.
44:30Approaching the 87 minute mark, Celtic have a throw.
44:38The ball was in the Celtic dugout, Martin O'Neill sort of telling everyone just keep it.
44:41Don't, don't give them it back.
44:42Yeah, hold on to it.
44:45Ralston with the throw.
44:48Forward it goes.
44:50Oh, Engels has been pulled back there.
44:51That's a clear foul on Engels.
44:54Assistant referee is right down there.
44:56Thankfully Celtic have it.
44:58Engels pushed to the ground this time and he will
45:01get a free kick.
45:01Ralston's down injured as well.
45:03Yeah, a little shove there from Airedale.
45:13Yeah.
45:15Celtic will look to kill the end of the game.
45:18Take this important three points.
45:22Home with them.
45:30McGregor
45:54Sort of
45:54Instructing Engels and Negrin
45:57And what to do here
46:00Engels leaves it
46:03To Negrin
46:04And it comes
46:05It's in delivery but
46:07No one there
46:07Now McGregor
46:08Edge of the area
46:09Went for the right foot shot
46:11Ball breaks back to
46:13Anthony Ralston
46:15Celtic
46:18Had it
46:19But it's out
46:20And it'll be a throw to Heves
46:21Deep inside their own half
46:23Right down by the corner flag
46:24Trusty now
46:25Taking a knock
46:26Yeah I think this is
46:30Ralston clips it over I think he
46:32He stands on his
46:33Oh no he tweaks his ankle
46:35Oh twists his ankle yeah
46:36Yeah he twists
46:36Oh that's not good
46:37The right ankle
46:37I hope that's
46:39One of these ones where it's
46:41A bit of a near miss but he's limping away
46:43Austin trusty
46:45Throw forward
46:55Hibbs
46:56Hibbs
46:56Won a free kick
46:57It's a
47:00Positive outcome
47:02For them
47:02A throw in deep deep in their own half
47:04Joe Newell
47:05For them
47:08Again they'll go along with this
47:11Trying to put pressure on the Celtic defence
47:14In the closing minutes
47:15And added on time
47:1630 seconds of the 90 left
47:19And it goes
47:20Up in the air inside the box
47:22Bashiri's in there
47:24Celtic can't let him get a shot away
47:25The shot
47:26Offside
47:27Did get away
47:29Came off scales
47:30But the flag is up
47:31Yeah good defending again
47:36It's bouncing about in there
47:37Danger
47:39And it's Bashiri trying to get his
47:41Foot round up
47:43Again very tight
47:46Just a foot
47:47Just hit scales in the end
47:51But
47:51This year they had crept offside
47:53Long kick up feel from Schmeichel
48:00Free kick though
48:01Goes against Maeda
48:02Celtic just trying to
48:05Frustrate
48:07And slow the game down
48:08Five minutes
48:11Added on
48:12Hebs will throw everything at it
48:15For the next five minutes
48:16All hands to the pump now again
48:18Airedale forward to
48:21Yuan
48:22And at the corner flag
48:24An important touch from Ralston
48:25But a throw to Hebs it will be
48:27Airedale
48:35Dries the ball
48:37For the
48:40Extra purchase for the long throw
48:42And it comes
48:44Not particularly long
48:45But the flick there
48:46Celtic should get it clear
48:47But only as far as Airedale
48:49Comes the cross
48:50Onto the head of scales
48:52Helped on its way by Bernardo
48:54This is where Hebs need to be careful
48:55Because Celtic
48:56Are a team that can catch you on the break
48:58And Celtic have
49:01Won it back
49:02Dyson Maeda
49:03Great first time pass forward by
49:07Engels
49:08To net kick
49:09Back it goes
49:11Tierney
49:13Scales
49:14Trust it
49:14Engels
49:17Player coming in behind
49:19Engels
49:19Engels claims a free kick
49:21Don't think he's going to get it
49:22He's been in the wars this afternoon
49:25Yeah in fact I think he has got it
49:28Yeah
49:28Apology there from
49:30John Ewell
49:35Yeah just caught him
49:41Two minutes of the five played
49:53Schmeichel launches one
49:54Deep into the Hebs half
49:56Bashiri with the header
49:58Back in by McGregor
49:59Bashiri again
50:00Trying to drive his team
50:01To the other end of the pitch
50:03Forward by scales
50:04Touch by Tenekte
50:05Airedale there
50:07Newell
50:08Back to Airedale
50:09Goes long
50:10First time
50:10Towards Yuan
50:12Ball breaks to Bowie
50:13But McGregor's back there
50:15Game getting quite scrappy
50:17McGregor
50:18Out to the left
50:19And out of play
50:20Hebs will have a throw in
50:21It's in their own half
50:22Two and a half minutes left
50:23Of the added on time
50:25Hebs one Celtic two
50:26Ball comes in
50:41Kicked away by Trusty
50:43Maeda's in there
50:45Try to knock it inside
50:46To Negrin
50:46But Celtic
50:47They're under pressure
50:49Defensively
50:50Hebs claiming for a free kick
50:52And they're going to get it
50:53About 40 yards from goal
50:55Slightly right of centre
50:56Yeah I think it was Engels
51:01In the end
51:02They were
51:02Looking for a free kick
51:0420 seconds before
51:06This is dangerous
51:07They're just looking for a free kick
51:08Everywhere
51:08They see this has been their best opportunity
51:10From a set piece
51:11So McGrath's over this one
51:17Could be the last chance
51:19For Hibbs
51:19Celtic lining up
51:22On the 18 yard line
51:23Referee
51:29Wants a work with somebody
51:31It's Bashiri
51:32Engels it is
51:39Ayerdale
51:40Into the final minute
51:50Of added on time
51:51And it comes from McGrath
51:53Away by Scales
51:55A little bit of a mishit there
51:57From Bernardo
51:57Hibbs have it
51:58Corner of the area
51:59And it comes from Bowie
52:01In a dangerous position
52:02Trusty with an important header
52:03Yuan
52:04Gets it back for Hibbs
52:06On the left wing
52:07Tries to cut inside
52:09Gives it back to Ayerdale
52:10Then comes the cross
52:14And that's much too much
52:15From Barlasa
52:18And as the seconds tick away
52:22Kasper Schmeichel
52:23Will be happy
52:25To have the ball
52:26In his possession
52:27And what a three points
52:29This will be
52:29A real big afternoon
52:32This was a huge game
52:34Yeah
52:34And the second half's
52:36Not been as comfortable
52:37As we would have liked
52:38Leading 2-0 at half time
52:40But the penalty
52:40Was a bit unfortunate
52:41But we've defended
52:42When we've had to
52:43None more so than
52:45That last little incident
52:46Trusty at the back post
52:47Martin O'Neill
52:48Is masterminded
52:49Another three points
52:50For Celtic
52:50This time away at Hibbs
52:52Two quick goals
52:53In the first half
52:54Dyson Maeda
52:55And Arne Engels
52:56Gave us a cushion
52:58A welcome cushion
52:59At half time
53:00Hibbs came back
53:01They got the goal
53:02Ten minutes into the second half
53:05From the penalty spot
53:06Martin Boyle
53:06But the Engels
53:07Goal proved to be the winner
53:09And Celtic cut the gap
53:11On Hearts
53:12At the top
53:13To just two points
53:15With a game in hand
53:16Celtic are coming
53:19Hard and fast
53:22On the outside
53:23And putting the pressure
53:24On the Hearts
53:26Team who will
53:27Head to Celtic Park
53:28Next Sunday
53:29Before that
53:31Celtic will take on
53:32Dundee midweek
53:33And as the Celtic fans
53:36Shout the name
53:37Of the manager
53:38It's an important
53:39Three points
53:40On the road
53:40For the boys
53:41This afternoon
53:42But they had to
53:43Work for it
53:43They did
53:44They did
53:45That first half
53:46Capitalised on the mistake
53:48Midway through the half
53:49And it was a quick
53:51Double hit
53:53That got the two goal
53:54Lead going into half time
53:55And I said at the time
53:57It was a good situation
53:58To be in
53:59You kind of leaned
54:00Other way
54:00It's a tricky
54:01Scoreline 2-0
54:03And it proved the case
54:05When Hibbs got the penalty
54:06I don't think we were
54:08Under too much pressure
54:10After that
54:10We defended
54:11When we had to
54:12And it's another
54:14Solid three points
54:15A fantastic three points
54:16Keeps the momentum going
54:17Keeps us going to Wednesday
54:19And a fantastic job
54:21Martin O'Neill's came in
54:22And his win rate
54:24Has been
54:25Unbelievable
54:26One blip in Denmark
54:27And Europe
54:28Yeah that's it
54:28Credit Kasper Schmeichel
54:30As well
54:30A couple of really important saves
54:32From the Big Dane
54:33In the second half
54:34Otherwise that scoreline
54:35Could have been
54:36Very different
54:37But the Celtic fans are happy
54:39The players
54:41Have done the job
54:43Again
54:43Schmeichel trying to push
54:47Arnett Engels to the front
54:49But he's not looking
54:50For the spotlight
54:50Almost got another punch
54:52In the nose there
54:52Wasn't looking for that either
54:54Watch my nose
54:56For Casper
54:56So job done this afternoon
54:59For Celtic
54:59Thanks for your company
55:00We'll see you again
55:01Wednesday night
55:02Dundee
55:03At Celtic Park
55:04For the next big league match
55:06It finishes here
55:07At Easter Road
55:08Hibs 1
55:09Celtic 2
55:10Billy MacNeil holding the cup
55:12For Celtic
55:12That is sensational
55:17Celtic are the champions
55:25As still
55:26As soon
55:29As soon
55:31As soon
55:33As soon
55:33As soon
55:34As soon
55:35Forian
55:36If
55:36As soon
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