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00:04Welcome back live for the second half of this Scottish Premiership match between Dundee and
00:08Celtic. 1-0 to the hoops from a first half that Celtic create four or five really good scoring
00:16chances in front of goal. Yang finally officially credited with the Celtic goal but Celtic could
00:26should be out of sight I'm sure that was the only frustration for Martin O'Neill at half time.
00:34Celtic haven't put this one really to bed and it will be the only thing that Dundee are really
00:38holding on to Simon because they've really not been in the game at all in terms of chances but
00:44Steven Presley I'm sure will be saying to his team you're only just one behind. Yeah that will be the
00:48message in the Dundee dressing room for sure Gerry I think Celtic will just look back in that first half
00:54I think they'll be relatively pleased with it the chances they created but you'd have liked to
00:59seen us take maybe one or two more of them and the scoreline would be a little bit more comfortable
01:04as it is at 1-0 precarious but hopefully we can keep those chances coming in this second half. Yep
01:11and
01:11as we wait for Dundee team to come back out I can tell you that uh Tracy Marie McCluskey of
01:16Falkirk
01:16is uh the winner of the £4,000 paradise windfall today well done Tracy Marie ticket number P5134
01:26that was the winning ticket so a happy easter to Tracy
01:33that man there has got Celtic in front
01:39Thomas Chvantchera with the best chances though for Celtic left foot shot high over the bar a chance
01:46threw on goal where he dicked one over John McCracken and the ball agonizingly came back
01:51off the post. Celtic are back out now Dundee decide to join them
02:02so away down in the corner of Dens Park is where the teams come back out onto the pitch
02:12I don't think there's any changes certainly for Celtic at half time but I can't imagine it will be too
02:16long
02:17before Martin O'Neill does bring on some fresh faces
02:26options of course up front for Celtic Sebastian, Tunecti might be someone that we see come on
02:33perhaps Dyson Maeda pushed through the middle or maybe Kelechi Iheanacho is preferred as a direct swap
02:39the Celtic search for a killer second and third goals
02:50so second half about to go Celtic now shooting from right to left
02:57away from their own supporters as Benjamin Negrin gets the second half underway Tierney
03:05down the outside Chvantchera with the header Dundee have it though with Dander
03:12down the wing but the ball's drifting out of play
03:29here in Tierney with the throw
03:38Halliday with the head up McGregor Negrin inside looking for Yang
03:43oh ricocheting back and forth picked up though by Wright
03:49leaves that one back to Hamilton
03:54Graham out to Bradley Halliday
03:58and Dander goes down little bit of contact there into the back from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
04:15Dander forward two Dundee players there one of them is Murray
04:20scales got in the way but the ball's broken back to Congreve twisting and turning with that left foot of
04:25his Congreve looking to get the shot away does get the shot away but good positioning from Sinisalo
04:31straightforward save in the end from the Celtic goalkeeper
04:33yeah it's probably done to his best effort of the game looking quite sharp here comes in and
04:38uses his teammate as a wall that'll win two it's a shot away but again not too much trouble for
04:43Sinisalo
04:44oh chance here what a great chance
04:47oh and once again it's Chvantchera and you could say that's the best chance of the match for Thomas Chvantchera
04:52it was laid on a plate for him from Benjamin Negrin and just not really got that striker's instinct
04:58now watch this one again Simon yeah he gets away from his man
05:01Negrin rolls it into his path that touch there it's too heavy just takes it towards the keeper
05:10what a chance that was for Thomas Chvantchera I'm not sure how many chances he can let go before
05:16the manager will decide to change things up front
05:20through the middle by Dander left by Murray and here's Donovan
05:32just opened up and Negrin rolled into his path the first touch is just too heavy
05:37I mean it's what you want as a striker yeah you want a chance right through on goal
05:40rolls the defender just to get a little bit of space another big chance
05:50it's good play from Congreve lays that on a
05:54plate for Halliday into the box from Halliday Celtic having to do probably more defending in the first
06:01couple of minutes of this second half than they've done the whole first half
06:11oh look like a foul on Chvantchera but he doesn't really get fouls in Scottish football
06:17doesn't seem to does he just because of his size yeah it's almost like the referees think well you
06:21bring it on yourself because you're six foot four or whatever but he's always been manhandled
06:27here's Dander giving that straight to McGregor now can Celtic capitalise quickly Negrin but there's no one ahead of him
06:35skips past one Dundee player does well Yang that cross is not the best from Yang and it's out for
06:43a goal kick
06:45yeah it's a poor finish to the move again the pockets of Dundee in the middle of the park but
06:54doesn't come to any fruition for Celtic
07:03no goal kick to Dundee
07:09played out shot by McCracken
07:19Robertson forward to Joghan
07:29so they'll take a goal ahead
07:32if things stay this way they will cut the lead at the top to just three points
07:39hearts drop two points against bottom side Livingston this afternoon
07:44well they're claiming for a pass back but Sinisalo spotted the fact that it came off Simon Murray
07:54taking a chance relying on the referee agreeing with him but thankfully he did
07:58Donovan is caught out and trying to win possession back concedes the free kick
08:05the skills that came under pressure the two Dundee players
08:12yeah he's taking it I mean Sinisalo did see it but uh
08:17watch here yeah last top come the chance comes uh the touch comes off Simon Murray
08:37trusty with the header ball breaks back though
08:40in comes Yang
08:43no one there for Celtic though in the middle of the park Dundee starting the second half like a different
08:48side
08:49to the one that played the first 40 here's 45 here's Congreve back to Jan Dander
08:56curling ball in but defended well by scales and Maeda
09:01no Maeda a little bit frustrated with Negrin there
09:05Negrin didn't really seem to want that one yeah he didn't look ready to receive the pass
09:12right
09:22Congreve first time pass to Halliday in towards Murray again just comes off the shin of the
09:29striker but Mundy posing much more of an attacking threat yeah a lot more traffic going towards the Celtic goal
09:37here on that slight slope it dens
09:43Tvancurra again just wrestled to the ground there
09:50Halliday for Dundee now
09:57Congreve
10:01Congreve
10:01Maeda across helping out for Celtic Dundee with the throw though
10:18Braem out to Jogant
10:22takes it past well Donovan chasing back gets a touch but Jogant plays that one in Robertson
10:30important touch there from trusty because Jan Dander was in an unmarked position in front of goal
10:36yeah and Celtic have been asked to defend a lot more at the start of this second half than any
10:40of the first 45
10:44yeah Dundee's spirits are up not sure what Presley said at half time but it seems to have done the
10:48job
10:52so a corner kick to the home side Jan Dander with the
10:56mask on takes it short gets it back
11:00curls one in it's a dangerous one well defended though by trusty only as far as Congreve
11:06oh the balls oh that's off the hand that looked like a handball there from Colby Donovan and the hand
11:13was outstretched
11:14I think it'll be checked I think Celtic could be in a bit of trouble here
11:18referees telling them to hold up and I think Celtic will have conceded a penalty
11:22it's bouncing about here it's Sy Murray gets his head on it here and then it's
11:27yeah off the arm of Donovan
11:30yeah you got to keep your arms behind you or by your side it was initially and then he brought
11:35it out
11:38that yeah you'd be surprised if it's not given yeah it's going to be a penalty
11:45and it's been coming I mean Dundee have as you say Simon have come out a completely
11:49different side in this second half Celtic seem to be a little bit sluggish
11:54yeah and I'm surprised because they were out first looks as if they were hungry to get the
11:58second half started we haven't really started in this first nine or so minutes that chance
12:03perhaps from Chavanchera just knocked the stuffing out of Celtic you really should have put that one away
12:07but as things stand I would bet that Dundee are about to be awarded a penalty kick
12:15and for he Stevie McLean having words with his
12:19VAR official he'll probably be asked to go and have a look at it yeah
12:24I don't know why it's taking so long for this to happen
12:28and across he goes
12:31in a huge moment in the game
12:38I'd be really surprised if this isn't given Simon yeah I think it'll be given I think it'll be
12:41given he had his arm behind his back and then it came out he moved it out
12:46just when the ball arrived as we'll see here
12:53and it's going towards goal whether it's going to trouble Sinis Salo yeah that's the one there yeah
13:02now I'm just a little bit more concerned about the fate of Colby Donovan has he prevented a
13:09goal scoring opportunity or is it just going to be a penalty
13:15there is a penalty not surprised at that now what's he going to do with Colby Donovan
13:26referee's going to have words with Callum McGregor and explain the situation
13:36there is a penalty to Dundee Simon Murray has got the ball in hand
13:53so big moment for Vigljami Sinis Salo into the side after the injury to Kasper Schmeichel
13:59that's put paid to his season can he be a Celtic hero here and prevent Dundee from equalizing from the
14:07spots
14:16the referee decides to take no action against Colby Donovan which is good
14:27Murray against Sinis Salo
14:38concentration on the face of the Dundee captain
14:43referee blows the whistle forward comes Simon Murray and he slots that one into the corner Sinis Salo
14:50dives the other way and Dundee are level
15:04yeah experienced player Simon Murray puts it in the corner
15:08but yeah Celtic haven't started this second half particularly well and they defend a few situations
15:15just came to head there with the Dundee penalty as he just sweeps into the corner
15:27yeah not much power in it from Simon Murray but the angle right in at that post and there's the
15:34change
15:34I don't think would surprise anyone Thomas Schvanchara has gone off kill it Iheanacho is on
15:47yeah he'll be hoping that he can get two or three of those chances yeah Schvanchara yeah give
15:53Iheanacho some of those chances and I don't think the outcome would be similar
16:03Celtic just need to get control of the game first because they've completely given it away
16:13balls out for a throw to Celtic
16:27first time long kick up field from Sinis Salo headed by Graham that'll be a free kick to Dundee
16:32McGregor into the back there there's his Dundee counterparts yeah we just need to reestablish a
16:42little bit of control in this game yeah just end the flow
16:58McCracken
17:00out wide left Joghan can't keep that one in play throw in quickly taken by Donovan
17:08trustee back to Sinis Salo
17:18Oxlade-Chamberlain back to Scales
17:22Negrin down he goes wins the free kick Halliday the culprit that time
17:30well Celtic have got half an hour or so
17:36to establish or re-establish their control in this game and get themselves back in front
17:50first time pass from Maeda is a good one into Iheanacho trying to use his strength but he
17:55was outnumbered by the Dundee players who now have Celtic on a counter-attack space on this right hand
18:01side for Congreve he'll try and get it onto his left foot will he not right foot it's not his
18:05strongest
18:06and an easy take there for Sinis Salo
18:09yeah thanks for Celtic's point of view there he couldn't pick anybody out
18:15again a wee bit untidy on the break
18:28free kick against Iheanacho that time
18:37well if Celtic don't rescue this situation they will feel the wrath of Martin O'Neill
18:42I've got absolutely no doubt because they have been the masters of their own downfall so far
18:47yeah just the chances first half and then that one at the start of the second half as well
18:51at this point of the game we're doing those chances missed
19:02switch of play there there's a good one Halliday runs onto it Maeda
19:07comes back support provided by Dander
19:23back to Hamilton we know he can hit them
19:27actually Chamberlain trying to prevent that the pass out to Halliday this will be our first time cross in
19:33from Dander it's a decent one that was a chance that was a real chance for Dundee
19:39yeah he should do better it's a great ball in from Dander they work it well they move it about
19:44here at the edge of the box it's a inviting little one in he doesn't get enough on it
19:48yeah he goes for the flick where he could perhaps have with the right foot gone for a shot but
19:54now Dundee give it back to Celtic McGregor looking to release Dyson Maeda out comes McCracken to clear
20:02the danger brought down by Oxlade Chamberlain but he's quickly dispossessed by Hamilton sliding
20:08challenge is a good one but Congreve has the ball for Dundee on this right wing plays it across no
20:14one
20:14there and a dark blue jersey and it's collected by Colby Donovan
20:21throw goes in fact when i say throw goes Celtic's way the referee's coming back to
20:28book scales
20:37just waiting the challenge there yeah referee played the advantage but
20:43came back at the earliest opportunity to give scales the yellow card
20:481-1 at dense park 18 minutes into the second half
20:56Celtic were given the opportunity by hearts earlier to close the gap at the top
21:02but they need to find the back of the net at least one more time to take advantage of that
21:08opportunity
21:09here's Tierney
21:11oh the header oh it's tipped over the bar there by McCracken
21:18Yang it was on the end of the Tierney cross
21:20see with his hand up
21:22Tierney picks him out
21:24is he trying to cushion that back i don't know
21:27i think he's maybe trying to cushion that back to Negrin but
21:29always sneaks in
21:32McCracken had to be alive to that Celtic have a corner
21:36Negrin will swing this one in with the left foot
21:43and it comes from Negrin headed back by Ian Accio
21:47McGregor goes for the low shot can't really get much power in it scales is in there too ball breaks
21:52back to
21:52Negrin
21:55back to the captain
21:57cross header away by
21:59Noghan
22:00ball breaks out to Oxlade-Chamberlain we know what he can do
22:03will he go for the shot through it goes to Yang and his touch is heavy
22:09gives it straight to Ashley who plays it out for the Celtic throw
22:12yeah it was clever play on the edge of the box Oxlade-Chamberlain with the disguise
22:15picks him out the Andrews can't get out of his feet
22:25sure the Celtic players would much rather be
22:28shooting into their own fans in the second half and
22:31using them as a 12th man
22:35edge of the area
22:37McGregor
22:39heavy pass to scales wasn't really on his toes there
22:43and the ball's out and it's a Dundee throw and Celtic
22:45have wasted that chance
22:48now they need to get back quickly
22:51well they have men back surely Halliday can't get himself out of that situation
22:55eh Murray rather
23:04alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
23:09Donovan
23:13Yang
23:16McGregor
23:28nothing ahead for Celtic
23:33back it goes to Sinisalo
23:42up to the halfway line from the Celtic goalkeeper
23:45ball will come down
23:48pass there from Oxlade-Chamberlain looking for Iheanacho
23:52balls out
23:54on that far side
23:57throw to Celtic
24:03a couple of changes being made by
24:07Stephen Presley
24:09Ashley Hay coming on
24:14Simon Murray
24:16the captain and goal scorer one of the players going off
24:21gives the captain's armband to
24:23Ethan Hamilton
24:35Finley Robertson the other player going off
24:37saw Stephen Presley deciding to inject some fresh energy
24:41into his side
24:45Joe Cotterell
24:46the other change
24:47Luke McCowan
24:49and Anthony Ralston
24:50a double change for Celtic as well
24:54former Dundee captain of course
24:56Luke McCowan
24:57back at his old stomping ground
24:59when he was once a hero
25:05Colby Donovan
25:08trying to see who's gone off
25:14obviously Chamberlain perhaps
25:17yeah I think it looks like it
25:22Negrin and McGregor still there as Dundee come forward
25:26ball ricochets into the arms of
25:29Sinisalo so double change for both sides
25:31just confirm the Celtic changes
25:33Colby Donovan goes off straight swap
25:35Anthony Ralston goes on
25:36and a change in midfield as well
25:38Luke McCowan for Alex Oxlade
25:40Chamberlain
25:42a quarter of the game remains
25:44it is Dundee one Celtic one
25:47this one on a knife edge
25:52McCracken goes long
25:56Halliday and Tierney challenge for the header
25:58comes off Tierney last
26:04they'll just struggle to change the flow of the game in this
26:07first pay to the second half
26:09Dundee have been a lot more aggressive
26:11got their goal
26:18Joghan skips past there
26:19Ralston there
26:22referee pulls that one back
26:25he's going to give the free kick to Dundee
26:32that challenge there
26:34that challenge there
26:48will be Celtic's final visit to the city of Dundee this season
26:54then they get their first victory
26:56after three straight defeats
27:05falls back with Wright
27:08nice to play that one through the middle there
27:10almost came off
27:14falls back with Tierney
27:17Negrin
27:20falls back to Scales
27:22across it goes to Trusty
27:36McGregor to Negrin
27:41Celtic struggling to get the ball out of the heart of their own defence here Scales
27:46leaves it for McGregor
28:02Kept in well
28:04my yang
28:07now Ralston
28:13Trusty does well
28:14McCown
28:15McGregor now
28:16sees a little bit of space
28:18Negrin
28:19does well
28:21this will be kept in
28:23Yang
28:24went for the pass back
28:25but it came off Cotterell
28:27Celtic having a corner out of this
28:28he opted to try and cut the ball back there
28:30when the corner
28:38now Celtic do have
28:40aerial presence
28:42Scales and Trusty particularly
28:44and it needs a good delivery from Negrin
28:48it's high it's into the area
28:51the ball breaks out
28:54McCown goes for goal
28:55and almost finds the top corner
28:57and a fresh air swipe with the right foot
28:59and it presented
29:00a chance with his preferred left
29:02yeah it just fell to the edge of the box here as you say
29:04it's the first one all wrong but it falls right onto his
29:07left foot and he just tried to curve that into the top corner
29:13well he scored a few goals in the dark blue of Dundee
29:18and he almost found it net there
29:21in the green and white hoops of Celtic
29:24but it remains one each
29:28because Steven Presley wanting to make
29:30another change it's Joghan that's getting some treatment
29:34he'll be happy with the response of his team
29:37certainly
29:39a lot more difficult this half for Celtic
29:41not giving time on the ball being aggressive from the press
29:50the game's taking a totally different direction this second half
30:06yep an enforced change here
30:12for Dundee
30:21as things stand
30:22hearts are on 67
30:23rangers are on 66
30:24and Celtic are on 62 points
30:33what we would give for a winning goal that would take us up to 64
30:37with six games left after this
30:41it's got right it is former rangers player that's come on
30:58long kick forward by McCracken
31:00comes off the head of McGregor that's a brave
31:03header free kick awards awarded to Celtic
31:07Anthony Ralston throwing his head at that
31:15Yang for Celtic
31:25Celtic with so many chances in front of goal to win this game two or three times over
31:29they've only managed to put the one away
31:42Sinisalo well outside his box launch he's one forward
31:47oh ball almost prevent uh presented itself at the feet of Yang there but it was well recovered by
31:53right
31:54that'll be a Celtic throw
31:56Ian Acho has come on for
31:57Javanchara of course at the
31:59early stages of this second half it's Celtic unable to really get him into the game
32:03yeah we're struggling to get the ball into
32:06Dundee territory in that
32:07final third at the moment
32:10heading towards the final 15 minutes of the match
32:15Celtic have had so many late goals
32:20there's a cross comes to nothing
32:22none later of course than the uh
32:24late equaliser against Dundee at Celtic Park that one in the cup when
32:28the cup
32:28Junior Adamu scored with his first touch as a Celtic player that took it into extra time
32:35it may require some late heroics again
32:38there's Celtic to get the three points here space for Yang to turn
32:42leaves that one for McCown supported well by Tierney on the left space to look up
32:47the cross from Tierney that was much too high and it goes straight out of play for a Dundee goal
32:53kick
32:53it's frustrating there
32:55not like him at all
32:56with these deliveries just get that one wrong
33:02and he's running across and I think that will be the last action
33:07is it for Tierney? yeah I think so
33:15Sriracha coming on
33:20and I think James Forrest is coming on too Dines and Maeda is going off
33:29five changes made by Martin O'Neill
33:32and it's the final throw of the dice for the Celtic manager
33:36some of the fans just can't watch
33:38and I don't think that's because the sun's in his eyes
33:42frustration in the second half so far
33:53can the substitutes make a difference
34:02Sriracha
34:14McCown
34:14a little pug in the jersey there from Astley
34:20Celtic have a free kick
34:22midway inside their own half
34:30referee
34:31I think he's just pulling that one back
34:39scales
34:41to trusty
34:45out to Forrest
34:47first time pass
34:48forward
34:50Negrin
34:50can Ralston get on the end of this one
34:52I think the final touch came off the Celtic player and it will be a Dundee goal kick
34:56with 13 minutes of the 90 left
34:59yeah time running out
35:00just try to walk one down the right hand side there
35:05Ralston couldn't get a cross in
35:08a penny for the thoughts of Martin O'Neill
35:17probably thinking about some of those chances in that first half because Celtic really should have been
35:23out of sight
35:25at least two goals up by half time
35:35forward by trusty
35:42first time put up field from McCracken
35:45trusty with the header this time
35:47chested down by
35:49Negrin
35:49and Forrest now
35:52back to Ralston
35:54inside it goes to trusty
35:57McCown first time pass out to Sirachi
35:59now space for the
36:02left back substitute to run into
36:04inside it goes to McCown
36:09out left now is Yang
36:12checks back
36:13leaves it for McCown
36:15back it goes to McGregor
36:21scales
36:21scales trusty
36:22and now wide right is Forrest
36:23up against Drayright
36:25takes it down the outside
36:26plays a decent ball in but it's cleared away
36:29onto the chest of trusty
36:30now scales
36:36Sirachi out wide left is Yang
36:39cuts inside ricochets off
36:43Congreve back to Yang
36:46oh scales
36:48ball's caught under his feet there
36:50oh breaks back thankfully to trusty
36:52out to Forrest
36:54Ralston goes in the outside
36:55Forrest inside to Negrin
36:57oh there's not much space in there as
37:00McCown tries to get the shot away
37:01the ball's ricocheted off a Dundee player
37:03and gone behind for a corner
37:04yeah it was very congested
37:06though a little bit desperate as well
37:07quickly taken by Forrest to Negrin
37:10crossing from Negrin
37:11header away
37:14back in by Ralston
37:17that's not gonna do it
37:20and it's gone behind for a goal kick
37:23well I'd much rather the play be up that end of the pitch though Simon
37:26definitely definitely but it's just all a little bit untidy
37:30I see desperation
37:32creeping in with 10 minutes to go
37:35look for that little bit of magic round about the box
37:54Yanacho
37:55lovely layoff
37:56good first touch by McCown
37:58now Celtic coming forward
38:00still McCown
38:01oh it gives that to Negrin
38:02the sliding challenge is a good one
38:04before Negrin can get to it
38:05ball breaks back to Yang
38:07cuts inside
38:09McCown again
38:10again angle of the box
38:11back to go
38:12gives it back to Sirachie
38:13McCown plays it across
38:15Dundee defends
38:16position themselves well though
38:17Congreven now
38:18Danda will clear the danger up
38:20into the Celtic half
38:21out comes
38:22Sinisalo
38:23almost up to the
38:24centre circle
38:27Celtic beginning to apply consistent pressure on Dundee though
38:32he's in the middle of the box
38:36trusty out to Forrest
38:42edge of the area
38:43McCown
38:44tried to find Forrest again
38:45but too many dark blue jerseys there
38:48this one will fall the way of trusty
38:50and now it's Dundee who struggled to
38:52keep possession
38:54the scales gives it to Sirachie
38:56lovely step inside
38:59from the Uruguayan
39:01McGregor out now to Yang
39:04keeps the ball in play
39:05Sirachie back to McGregor
39:08every Dundee player back defending
39:12trusty out wide right to Forrest
39:18on to the left foot played it in
39:20Cotterell is there
39:22Celtic win it back again though trusty
39:26and it's McCown
39:29to scales
39:32now Sirachie
39:33decent crossing
39:34chance for Iheanacho
39:36what a goal for Celtic
39:38and it's Kelechi
39:40Iheanacho
39:43huge goal
39:44absolutely huge
39:47time running out and it falls to him
39:49his first chance
39:51and he buries it
39:54well he's trying to calm the celebration
39:56I don't know whether there's any
39:57quill
39:57he's not calming it now
40:02he just worked across the box here
40:05he comes to Sirachie decides to put it in first time
40:09he's onside in the middle
40:10he gets the break of the ball here
40:12it bounces off him and it's dispatched
40:16vital goal
40:18Celtic have been crying out for someone with that striker's instinct
40:22Iheanacho has it
40:24he was given the opportunity at the start of this second half
40:27when he was brought on for Thomas Twanchera
40:30the defender gets it all wrong and it just bounces up
40:33and he capitalises on the little
40:37thigh down to himself
40:38and powers it into the net
40:40he just needed one chance
40:42as all good strikers do
40:45and he's blasted that one past McCracken
40:47and Celtic do have the lead again
40:50with seven minutes of the 90 left
40:54yeah
40:55it looks onside
40:56we don't see his legs
40:57that's the only thing I'll say about that
41:00the defender
41:01he looks a little bit confused
41:03yeah goal's been confirmed
41:06there's a player behind him
41:08and now he celebrates
41:12well there's the Nigerian come to Celtic's rescue
41:18what an important goal that could be
41:20and you can hear the Celtic fans inside
41:23Ben's parked now
41:24yeah it's been a frustrating second half
41:26we've not really got going again
41:27created the chances like the first half
41:29but when you've got a striker on there
41:30sometimes you just need the one chance
41:32yeah he said that
41:32but if it falls to him
41:34you know he's got the pedigree
41:37in and around the box
41:42now Celtic just need to
41:44keep the control of the game
41:46and not invite the pressure on
41:47like they did at the start of the second half
41:49can Yang get on the end of this one
41:51he's brought down there
41:53it's a cynical foul
41:54and a dangerous position
41:55referee goes into the back pocket
41:57and produces a red card
42:00Dundee will be down to 10 men
42:03Astley
42:05looks innocent
42:08a nice little flick on from the actual
42:10Yang uses his pace
42:11yeah he's through on goal isn't he
42:13yeah
42:13he's through on goal but for the challenge
42:15strength little flick on
42:17and he's on to it
42:18yeah the push there
42:19no doubt
42:20it's a red card
42:21correct decision from Stevie McLean
42:23Dundee now
42:24behind in the game
42:26and now down to 10 men
42:46Ashley kind of refusing to
42:47uh say goodbye
42:50but you'll see from here
42:54they'll claim that Dre Wright was in that position but
42:58if Yang gets past the player he's first to the ball and then he's going to have a shot at
43:01goal
43:07yeah confirmed by VAR correct decision
43:10Ashley
43:11you need to go son
43:15now it's a bit of a mountain to climb for Dundee
43:17I'm not counting my chickens yet Simon
43:20but as we head into the final five minutes there will probably be at least another five added
43:25but Celtic have got the advantage now
43:29and more than the scoreline
43:37well it was never going to be straightforward was it
43:39but it's crucial if we can see this out
43:47Celtic have a free kick here
43:48probably a bit too far out for a shot at goal
43:54Negrin and uh McGregor discussing their options
44:01McCracken's lining up a wall
44:04laid back to Negrin
44:06I won't tell you what that wasn't far away from Negrin
44:09the ball was just laid to the side by McGregor
44:12the Celtic tops goal scorer went for it and almost found the net
44:16it's just drifting away but
44:18you watch the keeper's reaction he's not sure
44:21no he's not getting it
44:35Celtic fans in full voice now inside Dens Park
44:40as things stand Celtic cut the lead at the top to just three points on hearts
44:45three points will separate the top three sides
44:48with six league games left
44:52unless there's some more late drama still to come here at Dens Park
45:01another goal for Celtic would surely kill this game
45:05Celtic won't do things easy this season
45:10Young
45:13good play from Halliday
45:15to dispossess
45:17Young
45:20loses out though
45:22McGregor
45:24McCown
45:25Young leaves that one for Iheanacho
45:29coming in from the left hand side Iheanacho
45:32still Iheanacho across the face of the goal
45:35well almost brought back to Negrin
45:37oh Congre's giving it straight to McCown
45:39now Siracchi can he pick out a teammate
45:42the far post slayed back
45:43oh there's not a Celtic player there
45:45and it's cleared out for a Celtic throw
45:47yeah and we've watched them all season
45:49being in the right place at the right team
45:50Negrin he just gets behind his man
45:52James Forrest cushions it back into the area
45:58that would have put the result to bed
46:03well Young's down with a bit of cramp
46:05keeping Keleche Iheanacho fit Simon
46:08match fit for the last few games of the season
46:11could ultimately be crucial
46:14definitely
46:16he's a player that's probably frustrated
46:17himself this season just for the way things have went
46:20he's not had a lot of game time
46:23it's regular game time but he's
46:27got the quality in around that goal
46:29he knows where the net is
46:31experienced
46:32he'll be paying up
46:33and could be crucial as you see in the running
46:39Martin O'Neill's made all these changes so
46:41Yang will just have to keep going
46:44play through the pain barrier
46:50we're heading towards the final minutes
46:54before we find out how many will be added on
46:57Celtic have it down that corner flag
46:59cross comes in from
47:00Ralston from the header
47:02takes it away of Yang
47:03like it goes to Sirachi
47:06back out to Yang
47:09nothing rash
47:10from Celtic scales now to
47:12Trusty
47:16Malston out to Forrest
47:24scales
47:27Sirachi
47:40Forrest now
47:43it goes to Maccown
47:47little one two perhaps almost ricocheted into the path of Maccown but Dundee come away with it
47:54Cotterell just got himself into a bit of bother there but then got himself out of it
47:59remember Dundee are down to 10 men
48:08Celtic
48:11Celtic trying to apply the pressure
48:14seven added minutes
48:17it's not done yet Simon
48:19nope
48:21not by a long way seven minutes
48:26balls with John McCracken
48:30out it goes to Scott Wright
48:34tried to play that one through to Ashley Haver it was cut out well by
48:37Austin Trusty can Celtic hold out or get another
48:42for six minutes or so
48:47I'm sure Martin O'Neill will be a well shot of this city for this season
48:53managed his first game as Celtic manager of course in Dundee at Tanadice
48:56I remember it
48:57late winner that day from Chris Sutton
49:00Sutton and Larson
49:01Henrik Larson also on the score sheet
49:03I know how he would love those two today
49:07another change to be made
49:09another couple of changes
49:10in fact Dre Wright going off
49:22Charlie Riley
49:23that is coming on
49:24Jan Danda
49:26another player
49:29coming off
49:31then Mary Samuels
49:37coming on
49:45really Cometio in fact that was
49:48the headband
49:49big number five there for Dundee so
49:51more changes
49:53and added on time
49:54as Forrest gives that one back to Ralston
49:59first day across to
50:00scales
50:01Celtic inviting the pressure on
50:03need to get out from this situation
50:05so that's it to
50:06McCown off a Dundee player last
50:08thankfully Celtic have the throw
50:12back to the ball
50:25McEwen does well
50:26Negrin can't find
50:28Iheanacho
50:31no need for Celtic to rush things
50:35it's Dundee who are
50:36trying to
50:38force the issue here
50:43Cometio
50:45kind of a bit
50:46no-man's land here
50:51Celtic
50:52can they win it back
50:53three-kick given against
50:55Dianacho there
50:58this big man was in a bit of difficulty
51:00over there on the far side
51:01thought Celtic were going to
51:02pinch it back there
51:15almost at the halfway point
51:16of added on time
51:19Celtic need to hold out for
51:20another three and a half minutes
51:29Cotterill goes across
51:33came off Forrest last Dundee throw
51:42in comes the cross
51:44header away by Trusty
51:47back in it goes
51:48Trusty again
51:50with that big Trusty header
51:53given away by McGregor
51:55Halliday
51:56crossing that left-hand side now
51:59forward by
52:00Ralston again
52:01Celtic just rushing things
52:03yeah just can't keep a hold of it
52:05try and get the ball keep a hold of it
52:09long kick forward by
52:10McCracken
52:11headed down by Ralston
52:14Forrest back to scales
52:17out to this left-hand side
52:19look at the space that Yang has
52:22now he's got Sarrachi on the overlap
52:23he's got Iheanacho ahead of him
52:25Sarrachi does really well it's a lovely cutback but
52:30Dundee
52:31just getting in the way of that one
52:33that they've given it straight back to Celtic
52:35that's better
52:51two minutes left
52:53on D1 Celtic 2
52:58Yang and Iheanacho with the goals
53:01here is Yang
53:04it's been an exhausting afternoon for the players that have played every minute
53:07Yang one of them
53:12but no midweek game so plenty time to recover and get ready for the visit of St Mirren for the
53:18final league game before
53:19the split and before that cup semi-final against St Mirren
53:25still need to hold out for a few seconds left
53:2890 seconds left
53:33Cinesalo
53:36Scales
53:38McCown
53:40as well
53:42Sarrachi
53:43space
53:44in the middle of the park for Negrin
53:46Iheanacho goes for the run-up
53:48first time
53:50again Iheanacho across the face of goal
53:53and the big man Billy Cometeo was there
53:56to save the day for Dundee
53:59yeah he's unlucky there they showed no composure
54:01is he trying to pick out
54:02James Forrest or is it a shot either way
54:05that'll be a yellow card for Anthony Ralston
54:09we're into the final minute
54:11we've played six minutes I've added on time
54:15Dundee will no doubt launch this one into the box
54:23they've got plenty of height
54:25even John McCracken's come up to join
54:28in on the action
54:39in comes the free kick
54:40goalkeeper against goalkeeper perhaps
54:43Cinesalo tried to grab it he's won the free kick
54:47and that should be it
54:49with 10 seconds to go
54:53yeah it's put right into the heart of the box here
55:00Cometeo it was barging Cinesalo
55:03what an afternoon it's been it's been nail-biting at times
55:08at times it looked like Celtic just we're not going to have that quality in front of goal
55:13but when Martin O'Neill brought on Kelechi Iheanacho it was to bring that quality
55:17and that strikers instinct that had been so lacking in the first 50 minutes
55:25and it did make the difference because he's had one chance in front of goal
55:29and he's blasted it into the back of the net
55:34to give Celtic a 2-1 lead the whistle is in the mouth
55:40and the full-time whistle sounds and Martin O'Neill claps his hands in relief more than anything
55:46the Celtic supporters behind the goal celebrate the players will be relieved more than anything
55:53it wasn't vintage Celtic in front of goal
55:57Cventura the first player to run to Iheanacho
56:00it's not been Cventura's afternoon he will get more chances to have an impact on the destination
56:05of the championship this season
56:08Simon Murray got his side back into it early in the second half with that penalty
56:12but Celtic have closed the gap at the top there are now just three points separating the top three
56:18hearts are on 67 Rangers are on 66 and Celtic are on 64
56:27well Martin O'Neill is always quick to say he's a man in his mid 70s
56:31he's not sure his ticker can handle this
56:33Simon I'm not sure if yours can or mine can
56:37and we're a little bit younger
56:38yeah it's only going to get more intense as we get closer to the finishing line
56:42but that's listen every three points from now on in is huge but so important today
56:47that man there said it himself if we hadn't picked up the three it might have been too far
56:52but it's a huge three points we should have been out of sight in the first half
56:55the chances were there didn't take them and then any actual pops up with a crucial winner
57:02towards the end when we just thought maybe it wasn't going to be our day
57:07Celtic have won in Dundee
57:12and if Celtic do go on to lift the title and retain the championship it will be because of
57:18goals like that from Kelechi Iheanacho and results that have been hard hard fought
57:29Celtic move on the race for the title continues
57:33in the blue skies at Denz Park in front of the celebrating Celtic supporters
57:39Kelechi Iheanacho made the difference this afternoon
57:44it was a two-point goal from the left foot of that man there
57:51and Celtic will now recover and prepare for a home match against St Mirren all smiles in the face of
57:58Mart Fotheringham it looked like Celtic were down and out on Easter Sunday but they have resurrected
58:05their title hopes it finishes Dundee 1 Celtic 2
58:14that is sensational
58:23Celtic are the champions
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