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Celtic beat Hibernian to slash Rangers lead
By Reuters
Mar 6, 2005 - 11:39:00 PM

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GLASGOW, March 6 (Reuters) - Celtic won 3-1 at Hibernian on Sunday to cut Rangers' lead to four points at the top of the Scottish Premier League.

Bulgarian captain Stilian Petrov put Celtic ahead after four minutes before John Hartson hit a second before the break.

On-loan Newcastle striker Craig Bellamy grabbed his first league goal when he sprang the offside trap to drill home a third on 65 minutes and Hibernian pulled one back in stoppage time through Guillaume Beuzelin.

Second-placed Celtic now have 68 points from 27 games and have two matches in hand on Rangers, who drew 1-1 with Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday and sit top on 72.

"I thought we were terrific from start to finish," Celtic manager Martin O'Neill told BBC Radio Scotland.

"In the second half we really opened them up and we created magnificent chances in the game, took three of them and spurned at least another three very good chances.

"But, in the scheme of things, it was a magnificent win."


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