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Hibs who took a surprise eighth-minute lead when Whittaker's cross into the six-yard box was deflected into his own net by Balde.
Hibs suffered a blow almost immediately after the restart when midfielder Scott Brown fell awkwardly with a suspected leg break and had to be replaced with Steve Dobbie.
Camara equalised after 34 minutes, when Juninho picked the ball up and set up the striker's finish 10 yards out.
Hibs were back in front within a minute when Murphy took advantage of a deflection to break clear of the Celtic defence and slot the ball under Marshall.
Murray cleared a Balde header off the line, but moments later Thompson's lovely backheel set Juninho free and his low cross into the six yard box was turned in by Hartson to put the sides level at half-time.
It needed a superb touch over the bar from Hibs goalkeeper Brown to prevent a Stilian Petrov drive giving Celtic the lead early in the second half.

Trivia

Celtic escaped Easter Road with a point after having to come back twice from behind.

Teams

Hibernian:-
Simon Brown, Whittaker, Caldwell, Murray, Murphy, Scott Brown (Dobbie 14), Beuzelin, Shiels (Shields 85), Glass, O'Connor, Riordan, Dobbie (Fletcher 82).

Subs Not Used:- Alistair Brown, Venus, Jamie McCluskey, Jamie McCluskey, Notman.

Goals:- Balde 8 og, Murphy 35.


Celtic:-
Marshall, Balde, Varga, Valgaeren, Petrov, Lennon, Juninho Paulista (Pearson 71), Thompson, Sutton (Agathe 59), Hartson, Camara.

Subs Not Used:- Hedman, Laursen, Wallace, McGeady, Cuthbert.

Goals:- Camara 34, Hartson 45.

Attendance:- 13,500

Referee:- M McCurry.

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• Match Report (BBC)
  
• Manager Interview (BBC) (O'Neill backs goal decision)
• Mowbray agrees with the ref (BBC)
  

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