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Kilmarnock started brightly and, with five minutes gone, Craig Dargo was allowed to run onto Freddie Dindeleux's hopeful punt downfield but the striker pulled his long-range lob past the upright. Celtic were finding it difficult to create anything early on but showed signs they were raising their game with Camara pulling the ball across the face of goal and John Hartson chipping the ball just wide. After half an hour Neil Lennon's long-range shot fell to Hartson, who spun and fired in a low shot but Graeme Smith did well to turn it around the post. The rookie goalkeeper was again busy when Thompson picked up the ball near the corner of the penalty area and unleashed a rocket which Smith had to tip over the bar. Hartson headed Thompson's free-kick over the top from eight yards. Celtic were now on top and Varga got ahead of his marker to get on the end of Thompson's corner but his header bounced off the crossbar. Thompson tried his luck with a stinging drive from 25 yards which Smith could only parry and Camara blasted the rebound well wide. Camara could have settled Celtic nerves on the hour when Varga broke down the right and pulled the ball into his path but he sidefooted the ball well wide.
But the on-loan striker won Celtic a penalty in the 63rd minute when he toppled dramatically after Simon Ford appeared to take the ball. Thompson stepped up to send Smith the wrong way.
McGeady came to Celtic's rescue when he curled a right-foot free-kick over the defensive wall and past the despairing dive of Smith.
Kilmarnock's industry was rewarded in the 89th minute when Nish powered home a shot from 18 yards after good work from substitute Steven Naismith.

Trivia

O'Neill delighted to land points.

Teams

Celtic:-
Marshall, Agathe, Varga, Valgaeren, McNamara, McGeady (Wallace 90), Lennon, Petrov, Thompson, Hartson, Camara (Beattie 79).

Subs Not Used:- Douglas, Sylla, Juninho Paulista, Pearson.

Goals:- McGeady 44, Thompson 64 pen.



Kilmarnock:-
Smith, Lilley, Greer, Dindeleux, Ford, Johnston (Naismith 87), Nish, McDonald, Leven, Dargo (Locke 73), Invincibile (Fowler 45).

Subs Not Used:- Samson, Hay, Joly, Murray.

Goal:- Nish 89.

Att:- 57,348

Ref:- S Conroy

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