John Barnes' Celtic went in to this match against Hibs trailing Rangers by four points, having played a game more. With Rangers trip to St Johnstone postponed this was a chance to close the gap at the top of the table and get points in the bag.
However, having lost 3 of 6 league games since Henrik Larsson's leg break in Lyon, and having scraped through a midweek League Cup game against Dundee thanks to a 90th minute Morten Wieghorst winner, Celtic's form was patchy at best.
But this would turn out to be a comfortable victory, inspired by the skills of Lubo Moravcik. Mark Viduka opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 18th minute - a dubious award, it has to be said. Moravcik then added the second with a sublime turn and shot from the edge of the box. It may take a deflection on the way in, but it takes nothing away from the little Slovak's brilliance.
Moravcik adds a third, with a header which gives Paul Elliot's League Cup Final goal a run for it's money in the "how low can you head the ball" stakes. And Morten Wieghorst rounds things off near the end, pouncing on a mistake in the Hibs defence and sending a delicate chip over the keeper.
Highlights (~10m)
Just the goals (3m34s)
However, having lost 3 of 6 league games since Henrik Larsson's leg break in Lyon, and having scraped through a midweek League Cup game against Dundee thanks to a 90th minute Morten Wieghorst winner, Celtic's form was patchy at best.
But this would turn out to be a comfortable victory, inspired by the skills of Lubo Moravcik. Mark Viduka opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 18th minute - a dubious award, it has to be said. Moravcik then added the second with a sublime turn and shot from the edge of the box. It may take a deflection on the way in, but it takes nothing away from the little Slovak's brilliance.
Moravcik adds a third, with a header which gives Paul Elliot's League Cup Final goal a run for it's money in the "how low can you head the ball" stakes. And Morten Wieghorst rounds things off near the end, pouncing on a mistake in the Hibs defence and sending a delicate chip over the keeper.
Highlights (~10m)
Just the goals (3m34s)
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