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- Celtic escaped Easter Road with a point after having to come back twice from behind.
Review
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.
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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Hibernian 2-2 Celtic
BBC
SPL leaders Celtic escaped Easter Road with a point after having to come back twice from behind against Hibernian.
Bobo Balde deflected a Steven Whittaker cross into his own net to give Hibs the lead in their first attack.
Henri Camara hammered in a Juninho cross to equalise, but David Murphy slipped the ball home to quickly restore a deserved lead for Hibs.
John Hartson tapped-in from a Juninho cross, after which Celtic missed chances to extend their 100% record.
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill had made two changes, Joos Valgaeren replacing the injured Jackie McNamara and Didier Agathe being relegated to the bench to make way for Chris Sutton.
Unchanged Hibs were immediately under pressure and Hartson failed to make them pay with three free headers that were saved by goalkeeper Simon Brown.
But it was 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.
But the home side took heart from the goal, Garry O'Connor, David Murphy and Dene Shiels going close and Hartson coming close to deflecting a corner into his own net.
Camara equalised against the run of play after 34 minutes, when Juninho picked the ball up in an offside position and set up the striker's finish 10 yards out.
The home side were incensed after referee Mike McCurry overruled a linesman's flag because the ball had fallen to the Brazilian off a Hibs foot.
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.
Varga should have put the visitors ahead but headed wide from just five yards.
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
O'Neill backs goal decision
BBC
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill defended the decision to allow his side's first goal – scored by Henri Camara – in the 2-2 draw with Hibernian.
The home support had been hoping for an offside decision.
"The referee gave the goal, but what I think happened is that the linesman thought the ball was played back by one of our players," he said.
"I might be wrong – maybe they were talking about what the weather was like – but it was a perfectly good goal."
O'Neill went on to praise the attitude of the home side, who made life very difficult for Celtic.
He added: "This is my fifth year and I've never found it easy at Easter Road, nor would I expect it to be.
"They are a SPL side and you just can't come here and not have teams cause you problems."
Mowbray backs Celtic goal
Tony Mowbray
BBC
Tony Mowbray has told his players to play to the whistle
Hibernian manager Tony Mowbray admitted that Henri Camara's controversial equaliser for Celtic was justified in the 2-2 draw at Easter Road.
The home players thought that Juninho was offside, but he had received the ball from a Hibs foot.
"What is disappointing is that the players stopped, which is sometimes a natural reaction," said Mowbray.
"The confusion arose from the officials but having seen it on TV I can have no complaints really."
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