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- Celtic showed why a second successive SPL title is an inevitability with a resounding victory over Dundee at Dens Park.
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The first goal of the game arrived in 20 minutes. John Hartson turned his marker and played Paul Lambert in on goal. Barry Smith's challenge simply knocked the ball into the path of Larsson who had an easy task to knock the ball into the empty net with Speroni stranded.
Chris Sutton ought to have doubled the lead five minutes later when he got on the end of Bobo Balde's knockdown, but he hit his shot straight at Speroni.
Walter Del Rio gifted Hartson a chance but the Welshman chipped the ball over Speroni and the crossbar.
Dundee were given some encouragement seven minutes before the break when Larsson had to go off with a hamstring injury, with Moravcik replacing him.
But Celtic doubled their lead five minutes later, the unmarked Mjallby stooping to head Didier Agathe's cross past Speroni.
Hartson put the game well beyond Dundee in 75 minutes, deftly lifting the ball over Speroni after Moravcik's cross.
Teams
Dundee:-
Speroni, Smith, Zhiyi, Del Rio, Beghetto, Romano, Rae, Ketsbaia, MacKay (Artero 45), Milne (Sara 73), Caballero (Kemas 57).
Subs not used:- Langfield, Robertson.
Booked:- Beghetto, Ketsbaia, Romano.
Celtic:-
Douglas, Mjallby, Sutton, Balde, Agathe (Smith 78), Lambert (Guppy 73), Lennon, Petrov, Thompson, Hartson, Larsson (Moravcik 38).
Subs not used:- Gould, Crainey.
Goals:- Larsson 20, Mjallby 43, Hartson 71.
Booked:- Thompson.
Att:- 10,642
Ref:- M McCurry.
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Dundee 0-3 Celtic
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Celtic showed why a second successive SPL title is an inevitability with a resounding victory over Dundee at Dens Park.
The visitors' midfield overpowered and outclassed their opponents, paving the way for a comfortable win, sealed in the first half by Henrik Larsson and Johan Mjallby.
John Hartson added a third in the second half and despite the best efforts of Temuri Ketsbaia, Dundee were unable to grab even a consolation goal.
Dundee were first on to the attack and Ketsbaia tested Rab Douglas from long range, but the Celtic keeper saved well.
The first goal of the game arrived in 20 minutes. John Hartson turned his marker and played Paul Lambert in on goal.
Barry Smith's challenge simply knocked the ball into the path of Larsson who had an easy task to knock the ball into the empty net with Speroni stranded.
Chris Sutton ought to have doubled the lead five minutes later when he got on the end of Bobo Balde's knockdown, but he hit his shot straight at Speroni.
Dundee were well out of the game but Ketsbaia powered his way through the Celtic defence just after the half-hour mark but his shot was weak.
Walter Del Rio then gifted Hartson a chance but the Welshman chipped the ball over Speroni and the crossbar.
Dundee were given some encouragement seven minutes before the break when Larsson had to go off with a hamstring injury, with Moravcik replacing him.
But the visitors doubled their lead five minutes later, the unmarked Mjallby stooping to head Didier Agathe's cross past Speroni.
Dundee began the second half on the look-out for goals but were unable to test Douglas.
Speroni was not under great pressure either although Stilian Petrov drove just wide from 20 yards out after 62 minutes.
Dundee should have pulled a goal back in 70 minutes after great work by Ketsbaia released Massimo Beghetto on the left.
His cross found Steven Milne but he headed wide from inside the six-yard box.
They had another chance moments later when substitute Khaled Kemas dispossessed Balde only for Douglas to block his shot and Lambert superbly blocked Ketsbaia's follow-up.
Hartson put the game well beyond Dundee in 75 minutes, deftly lifting the ball over Speroni after Moravcik's cross.
Kemas drove just wide of Douglas' goal a couple of minutes later as Dundee looked to take some consolation from the game.
Speroni saved well from Moravcik near the end before Kemas, who looked bright after coming on, blasted one shot just wide and had another brilliantly saved by Douglas.
Ketsbaia fired another long-range effort off the post in the final minute to sum up Dundee's afternoon.
Dundee: Speroni, Smith, Zhiyi, Del Rio, Beghetto, Romano, Rae, Ketsbaia, MacKay (Artero 45), Milne (Sara 73), Caballero (Kemas 57).
Subs not used: Langfield, Robertson.
Booked: Beghetto, Ketsbaia, Romano.
Celtic: Douglas, Mjallby, Sutton, Balde, Agathe (Smith 78), Lambert (Guppy 73), Lennon, Petrov, Thompson, Hartson, Larsson (Moravcik 38).
Subs not used: Gould, Crainey.
Booked: Thompson.
Att: 10,642
Ref: Mike McCurry
Dundee v Celtic
17th February 2002
SPL
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Report – Football 365
Henrik Larsson handed Celtic a massive injury scare, hobbling out of the 3-0 win at Dundee with an apparent hamstring strain.
Paul Lambert also gave Celtic some concern by limping off in the second-half.
Johan Mjallby and John Hartson eased the pain, though, by securing the points which leaves Celtic needing just five wins from their last nine games to keep the championship trophy at Parkhead.
The day started out well for Martin O'Neill's men as they restricted the home side to long-range efforts.
Then referee Mike McCurry began to upset the home fans with some questionable decisions – and he stirred them up in the 15th minute by booking Massimo Beghetto for fouling Bobo Balde.
Their misery was compounded in the 20th minute when Celtic took the lead through Larsson, who sidefooted into an empty net.
Celtic then suffered their first blow in the 39th minute when Larsson hobbled off – he was replaced by Lubo Moravcik.
Larsson's departure lifted the home side, but that was short lived as Celtic doubled their lead three minutes before the break, Mjallby heading Moravcik's cross home from close range.
The home side came back into the game in the second half and should have reduced the deficit with two chances in the space of a minute.
First Milne squandered a glorious chance, heading just wide, before Douglas denied Dundee with a brave save from Kemas in the 71st minute.
Lambert then tackled Ketsbaia as the Georgian sized up to shoot into the empty net, but was hurt in the challenge and hobbled off to be replaced by Steve Guppy.
The champions refused to let that get to them and they killed off the home side in the 75th minute in great style.
Moravcik found Hartson with a wonderful ball and the Welshman controlled it, took his time and then chipped Speroni.
DUNDEE (4-4-2): Speroni; MacKay (Artero 46), Zhiyi, Del Rio, Smith; Romano, Rae, Ketsbaia, Beghetto; Caballero (Kemas 58), Milne (Sara 71)
Subs: Garrido, Robertson, Langfield
CELTIC (3-5-2): Douglas; Sutton, Balde, Mjallby; Agathe (Smith 78), Lambert (Guppy 74), Lennon, Petrov, Thompson; Larsson (Moravcik 38), Hartson
Subs: Gould, Crainey