Dunfermline 0 Celtic 2

Saturday, 1st Nov 1997

SPL:
Regi Blinker (67) 0-1:
Henrik Larsson (86) 0-2:

Harry Curran came into the side that lost to Hearts and Steve Welsh was relegated to the bench. Dunfermline probably played better on Wednesday but Celtic failed to kill the game until the 86th minute.

Chances came Dunfermline’s way but you have to wonder if they have anyone who can shoot properly Starting the second match running without a corner kick taker we failed to take anything from a series of first half corners

Sergio Duarte played a different kind of football to that Pars fans are accustomed. Skipper Dave Barnett was awarded the sponsors home man of the match

The first half was a pretty dull affair but Celtic pressure in the second half brought the opening goal in 67 minutes when Regi BLINKER’s shot was deflected off Greg Shields giving Westwater no chance.

The Pars brought on their subs and threw Andy Tod forward but it was Celtic who broke away and Henrik LARSSON beat Westie on his near post.

DUNFERMLINE: Ian Westwater, Greg Shields, Colin Miller, Andy Tod, Dave Barnett, Harry Curran (David Bingham 70), George Shaw (Allan Moore 73), Sergio Duarte, Andy Smith, Hamish French, Gerry Britton (Steven Welsh 83).
SUBS NOT USED: v St Johnstone (away) Saturday 8th November 1997
YELLOW CARD: Barnett (74), Bingham (78)

CELTIC: Jonathan Gould: Alan Stubbs, Marc Rieper, Stephane Mahe, Tommy Boyd, Jackie McNamara, M Wieghorst, Simon Donnelly, Craig Burley, Regi Blinker, Henrik Larsson (Andreas Thom 89)
SUBS NOT USED: Phil O`Donnell David Hannah
SCORERS: Blinker (67), Larsson (86)
YELLOW CARD: Blinker, Burley, Wieghorst

REFEREE: Hugh Dallas (Motherwell)
WEATHER:
ATTENDANCE 12627

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