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00:19Well Simon as we witnessed there we have been a party to some big dramatic and fantastic Celtic performances through
00:26the years at Easter Roar
00:28it's going to take some more drama in the second 45 to get over the line in this one Celtic
00:32do have the firepower on the pitch and on the bench as we said to do it but
00:37we really shot ourselves in the foot in the closing minutes there didn't we? Yeah we did, frustrating because we
00:42had total control of the game in that first half
00:44obviously Hibs down to 10 men early on in the first 45 and we get the goal just before half
00:51time
00:51a well worked goal only to to give a goal away at the other end just before the half time
00:58whistle so it's frustrating we should be more in front I think with the opportunities that we've created but
01:03I still feel the positive signs are there with the attacking threat that will go on and get the goals
01:10in the second half that get us the three points
01:11Yeah focusing on the the positives Yang is looking involved and looking good on the right as is Alistair Johnson
01:18linking up really well he provided the assist for Dyson Maeda who's
01:23you know being his usual Dyson Maeda causing all sorts of problems um in the Hibs defence but perhaps not
01:31finishing all the chances but he's there with the goal Tunechi causing a bit of problems when he has a
01:36go at that
01:38defence and Megua in particular down the left-hand side lots of possession for Celtic loads of possession in that
01:45first half a lot of
01:46chances some shots from outside the area but a real congested penalty box that Celtic struggled to to
01:52break through at times and really Hibs had had nothing in a man sent off they were content to just
01:58sit behind the ball and try and soak up the pressure but they had nothing up front until Celtic gave
02:03them
02:03the ball a bit of a slack pass from scales initially then Tunechi with the the foul okay he might
02:09have felt it
02:09was a little bit soft but then you've got to deal defensively with the high ball that comes in
02:14Celtic had a couple of chances to get rid of it didn't manage it so that's the frustrating thing
02:20at the end of the the first half but as you said Simon plenty of positives to to build on
02:26and to
02:27focus on and I'm sure that will have been the instructions at at half time when Martin O'Neill and
02:31Sean Maloney and Mark Fotheringham and the coaches gave the instructions at half time no more than any
02:41changes I don't imagine there would be any right now but certainly with the likes of Forrest and
02:46Iheanacho on the bench you can even imagine you'll see them both yeah you've got that and the experience
02:50of Hattati as well you've got that on the bench there should you need it but it's interesting to see
02:54the coaching staff look as if they've sent them out ready to to go to work again here early in
02:59the
03:00second half I think they'll be frustrated themselves I think they'll know themselves have done enough in that
03:05first half to possibly get in at half time a couple of goals in front never never mind all square
03:13yeah the pressure will build in this half you imagine the pressure on the hips defense will build
03:20with the Celtic supporters behind the goal that Celtic are shooting into there will be a natural energy
03:27down this end of the pitch and seasons gone past that has been a factor and it has given us
03:35some
03:35great late drama wasn't that long ago with some late drama here with Adam Ida that led to a Celtic
03:43title
03:44win who's going to step up and be the hero of Celtic this afternoon because being ahead in the game
03:53and being a man ahead there's well there will be no excuses if Celtic don't come away with this with
04:01the three points
04:05from Hib's perspective Simon I imagine they'll just consider themselves pretty fortunate to be going in
04:10level yeah I think so well Vita coming on we can see so there's one change just on the back
04:17of having to
04:17defend last week with nine men and it's almost the same sort of strategy plan again this week with a
04:25red card early on the goal will be a huge bonus for them because as you say they hardly ventured
04:31up the
04:31park that first half yeah Josh Campbell Josh Campbell coming on as well can be effective from the middle
04:37of the park so a couple of changes that David Gray has made don't yet know who's gone off
04:47doesn't look like there's any changes to it the Celtic line up
05:01yeah I think
05:12so let's get the second half underway Celtic shooting from left to right into their own fans
05:17it's 1-1 here at Easter Road in a game that Celtic really need to win to keep the pressure
05:23on
05:24Hearts and Rangers who will both be delighted if Celtic drop points here this afternoon they meet tomorrow
05:30late afternoon at Tyne Castle
05:35early touch here for Austin Trusty out to Tierney back it goes to Scales
05:51Trusty out to Yang
05:57back to Trusty
06:06pulled inside here by Tonecki can't get in the end of it
06:121-2
06:16so the players that have gone off are Nicky Caden and Martin Boyle
06:22for Hibbs Campbell and Obita
06:27on in their stead
06:35Hibbs with possession on that far side through their captain and goal scorer John Newell
06:53Long ball to the edge of the area
06:55Hibbs got the flick on Negrin no calmly back to Sinisalo
07:00clears up towards the halfway line
07:03into the head of Airedale claims for a foul not given Celtic habit though
07:07midway inside their own half Callum McGregor
07:09crossfield pass to Scales
07:14Tierney
07:15Tonecki comes short gives it back to Scales
07:22trusty
07:24out wide right to Yang
07:29lays that one back to McGregor
07:38space here for Negrin
07:40inside him is Yang
07:42taken out late there by Jordan Obita and that'll be an early yellow card for the
07:46Hibbs man who's just on the pitch
07:49he looks all innocent
07:50yeah it's some introduction
07:52Cookus yellow just pops it off here gets a hand in the face
08:00so a chance for an early set piece for Celtic
08:09Engels and Negrin both over this one
08:11just out from the corner of the 18 yard box
08:17Hibbs with the defensive line about 12 yards from goal
08:21what can Celtic fashion here
08:23Negrin leaves it to Engels
08:29three minutes into the second half chance for Celtic
08:37oh Engels
08:38one-man wall and it was straight into him
08:41it's not ideal from the Belgian
08:43yeah it's frustrating because he's got a decent delivery
08:46Engels just can't get it over the
08:50helps the fender
08:52Celtic still have it though just inside the Hibbs half scales
08:55space on the left Tierney
08:57checks back scales again
09:00cross field ball to trustee every Hibbs player
09:03remember they're a man down
09:05the Hibbs player behind the ball
09:07Johnson to
09:08Yang being closed down by
09:10Obita Celtic give that one away
09:13careless again in possession
09:16but Celtic win it back
09:17Yang quick pass to Engels
09:20looks up plays that inside to Negrin
09:22edge of the area goes down
09:24free kick and a really good position from Celtic
09:27this has got Benjamin Negrin territory
09:29written all over it again
09:31yeah he takes it well just on the one movement
09:33moves it away from Campbell
09:35he just catches him late
09:38yeah good play from Negrin wins the free kick that I'm sure he will take
09:45very similar to the one he got against hearts
09:48maybe a little bit further out but
09:53goalkeeper trying to line up his wall to protect that area of the goal
10:05so Negrin second free kick of the afternoon
10:08first one was into the wall
10:09he's lining up two Celtic players in front of the wall
10:12up steps Negrin
10:14into the wall again it ricochets up into the area
10:17headed behind there'll be a corner to Celtic
10:19once again Negrin just can't get it over
10:22the defensive line of Hibbs
10:24just hits the top of the wall again
10:30another corner
10:33Tierney across to take the corner
10:36right down by the Celtic supporters
10:39five minutes into the second half what can Celtic do here
10:43and it comes
10:45from KT ball edge of the area
10:47McGregor quickly close down onto the right foot
10:49the shot there just couldn't get the power behind it
10:52and a relatively easy save there for Smith
10:56yeah it just comes out to me
10:58he walks onto his right foot this time
10:59which isn't as strong as it takes a little deflection
11:02not enough to divert it away from the goalkeeper
11:14now hips of the ball in the Celtic half
11:16and some space down this left-hand side Jordan Obita
11:19first time cross should be dealt with
11:21and it is ball breaks out to Yang
11:27Johnson across to Tierney
11:41Engels
11:45back to Tierney
11:49now trusty
11:57Scales across to Tunecky
11:59again one-on-one with Megua plays the pass though it's a good one from Negrin
12:03that was better from Celtic
12:06the corner kick again this time on the far side as Joe Newell slides in it's taken quickly
12:13Tunecky out it goes to McGregor
12:16Engels Tunecky running at Chaiwa goes for the one-two with
12:20Negrin checks back instead bit of a loose pass though from Negrin McGregor has to chase back
12:27and gives it back to Tierney
12:30again just a little bit sloppy in possession
12:37out on the new would love his players to play with a
12:39a freedom and an energy but it's easier said than done playing under this pressure
12:46yeah it's very compact
12:48Hibs happy to sit in understandably with the man shot
13:01Yang up against Obita
13:03treads up one through looking for Negrin oh he's taken out surely that's a penalty
13:08well the referee's given a goal kick
13:12well the Hibs players are roundizing Maeda and I think Maeda has every right to be
13:16frustrated there the referee's going to take an easy option here I think and book Maeda
13:25the Celtic player was completely obstructed out of the pitch there because I think the Hibs defender
13:30knew that that ball was there to be won he tried to usher it out and Negrin got behind him
13:38it's one of those ones because it's on the byline the rule seems to change oh the Hibs player
13:42thinks this ball's going out and then realizes Negrin can get to it
13:46so just pushes him off
13:49I mean anywhere else in the pitch Simon and that is a fee kick exactly exactly how on earth is
13:54that not a
13:55a penalty to Celtic he tries to usher it out yeah and then he realizes he can't so he just
14:00pushes him down
14:05and dies in Maeda ends up getting a yellow card the rules seem to change
14:09because it's on the byline
14:14well could that be a controversial moment
14:19that is talked about after this game let's hope not and let's hope Celtic can do the business
14:25we don't have to reflect on that but that looked like a blatant push there
14:33see when you see the little fills for the the guy gets in front of them and just falls over
14:37and he
14:38gets that field that's more of a foot than any I mean it's a blatant push
14:50Celtic coming forward then
14:53to net kick
14:55Megua and Chaiwa both there lays it back to
14:59Tierney's been chased into the corner
15:02just to give it back to to net kick
15:04sometimes Simon you're aware that you're watching this with green and white spectacles and you try
15:09and sometimes take them off and see it from a neutral's perspective but even so that's a blatant push
15:16McGregor edge of the area across it goes to Tierney quickly closed down gives it to Teneke this is
15:21going to come back to Tierney it's going to go back to Teneke
15:26ball across the face of the goal Maeda almost got a touch on that one Yang was in there too
15:31and
15:32neither could get their toe into it and redirect it into the goal
15:35yeah just almost caught by surprise it's a great ball in from Teneke it goes through the legs
15:42and it's just asking to be put in both of the players miss it
15:47Maeda and Yang
15:59throw in
16:01Ayrdale
16:13Martin and Aylen Sean Maloney in deep discussion there
16:29out for a throw
16:32Celtic want to get this one taken quickly
16:39Celtic would like to get themselves ahead pretty quickly because they don't want to feel that
16:44pressure that's it's going to come if it's still level going into the final 15-20 minutes
16:49yeah you talk about the pressure the stress levels the only mount as the clock ticks down
17:02Martin and Ayl will be looking to his bench I've no doubt in the next few minutes or so
17:06scales has it to Tierney Teneke will run it Megwa
17:14support there by Tierney again inside it goes to McGregor
17:17he's got Johnson with him in a central position Alistair Johnson now wide right
17:21is Yang one-on-one with Obita takes it to the byline
17:26ball comes in cleared up in the air unconvincingly
17:30Bashiri balls there to be won by Alistair Johnson
17:34last player touch that was a hips player but it doesn't go out nonetheless
17:37McGregor now cutting in from the
17:40right-hand side to Tierney Teneke again looks to have the run here of Megwa
17:45which I was doubling up on him all the time though first time ball in from Tierney's a
17:49good one headed away though to safety and hips
17:56they have the ball in the Celtic half but there's nowhere
18:00for him to go McGregor will go back and should clear the danger for Celtic back it goes to Sinisalo
18:08out it goes to scales
18:17once again Teneke on that left two hips players with him
18:21Megwa gets an important touch and Chaiwa there can clear up
18:27Oh goodness me free kick again
18:33Felt the contact gave it a second then he went down
18:37That's what I'm talking about
18:40Put a blatant push in the box isn't a free kick
18:42It's easy to give a free kick there
19:0114 minutes of the second half gone it's still Hibs one Celtic one
19:07Celtic went it back inside the Hibs half
19:11Yang wanted that from Teneke just dallied on the ball though
19:21I wonder if at some point the changes will be made in the wide areas we might see Dyson Maida
19:26go out to a wide area with Forrest
19:31coming on as well Ian Acho perhaps coming through the middle could give Celtic a different kind of threat
19:39half an hour to go Yang has it on the right
19:43inside is Negrin trying to slide that one through
19:47to Engles who was on the run but the pass was cut out and it's cleared all the way up
19:51to
19:52Sinisalo
19:54I can't believe in this game that Hibs have actually got a goal
19:57I know it's incredible it's incredible
20:00that's football at times we need to find a way to get ourselves back in front
20:05Johnson to Yang taken out there throw to Celtic
20:11quickly taken by Alistair Johnson to his captain
20:16scales now Tierney has it Teneke now back to Engles
20:27Yang edge of the area on the right is Johnson back inside to Yang
20:32oh went for the shot
20:34ricochets back this will be picked up by Alistair Johnson
20:39looking for the one two back it goes from Yang to Negrin
20:43Celtic probing trying to find a way through Tierney goes for the shots and he's pulled that one
20:48wide as well 60 minutes gone at least a road Celtic looking for a second goal and they're going to
20:54make
20:54some changes look McCown James Forrest are getting ready to come on
21:00yeah and it just opened up for Ciaran Tierney there I see him straight one in last weekend fantastic one
21:06off the underside of the bar
21:17I fancy with Forrest coming on I think Yang might move across to the left with Teneke
21:24coming off and perhaps McCown for Engles would be my shout here's Teneke
21:30I just showed far too much of that one to Newell
21:37Newell can't clear though
21:39McGregor one two with Negrin 25 yards 30 yards out and it comes from Alistair Johnson
21:45claims for the push there Maeda looking for that one goalkeeper has the ball it's one Celtic one
21:55Alistair Johnson just tried to a little reverse to pick out Maeda there
22:01defended by Rocky Bushwira
22:07long kick out from Smith Hibs have it in the middle of the park
22:14Adel can't find a teammate so
22:17comes off a Celtic player and out for the Hibs throw
22:20no Celtic make the changes now
22:23I think they're going to
22:25so let's see what the manager is going to do
22:31can James Forrest provide that killer instinct in the wide areas
22:37like he did at Hamden Park when he came on and turned the game
22:40Alistair Johnson of course coming back from injury is the player
22:44making way he's done well this afternoon
22:49not a conventional right back coming on though
22:53so Forrest just giving instructions as to where people are to go
22:59and is it Negrin that's coming off yeah he looks a little bit
23:02yeah he's not happy at that
23:05some Celtics top goal no maybe not
23:10a little bit of confusion down at the touchline
23:19yeah it's Tenetke I thought it would be
23:24well unless Forrest is going to right back then
23:30it makes sense with the extra man yeah certainly looks like that Yang will go across
23:35well no McEwen will probably play out there let's have a look and see what's
23:39going on Hibs will have the throw
23:51and it comes from Eyredale headed away by
23:57Trusty back in by Eyredale goalkeeper coming out
24:01and we'll collect that one
24:04yeah looks like Celtic are going to a back three Yang is out
24:08taking the Tenetke position
24:21Forrest wide right McEwen playing that
24:25number 10 role Negrin pushing forward
24:28here is McEwen
24:31so Celtic loading the forward areas
24:34that's where the ball's been
24:37here's Forrest
24:39forward to Engels back to James Forrest
24:4225 minutes left no panicking yet
24:45McEwen tries to thread one through to Forrest gets a second chance Negrin though
24:49is dispossessed the man will be a free kick I think no referee says play on
24:55and it goes from Maeda up in the air by Obita and out for a Celtic throw in
25:02on this near side
25:11McEwen
25:13out to Forrest
25:18edge of the area, McCown goes for the shot into the body of Bashiri, Negrin couldn't
25:23get the space for the shot, Celtic still have it, McGregor out to it, Forrest again, he's one on one
25:29with
25:31Obita, takes it down the outside, comes off the Hibs player and behind for another Celtic corner kick, 65 minutes
25:38gone
25:38still Hibs one, Celtic one
25:42yeah another bolt from Bashiri in there
25:46he's done that a few times this afternoon
25:51Delivery will come from Engels, oh shot to Forrest instead, McCown now
25:58nice little ball through to Engels, tried to thread that one through to Yang but he was ahead of the
26:03ball and Hibs can get it clear, up to the halfway line being chased by Tierney, gets there first and
26:09back to Sinisalo, midway inside the Celtic half, Celtic will try and mount an attack again it's
26:14wave after wave of attack and this Hibs defence but so far the Easter Road defence is holding firm
26:26tricky to play against this low block, it's
26:30it's a numbers game for Celtic, that's why Martin O'Neill has made the changes, if Hibs are going
26:34to sit back, Celtic need to get bodies in there
26:42the Celtic supporters trying to
26:47pull the players towards goal
26:50ball played forward to McCown
26:53bit of a loose pass though
26:55by Yang and it's given away
26:58ball's out in the far side, McCown's raging that he didn't get that throw
27:01I think it came off the Hibs pair last
27:07let's see it again
27:09yeah it does yeah he's absolutely right McCown that should have been a Celtic throw
27:12every right to be upset
27:41every Celtic supporter in this stadium and perhaps quite a few more
27:44wishing for Celtic to get a second goal
27:51remember if Celtic drop points here it is a massive boost for Hibs rivals' hearts
28:02Tierney has to check back
28:07doesn't want to give it to McGregor, he's got a man on him played inside, this is good play from
28:11Celtic, Negrin now
28:14Ingles gives it quickly out to James Forrest, one on one, there's positions like this Forrest loves
28:18cuts inside onto the left foot, shot ricochets back
28:22McGregor now Tierney in space, keeps the shot down but it's
28:26too close to the goalkeeper
28:28he was determined to keep it on target this time Tierney which he did
28:31but right down the goalkeeper's throat
28:33yeah catches it really well but as you say right at the keeper
28:37deals with it well
28:52yeah
28:52Yang
28:53cuts inside Megwa
28:56still Yang, that pass is way too powerful, way too hard from
29:01the Korean
29:02and it's gone behind for a goal kick
29:05Yang looks to be coming off
29:13so the change will be made, Dyson Maeda will go wide left
29:19and the man who is at
29:21save Celtic on a couple of occasions this season
29:23Kalecci, Iheanacho will get the final 20 minutes
29:28to try and do so once again, he has an eye for goal Simon that we know
29:32he does especially in those tight areas where it's really congested inside that 18 yard box
29:37if we can
29:40feed him with some supply in there hopefully he can take one of the chances
29:44a lot of nails getting bitten in that Celtic support
29:49you're right Simon this could be the kind of game that suits
29:54Kalecci, Iheanacho, not much space in
29:56his area, it's a nice ball forward, it's a chance for Dyson Maeda
30:01baller back across
30:06still Celtic have it, out it goes though
30:09throw to Celtic on the far side, Dyson Maeda through on goal
30:12trying to keep his cool instead of just lashing out at it, you can understand that
30:15yeah just hesitated
30:17nice little ball in, I think, look McCown it was, it fed it over the top
30:22yeah McCown's been good since he's come on, can Maeda get to that one well
30:26he kind of opted out halfway through the run
30:32oh that's a couple of passes McCown's picked out since he's come on
30:41Celtic coming again, remember, Celtic playing against 10 men for much of this game
30:46Maeda again, the cross came in and behind for another corner, it is relentless pressure by Celtic
30:53yeah just down the side this time for the willing running of Dyson Maeda
30:57he's trying to find the Neacho in the middle
31:04corner kick to Celtic, Engles to take
31:10we're into the final 20 minutes
31:19then goes up right under the goalkeeper
31:23took no chances and tipped that one over the bar
31:26another Celtic corner
31:35Tierney now will swing this one in from the other side
31:48the chance for Iheanacho and he's done it
31:53Coletio Iheanacho
31:55side fits the ball past Smith
32:01he has provided the magic once again
32:08it's another moment of magic at Easter Road
32:11and Coletio Iheanacho has put Celtic back in front
32:18well we discussed it seconds before Gerry
32:23if the ball falls to that man inside that box in the tight areas
32:27by the way I think he does brilliantly the first it doesn't lash out
32:30at the first one it just falls to him here
32:33I'll chest it, I'll let it come down
32:35and it's a cool finish
32:36it really is
32:38he could have panicked here
32:39he lets it come back down
32:40and just sweeps into the back of the net
32:42great finish
32:42time stopped as that ball came off
32:45Iheanacho's chest high into the air
32:47we waited it seemed an age for it to come down
32:50but he kept his eye on the ball
32:52and side-footed it into the back of the net
32:56I don't think there's another player on the pitch that could have done that Simon
32:59it's what he does
33:00yeah it's a cool head
33:01it's an experience
33:04the pressure the game's standing at 1-1
33:07and that falls to you
33:08he could swipe at that
33:09panic
33:09he lets it drop
33:11split second lets it drop
33:14and volleys it into the back of the net
33:18so Celtic's work has paid dividends
33:20Celtic are back in front
33:21now they need to
33:22either hold on or
33:27go again
33:28and try and get a third which would surely put this one to bed
33:32but they've got to be careful and keep it tight at the back and not try anything
33:38silly or careless long ball forward then
33:40Iheanacho chases but the offside flags up against the Nigerian
33:48I think the pattern of the game shouldn't really change Celtic should keep taking the game to Hibbs
33:53get the man extra
33:55take unnecessary risk but there's another goal to be had
34:03Seventh goal of the season for Kelechi Iheanacho his fourth in the league and none more important
34:10If the three points end up going Celtic's way
34:15Hibbs have it though
34:18will they come out a bit more now that they are behind
34:22Airedale
34:26Engel's back there
34:27who plays a good ball
34:29a little bit nervous there as the ball went towards
34:33Sinisalo Iheanacho
34:34does brilliantly there
34:36uses his strength and then a poor pass from Negrin
34:39as he tries to thread that one through
34:42comes off the hand of Negrin play goes on
34:44oh Negrin again just
34:47loses that one in the middle of the park
34:52and he keeps secure possession that was a brilliant little bit of play from
34:55any actual great striker play holding it up
34:57played it inside to Negrin we should have broken the far side
35:08So the Celtic supporters make them a lot happier
35:1315 minutes left
35:17What I would give for another goal just to settle the nerves, my nerves
35:21I think I think every Celtic fan out there will be saying the same at the moment
35:33Well Martin O'Neill still got a couple of changes to make if he needs to
35:41Heaps have it, the goalkeeper Smith
35:45Long kick up field onto the head of
35:48trusty Scales in there as well
35:52Now Engels
36:02A win for Celtic would put his level in points with Hearts at the top of the table
36:09Hearts with a better goal difference though
36:12and they would have a game in hand that game against Rangers tomorrow night at Tyne Castle
36:22Obata with the nutmeg there on
36:25Forrest
36:26Trying to work it out to the left hand side but good defensive work from Tierney but Hibs
36:32Coming out a bit more
36:33Trying to be a bit more open
36:36Free kick given against Iheanacho
36:40Middle of the park
36:41Anthony Ralston coming on, Celtic going back to the back four I think
36:44Yeah we're just watching I think Engels has just been operating in that
36:48area so Engels will push back into the middle of the park if it's Negan that's coming off
37:03So on comes your more regular right back Anthony Ralston
37:09to see out this match with 13 minutes left
37:24Ball played to the edge of the area
37:26cleared up in the air by Luke McCowan away it goes out for a
37:29throw into Hearts midway inside the
37:32Celtic Ha quickly taking
37:36Here's Chaiwa
37:38Oh that's a careless pass from him and it's giving possession back to Celtic for the throwing on the far
37:43side
37:53Celtic still with a bit to do in this game yet
37:59They saw what can happen at the end of the first half with just a little lapse in concentration
38:06Scales has it
38:09Dyson Maeda goes on the run Scales puts it on a plate to him can he keep this one in
38:13he can back
38:14it goes try to pick out Iheanacho
38:18Megua was there to play it behind for another Celtic corner
38:22Yeah it's brilliant play around the left hand side just the willingness again of Maeda
38:27encourages skills to put it in to an area for him
38:30they just can't find any actual in the middle
38:34Engles across to take the corner
38:55again just right into the goalkeepers arms
39:00from Engles let's curl that one in a bit too much
39:08Balls to be one on the far side across goes Maeda
39:18Sinisalo taking no chances with the clearance
39:22Kept in though Scales brings it down
39:26Across it goes to Ralston as we head towards the final 10 minutes at East Aurora
39:30Hibs one Celtic two
39:35McCown inside
39:38Engles helps it on its way to Maeda on the left he takes on
39:41Megua
39:43Cross came off
39:44Megua
39:44Fancy that'll be a Celtic
39:46No hips throw in the far side no deflection
39:50Yeah it was nice play look McCown picked
39:54It was angles out in the middle of the part there nice out but it was a dangerous ball whipped
39:58in just a little bit
40:00out of reach for the incoming strikers
40:08Heldding down
40:15Play it
40:16His pause just now, I tell you what Simon, Kelechi Iheanacho we know because Martin O'Neill has told us
40:21that
40:21Kelechi Iheanacho feels that he should be getting more game time but Martin O'Neill has played him
40:27So well, bringing him on when you need the impact, bringing him on when he is frustrated to get on
40:32that pitch because it pays dividends
40:34Yeah, I think his man management skills are there to be seen
40:39But there's no doubting the danger that he possesses in round about the box, but it's the cool head
40:46I think anybody else in the park maybe tries to slash at that as it's at a height where it
40:52probably can't be hit
40:52But he lets it come back down coolly with bodies around him
40:57It's a really important goal and he's popped up with some important ones
41:03In this running
41:06Another couple of changes, Ante Souto and Dane Scarlett coming on for Hibbs
41:16A couple of big physical presence, Hibbs know that perhaps their best chance of getting back
41:22would be to try and come up with a set piece and put the Celtic defence under pressure from balls
41:28into the box
41:32Right they've got a chance in the far side here and Souto the substitute falls down
41:39Fouls dies in Maeda
41:41And that's a bit of a bit of a pantomime introduction to the game
41:46Yeah but again, Maeda chasing back
41:52The desire
42:02Celtic just need to be careful at the back, do nothing silly
42:06Hibbs are pressing
42:11Celtic can sometimes get a little bit edgy, a little bit nervy
42:14At the stage as the shot comes in from outside the area
42:18Right over the bar
42:21From the other substitute
42:27Yeah we just don't need any more risky moments like that, Maeda plays it around the corner there
42:32Any actual maybe on his toes
42:4383, well 82 and a half minutes gone
42:50Celtic playing the ball around their own heart, Hibbs have got numbers in there
42:54David Gray
42:56He's kind of thinking well I might as well throw caution to the wind here but that means there will
43:00be spaces at the other end
43:01That Celtic perhaps with Luke McCown here can take advantage of and it goes to Iheanacho
43:07Back to Ralston out wide right, it's Forrest
43:12Ralston inside to McGregor
43:15Space here for Tierney, quick ball through the middle to Iheanacho
43:20Celtic's hero goal scorer, Anthony Ralston now, it's just good possession play from Celtic, Forrest now cutting in
43:28Iheanacho, edge of the area forced back
43:31Tierney, Hibbs closing down every Celtic player, Dyson Maeda
43:36Engels and an easy clearance
43:40Celtic will come again, here's
43:44Scales Tierney inside to
43:47McGregor, Celtic possession will eat up the seconds but there's a fair few left
43:58Scales across to Ralston
44:11He plays that one to Forrest, the cross back
44:29Iheanacho almost getting his head on that one and Hibbs get it clear
44:35I think Hibbs will, well I was thinking they're going to get a free kick out of this but that
44:39was careful
44:40play from Celtic to win it back, McCown dispossessed
44:44And dispossessed rather easily, Iheanacho back in there and Hibbs coming forwards
44:49Thankfully Scales, last man for Celtic taking no chances
44:53Back to Sinisalo as we head towards the final five minutes of the 90s, Celtic still with that
44:582-1 advantage
45:10Tierney
45:11Ball over the top is a lovely pass to
45:14Maeda
45:16Ball in towards Iheanacho but it's a poor one from
45:19Maeda, I was going to say he must be exhausted
45:21Anyone else, anyone else would be that's done the running he has but perhaps not Dyson
45:26Yeah, again
45:28Simple but effective, just takes off, gets on his break
45:32Offers his self for the pass
45:35Again just can't find Iheanacho in the middle
45:46David Gray out, trying to
45:49Encourage his team
45:51Back into this game
45:52A little bit launched upfield by
46:00Smith
46:01And launched straight out of play, that is not
46:05What his manager was wanting
46:07Got it all wrong
46:1286 minutes now, ticks by
46:27Throw forward by Rylston to Iheanacho
46:30Comes off McCown and out
46:32For a head throw
46:50Headed on, trusty's under that one
46:52Engels up there too
46:55Cleared upfield
46:56Only Iheanacho there
46:59For Celtic
47:00Ball bounces loose
47:03Up in the air by Engels, back into the Celtic half
47:08Out it goes, that'll be a Hibs throw right on the halfway line
47:13Taken quickly by Obita
47:16Left inside, Hibs have it
47:19Soto on this
47:20Left hand side and it comes away by Engels
47:23Back there defending
47:25For Celtic
47:26Another throw to Hibs
47:29Yeah, just need to stay concentrated
47:31Launch this in like a corner
47:35Warren O'Hora told to go back
47:38He's got a long throw on him though
47:39So this will come right into the
47:41Heart of the Celtic box
47:46Two and a half minutes of the 90 left and it comes from O'Hora
47:50Ralston does well to win the header away by Forrest
47:54Let's pick it up though
47:56For this man back is Megwa
48:00Now Chaiwa cuts inside
48:03Maeda
48:04Chasing him every way
48:06Gets past Maeda though, it's good play from Chaiwa
48:09Gets the ball in but it's a weak one and it's cut out by Tierney
48:13McCown's there, Iannaccio
48:14Oh, loses out
48:16Poor from Iannaccio, Hibs win it back
48:18Midway inside the Celtic half
48:21Soto leaves that one
48:22In comes the cross from Obita
48:24Headed
48:25Up in the air by scales
48:27Tierney chases back
48:28He'll just launch this one
48:31And picked up
48:32My O'Hora
48:34This is the most Hibs have put pressure on the Celtic goal in this whole game
48:38The ball's down and it's past the post
48:40Don't worry, don't panic, it's fine
48:45I'm talking to myself here
48:48I think Iannaccio has to do better there when it comes up
48:50Wow, that's a chance
48:51That is a chance from Soto on the turn
48:53Comes back in here
48:55So close
48:57I think when Tierney
48:59Clears it on the far side
49:00Iannaccio's got to offer a wee bit more
49:05Well, Soto is just to the goalkeeper to beat there
49:08As he turned on that one
49:11We are at 89 minutes
49:14I think they'll be at, well, possibly five minutes added
49:17Yeah, yeah, could be
49:22Hibs putting the pressure on the Celtic goal
49:24Another goal would really kill things off
49:27Ball breaks the way of Celtic inside the Hibs half
49:29McCown coming forward
49:31He's got Forrest
49:33to his right
49:36Celtic kind of caught in two minds between
49:39Trying to go forward for the killer goal
49:41But not doing anything rash
49:43Like that back pass that almost caught Sinisalo out
49:46It's amazing the momentum of a game
49:49Can change on a goal
49:53Forward by Obitap
49:55Onto the head of Ralston
49:58Bashiri will give it back to Smith
50:00And we await
50:03The confirmation
50:06We've added on time
50:07As Chaiwa wins it in the middle of the park
50:11For Hibs, Engels there harassing him but
50:13Hibs still have it
50:16Ball came off Forrest though
50:17And Engels does really well
50:19To get the ball out of danger to Tierney
50:44Scales out to Tierney
50:46Good ball forward
50:49And Nacho
50:51Comes off the Hibs player
50:52Out for a Celtic throw
51:15Four minutes have been added
51:18We've played one of them
51:19Three to go
51:22Little header back there from Scales
51:25Celtic are almost there
51:28We're not counting any chickens but
51:31We're well into added on time
51:33Celtic have it inside their own half
51:34McGregor
51:36It's a match for cool heads
51:38Thankfully most of them are on the pitch and not here
51:42Ball's out in the far side
51:43Maeda unable to keep that one in play
51:48I hope someone's going to yell a card
51:51And kick the ball away there maybe
51:55Hibs have it with a goalkeeper outside his box
52:01Oh it's a poor first touch
52:03Oh McKellen's got every right to go for that
52:07Free kick though given to Hibs just inside the Celtic half and this is the kind of opportunity that they
52:13brought on the big men for
52:14Yeah
52:14Yeah
52:15It will launch this one
52:16Into the penalty area
52:20We've played two of the four added
52:36This will be played in by Barlasa
52:43Edge of the area
52:45Oh it's gone all the way through
52:46Hibs have it on the far side but it slips and McCown steps in
52:52Plays that one to Tierney
52:54It's a foul from behind surely
52:56Yeah and it's a yellow card
52:58Celtic can breathe again
52:59Yeah
53:00Just Suto picks up a yellow card for the challenge from behind on Kieran Tierney
53:04I feel the worst when the ball made its way right through to that far side
53:08Look McCown did well
53:09And Tierney
53:12It's a free kick
53:14Take the free kick I'm not sure it was more than that to be honest coming in from the side
53:18there but
53:20We're into the final minutes
53:23Many people pointed to this fixture Simon as being the potential banana skin away at Easter Road
53:28Yeah
53:29It's a place where Celtic have struggled in recent times
53:32But have they got
53:34The desired victory
53:36Through that
53:37Kalecci Iheanacho
53:38Second half goal
53:40Seconds left in this game Celtic with a free kick
53:43Scales will launch this
53:47He should maybe give it back to his keeper but anyway
53:49But the only time I wouldn't mind that but Scales goes long
53:55Ball breaks the way of
53:56I thought Maeda was
53:58Going to get that Iheanacho in there as well
54:00Hibbs win a free kick in the final seconds
54:03Kipped away by Maeda
54:05He's got to be careful
54:06He's already on a yellow card
54:07McCown picks up a yellow
54:09Don't want any suspensions
54:11In the final three league games of the season
54:13Upon his 94 minutes have come and gone
54:16The goalkeeper will launch this up the field
54:21No whistle yet
54:22From the referee
54:24The header one
54:25Iheanacho is in there for Celtic
54:28He's got support here
54:30Forrest lovely ball across to McCown
54:33And he couldn't bring that one down
54:34And Chaiwa steps in for Hebb's referee
54:36Blow your whistle please
54:38As Chaiwa launches that one into the Celtic half
54:41The head of the referee looks the whistle is blown
54:45Martin O'Neill with the arms round Sean Maloney
54:47Kalechi Iheanacho with a fist pump in the air
54:51The Nigerian second half goal
54:54Gets Celtic the much desired three points at Easter Road
54:59It has been a monumental effort for Celtic
55:03That Hebb's equaliser just before half time gave us a nervy second 45
55:09But Celtic have done it they are piling the pressure on Hearts at the top of the league
55:14Celtic move up to join them on 73 points
55:18And Hearts now have to play Rangers tomorrow night
55:21It's another three points Simon
55:25It's a huge three points and it just shows
55:27Just goes to show nothing's going to be straightforward from here on in
55:31We were in cruise control in that first half
55:33Hebb's down to 10 men 1-0 up
55:36Suddenly it's back to one each and then the clock's ticking in that second half
55:40And that man there steps up for the all-important goal
55:43And then we have to fight at the end the momentum changes
55:45As Hibbs pushed for an equaliser
55:47That man swelled Maeda gave everything
55:50He's got a knock there hopefully it'll be okay
55:52But it's a huge three points
55:54Yeah he's limping off he's got his boot and his sock off on his left leg
55:57He's pointing to his ankle
56:00I really hope he can recover from that
56:02I hope it's just a knock and not a twist or a
56:05Or anything that would keep him out of the next game because the next game is against Rangers at Celtic
56:10Park
56:10And Dyson Maeda as he has been so often in that fixture will be crucial
56:15When kickoff comes at Celtic Park but that's slightly worrying sight
56:19I'm hoping it's a kick and if it's a kick then he'll recover and not a twist as you say
56:24He's been a huge player again this afternoon
56:26Get the first goal
56:28But it's a fantastic three points
56:30And now he can relax for a split second
56:34Well regardless of how the Hibbs supporters were feeling before this one
56:37I don't think there's any doubt that Hibbs players
56:39Tried their hardest to get something out of that game
56:42But it wasn't to be and Kalecci Iheanacho goes across to the Celtic supporters
56:48He loves to start the party
56:50And there's a mini party going on at Easter Road
56:53The big celebrations will come if Celtic manage to retain their title
56:58Come the 16th of May but they've taken another huge step towards that
57:08Still plenty of work to be done
57:12Alistair Johnson back to a start and back to his best played his part with an assist to Dyson Maeda
57:17For that opening goal
57:22That Iheanacho will grab the headlines tomorrow
57:25Celtic come away from Easter Road with the three points
57:29It finishes
57:30Hibbs one
57:31Celtic two
57:34Billy MacNeil holding the cup for Celtic
57:40That is sensational
57:48Scalting all the champions
58:18Bill MacNeil
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