League · SPL
Celtic5–1Dundee Utd
John Hartson 7′
Bobo Balde 45′
John Hartson 60′
John Hartson 83′
Shaun Maloney 86′
Jim McIntyre 76′
Lineups
Celtic
Dundee Utd
Celtic · Starting XI
- Rab Douglas
- Bobo Balde
- Johan Mjallby
- Joos Valgaeren
- Didier Agathe
- Neil Lennon
- Paul Lambert
- Lubomir Moravcik
- Alan Thompson
- Henrik Larsson
- John Hartson
Dundee Utd · Starting XI
Celtic · Substitutes
- Dmitri Kharin
- Stephen Crainey
- Oliver Tebily
- Shaun Maloney
- Jackie McNamara
Dundee Utd · Substitutes
Celtic · Substitutions
- Jackie McNamara for Neil Lennon63′
- Shaun Maloney for Henrik Larsson63′
- Oliver Tebily for Bobo Balde68′
Dundee Utd · Substitutions
- Jim Paterson for Jim Hamilton57′
- Ronnie O'Brien for Jamie McCunnie68′
- Derek Lilley for Steven Thompson78′
Celtic · Manager
- Martin O'Neill
Dundee Utd · Manager
Match report
An encouraging start was halted in its tracks when a sublime reverse pass by Moravcik released Hartson and the Welshman went through to steer the ball into the far corner. Then in first half injury time Balde nodded in the second from Mjallbys header across goal. There was really no return from that point and Hartson profited from a handy Larsson assist to blast in a third from almost point-blank range. The one Tannadice crumb of comfort came when Jim McIntyre directed a header from Danny Griffin's cross in off the far post with his head from 12 yards. That…Read moreRead less
An encouraging start was halted in its tracks when a sublime reverse pass by
Moravcik released Hartson and the
Welshman went through to steer
the ball into the far corner. Then in first half injury time Balde nodded in
the second from Mjallbys header across
goal. There was really no return from that point and Hartson profited from a handy Larsson assist to blast in a third from almost point-blank range. The one Tannadice crumb of comfort came when Jim McIntyre directed a header from Danny Griffin's cross in off
the far post with his head from 12 yards. That followed a brief spell of United pressure, but Celtic immediately hit back, adding two more. First, Hartson rammed in his hat-trick after
Agathe prised the ball away from the feet of David Partridge and Maloney completed the misery, tucking the ball under Gallacher after being released by Hartson just inside the United half.
Moravcik released Hartson and the
Welshman went through to steer
the ball into the far corner. Then in first half injury time Balde nodded in
the second from Mjallbys header across
goal. There was really no return from that point and Hartson profited from a handy Larsson assist to blast in a third from almost point-blank range. The one Tannadice crumb of comfort came when Jim McIntyre directed a header from Danny Griffin's cross in off
the far post with his head from 12 yards. That followed a brief spell of United pressure, but Celtic immediately hit back, adding two more. First, Hartson rammed in his hat-trick after
Agathe prised the ball away from the feet of David Partridge and Maloney completed the misery, tucking the ball under Gallacher after being released by Hartson just inside the United half.