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Celtic Games - Champions League 2003

Celtic 3-1 Anderlecht

Quick Review

Celtic got off to a wonderful start with goals from Henrik Larsson and Liam Miller inside 17 minutes. Chris Sutton added another goal before the half hour as the Belgians buckled under Celtic's pressure.
Didier Agathe, playing in a full-back role, linked with John Hartson and delivered a wonderful cross for the prolific Swede to nod home from six yards.
Within five minutes the Celtic had doubled their advantage when a long ball from Jackie McNamara was headed into the path of Miller by Hartson and the young Irishman hammered an angled shot into the net from 10 yards.
With 29 minutes gone the Anderlecht keeper was beaten again when Hartson flicked on Petrov's corner at the near post and Sutton flew in to head the ball home from a central position.
In th 75th minute, the speedy Aruna had his heels clipped by Bobo Balde in the penalty area. Magnus Hedman saved Ivica Mornar's weak spot kick and the Celtic keeper managed to block Christian Wilhelmsson's follow up but Aruna was on hand to lash the ball high into the net.

Teams

Celtic:-
Hedman, Varga, Balde, McNamara, Agathe, Miller (Gray 75), Lennon, Sutton, Petrov, Hartson (Maloney 83, Sylla 89), Larsson.

Subs not used:- Douglas, Wallace, Mjallby, Kennedy.

Goals:- Larsson 11, Miller 15, Sutton 27.

Anderlecht:- Zitka, Zewlakow, Tihinen, Kompany, Deschacht, Wilhelmsson, Hendrikx (Kolar 82), Hasi, Baseggio, Dindane, Mornar.

Subs not used:- Peersman, Ilic, Vanderhaeghe, Zetterberg, MacDonald, Ngalula Mbuyi.

Goal:- Aruna Dindane

Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Att: 59,057

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