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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Celtic Park
  • Attendance: 58565
  • Referee: Smith, E

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

The referee has booked Artur Boruc.

90mins

Georgios Samaras is replaced by Paul Hartley.

90mins

Jared Hodgkiss is being taken off, Sone Aluko has come on in his place.

90mins

Goal!! Celtic have scored with Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink putting it in the back of the net.

86mins

Lee Miller is replaced by Tommy Wright.

78mins

Goal!! Scott McDonald scores for Celtic.

72mins

Marc Luque Crosas is replaced by Scott McDonald.

65mins

Goal!! Aberdeen have scored with Charlie Mulgrew putting it in the back of the net.

61mins

Celtic are replacing Shaun Maloney with Aiden McGeady.

57mins

Goal!! Aberdeen have scored with Charlie Mulgrew putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by E Smith

27mins

Aberdeen are replacing Scott Severin with Charlie Mulgrew.

14mins

Goal!! Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scores for Celtic.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, September 27th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Celtic staged an incredible fightback to record a magnificent victory which puts the home team level with Rangers at the top of the table

With two second-half goals by substitute Charlie Mulgrew putting Aberdeen ahead after Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's early goal in the first half, it fell to substitute Scott McDonald to head home the equaliser.

This raised the temperature even higher inside the ground and in the dying seconds Vennegoor of Hesselink flicked home the winner.

It was a quiet opening to the match before Vennegoor of Hesselink shot home from ten yards after Georgios Samaras' powerful run had created mayhem in the Dons defence.

The visitors nearly equalised, but Zander Diamond's header was cleared off the line by Marc Crosas.

Aberdeen came more into the match before the interval and Artur Boruc did well to block Lee Miller's shot.

Aberdeen equalised early in the second half when Mulgrew swept home a Jared Hodgkiss cross after some superb build-up play down the right flank.

The visitors stunned Celtic even further when they went ahead. Miller was fouled in an aerial challenge with Glenn Loovens and Mulgrew curled his free-kick over the wall into the corner of the net.

Celtic sent substitutes Aiden McGeady and McDonald on as they sought to get back into the match and both were involved in Celtic's equaliser.

McGeady powered down the right before his cross found McDonald, who made no mistake with his close-range header at the back post.

Celtic then went flat out for the winner and McDonald's shot flashed narrowly over before Stephen McManus headed wide.

Just when it looked as though Aberdeen might hang on for a share of the points, McGeady's run ended with a cross which Vennegoor of Hesselink turned in at the near post.

There was still time for Darren Mackie to shoot wide when he was clean through with seconds remaining.

Celtic

Aberdeen

Corners

72

Fouls

107

Goal attempts

139

Shots off target

55

Offsides

12

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