:00:26. > :00:30.This is the highest scoring weekend we have had so far in the SPL this
:00:30. > :00:40.season. Six games, 18 goals. You will see them all in the next 45
:00:40. > :00:50.
:00:50. > :01:00.minutes. You will hear from Dundee and score I think is the message
:01:00. > :01:01.
:01:01. > :01:06.there. Dundee United take the lead. It's unbelievable! Going into this
:01:06. > :01:09.win's games Celtic were the only SPL team still to drop a point. At
:01:09. > :01:12.home to Peter's Dundee United they were looking to make it three wins
:01:12. > :01:18.out of three. Both teams have suffered an early season injury
:01:18. > :01:28.blow. Dundee United midfielder Scot's
:01:28. > :01:37.
:01:37. > :01:43.season is already other. On top of Izaguirre's absence
:01:43. > :01:49.Celtic were also without Kayal. Mulgrew started and skipper Scott
:01:49. > :01:53.Brown was back after suspension. United replaced Severin with
:01:53. > :01:59.Robertson and Peter gave a third start to 19-year-old Scott Allan.
:01:59. > :02:04.The best of the action with Alasdair Lamont.
:02:04. > :02:14.Celtic's first home match of this SPL season. Two wins on the road.
:02:14. > :02:29.
:02:29. > :02:36.Collins almost giving them the He was denied a moment ago, he
:02:36. > :02:46.didn't have long to wait to get off the mark.
:02:46. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:18.Flood, Dillon. Plenty of room for Dundee United out of virtually
:03:18. > :03:23.nothing. It was a miscued shot here from the
:03:23. > :03:29.centreback Kenneth. Landed nicely for Russell.
:03:29. > :03:34.Mark Wilson was sleeping. Russell draws United level.
:03:34. > :03:39.Mulgrew. On to the crossbar. There's Gary
:03:39. > :03:49.Hooper! Celtic back in front almost immediately. A little over two
:03:49. > :03:52.
:03:52. > :04:02.minutes between Russell's goal and this Hooper header. Pernis just
:04:02. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:13.couldn't keep it out. So close for Commons. Can't get much closer than
:04:13. > :04:27.
:04:27. > :04:30.that. equaliser. Scott Brown. A
:04:30. > :04:38.counterattack perhaps. Commons plenty of room. United on the
:04:38. > :04:48.retreat. Wonderful chance, wonderful strike by Ki! No stopping
:04:48. > :04:53.
:04:53. > :05:03.that from the Korean. Perfect pass pass.
:05:03. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:10.Flood's corner. Deep for Kenneth. Kenneth certainly felt he did at
:05:10. > :05:20.least. Kenneth trying to drive one in
:05:20. > :05:21.
:05:21. > :05:26.again. Watson helps it back into the area. Russell diving to his
:05:26. > :05:33.right. The goalkeeper wasn't taking any chances. Celtic on the counter
:05:33. > :05:43.again. It's Hooper away from kicksen. -- Dixon. Just wide.
:05:43. > :05:46.
:05:46. > :05:56.Hooper limps off. He's hurt himself. Another unhappy sight for Celtic
:05:56. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :06:01.fans. Stokes. There's Ledley bundles it
:06:01. > :06:08.into the net and Celtic are 4-1 in front and there's no doubt now
:06:08. > :06:18.where the points are heading. Good play by Maloney. Watson and Ledley
:06:18. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:45.that's good play and so close to a fifth for Celtic. Ki. Ledley takes
:06:45. > :06:54.over, picks out For rest and into the net, he looked like he was
:06:54. > :06:59.going to be pulled down in the box. It's a route for Celtic, 5-1. It
:06:59. > :07:03.does sound like a route, Peter, but for big chunks of the game your
:07:03. > :07:06.team was very competitive. We were, but you look at the goals we lost
:07:06. > :07:10.actually and I just seen them again there for the first time and it
:07:10. > :07:14.really disappointed me the fact we did create chances but we gave
:07:14. > :07:19.goals away too easily. When you look at the first two from corner
:07:19. > :07:22.kicks, we hardly lose half a dozen a season we lose two right away.
:07:22. > :07:26.Celtic don't need a starting hand to get started and this fumble
:07:26. > :07:29.stpbt help after a couple of minutes. It didn't because we would
:07:29. > :07:33.be on the attack, but there's people not doing their jobs there.
:07:33. > :07:36.We don't attack the ball. It's a free header and they're the first
:07:36. > :07:40.to react to things. That's one of the disappointments of yesterday,
:07:40. > :07:44.was the fact we didn't defend these corners, we didn't attack the ball
:07:44. > :07:47.there. Russell has slightly switched off there. Three or four
:07:48. > :07:53.Celtic players touched the ball before any United players and
:07:53. > :08:01.there's plenty of United players there who could do something better
:08:01. > :08:08.and Hooper outjumps Dillon. You are allowed to challenge for the ball
:08:08. > :08:12.ball as well. You attack everything in front of you, some of the boys -
:08:12. > :08:16.we will go through the DVD and they'll know who didn't do it. They
:08:16. > :08:19.worked hard yesterday but the goals we lost were very soft. United were
:08:19. > :08:23.always a threat going forward, Scott Allen was impressive again,
:08:23. > :08:28.maybe not as good as he has been in the last couple of games but
:08:28. > :08:34.Russell was a standout as well. have good young talents and getting
:08:34. > :08:36.experience of playing in front of 50,000 fans, good play there from
:08:36. > :08:42.Scott Allen getting Russell through and indeed if somebody took a
:08:43. > :08:47.chance in the middle we might have had a tap-in there. But this is a
:08:47. > :08:53.goal here. We get a break there and certainly from Kenneth, but Russell
:08:53. > :08:59.has took a chance on it. Wilson hasn't and he's got an easy finish.
:08:59. > :09:04.For a young player to score at Parkhead will give him and us a
:09:04. > :09:08.boost. That was a good header from Russell and it pulled out a good
:09:09. > :09:11.save from your former keeper. think it was 3-1 to Celtic and if
:09:11. > :09:16.he had scored with a couple of these chances it would have brought
:09:16. > :09:21.us back into the game and gave us a lift. In the end the later two
:09:21. > :09:25.goals from Celtic, which were good goals, were poor from us and we
:09:25. > :09:29.could have defended them better. Good football in the second half
:09:30. > :09:34.but for the goal that made it 3-1, you were caught on the break.
:09:34. > :09:39.was a ball, just too short there and you look at the amount of
:09:39. > :09:43.jerseys forward there and they hit us on the counterattack. Dixon was
:09:43. > :09:48.trying to get back, but you look at this, this is a quality finish from
:09:48. > :09:54.a young player and there's no argument there. This is the one
:09:54. > :10:00.that disappoints me. Paul gets too tight here. Kenneth allows Maloney
:10:00. > :10:03.the first run and Ledley - there's three at the back four, should have
:10:04. > :10:08.done better and it's a poor goal to lose. A game like this is not a big
:10:08. > :10:11.factor in your season, is it? Most team also go to Celtic Park and
:10:11. > :10:16.lose. Absolutely, you always want to go there and do well and losing
:10:16. > :10:19.5-1 is not the nicest thing to do but I look at some of the goals and
:10:19. > :10:22.they're preventable. We are a fairly young side, we have a lot to
:10:22. > :10:31.learn but the experience they'll have gained, we will not face a
:10:31. > :10:34.team like Celtic's quality every week and it's about everybody else
:10:34. > :10:41.and every other team. I am looking forward to the rest of the season
:10:41. > :10:45.and we will quickly bury that one. Looking forward to not seeing those
:10:45. > :10:49.highlights again! Motherwell went into the fourth weekend of the SPL
:10:49. > :10:54.season as league leaders. They were in Paisley to play St Mirren.
:10:54. > :11:04.These are exciting times at Motherwell, top of the league, the
:11:04. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:10.football is attractive and they haven't conceded a goal. The
:11:10. > :11:14.wonderful football continues from Motherwell, but it would come up
:11:14. > :11:24.against wonderful goalkeeping. St Mirren's Samson with a stop to deny
:11:24. > :11:27.
:11:27. > :11:32.Murphy. And Samson would be in for a busy afternoon. Motherwell's Law
:11:32. > :11:38.taking a laps in the defence but again Samson produced a stop to
:11:38. > :11:48.keep Motherwell at bay. Top of the league Motherwell were
:11:48. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :11:56.brimming with confidence in Paisley. Former St Mirren striker Higdon.
:11:56. > :12:01.But showing again what a fine save from Samson. In the second half St
:12:01. > :12:11.Mirren set about piercing the so far impregnable Motherwell defence.
:12:11. > :12:16.Thompson with a chance. Motherwell Captain Craigan doing just enough.
:12:16. > :12:22.At the other end Samson's work for the day was far from over. Heugdon
:12:22. > :12:27.with a shot but Samson again more than a match.
:12:27. > :12:35.It then all threatened to get slightly comical at the back for
:12:35. > :12:39.Motherwell. Steve Jennings and Randolph getting in a muddle.
:12:39. > :12:46.Thompson with the eventual slightly hopeful punt which sailed over the
:12:46. > :12:51.bar. Samson was continuing the heroics,
:12:51. > :12:59.batting away this effort from Forbes.
:12:59. > :13:09.Then in injury time a moment of controversy. Teale judged to have
:13:09. > :13:10.
:13:10. > :13:20.fouled. The From the free kick Samson would finally be beaten.
:13:20. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:24.Hateley curling the ball home to win the match for Motherwell 1-0. I
:13:24. > :13:28.hesitate to say Samson will be pulling his hair out but what an
:13:28. > :13:31.afternoon for the goalkeeper. Homing in on a Man of the Match
:13:31. > :13:35.performance, five fantastic saves we are going to show you here. Then
:13:35. > :13:39.he gets it wrong at the free kick. Craig will be disappointed. He will
:13:39. > :13:42.be watching this programme tonight and watching these fantastic saves,
:13:42. > :13:46.everyone of them a fantastic save. The thing sticking in his mind is
:13:46. > :13:54.the fact he moved to his right at the free kick and allowed the goal
:13:54. > :13:59.to go in. It could have been more emphatic by the looks of it for
:13:59. > :14:03.Motherwell who have shots on goal. If you look at the gap there. The
:14:03. > :14:06.Motherwell player moves out of the gap. Samson slides to his right a
:14:06. > :14:09.bit and as soon as you do that it's very difficult to get back over and
:14:09. > :14:13.I think you see the disuponment when he punches the ball there and
:14:13. > :14:16.so late in the game there's no way back. They've got that great
:14:17. > :14:21.combination Motherwell, lots of pressure on goal, lots of attempts
:14:21. > :14:24.on goal there and four clean sheets this season defensively. Yes, I
:14:24. > :14:31.seen them against Inverness and they could have scored more goals
:14:31. > :14:38.as well. They've good midfield. Good movement, Murphy is still a
:14:38. > :14:41.threat. They've brought in Higdon. So all-round solid at the back,
:14:41. > :14:51.creative in midfield and guys who can score goals as well. So it's a
:14:51. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :14:58.knocking at the top six? They had to hold on in the second half when
:14:58. > :15:01.they had ten men against us. They done it well. I was impressed. They
:15:01. > :15:06.will be disa pointed not to take anything from a home match. They
:15:06. > :15:10.will be up there challenging. Hearts were chasing their first
:15:10. > :15:18.league win with Sergio taking charge in the SPL at Tynecastle for
:15:19. > :15:28.the first time. The trip was sure to bring back unhappy memories to
:15:29. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:53.Brown and Aberdeen who lost 5-0 with Paul Mitchell.
:15:53. > :16:00.Plenty the box for the Dons. Rattles the bar. Considine looking
:16:00. > :16:10.for it. The shot blocked. Aberdeen desperate for the first goal. It
:16:10. > :16:13.
:16:13. > :16:18.came close. Tefpl ton, good play. - - temp done, good play. A free kick.
:16:18. > :16:28.Aberdeen continue to protest. Scott Robinson. Grainger, he comes into
:16:28. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:37.the path and that's great skill from Novikovas. Hearts took the
:16:38. > :16:44.free quick -- free kick quickly. He scored for the first time since he
:16:45. > :16:49.scored for the Dons in December 2010. Aberdeen looking hesitant
:16:49. > :16:56.after losing the opening goal. Considine going through that time
:16:56. > :17:06.on John Sutton. Sergio looking for the perfect vantage point. Danny
:17:06. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :17:17.Grainger looking for goal. Gonzalez watched him all the way. Floated in
:17:17. > :17:24.again. Again the goalkeeper shouted for it. Nearly turned over my
:17:24. > :17:31.Marian Kello. He Juaned it. Arnason. Clips it in on the right foot.
:17:31. > :17:35.Darren Mackie. Good chance for Aberdeen and for Darren Mackie.
:17:35. > :17:43.Well constructed by Aberdeen. A little more heart and hope for
:17:43. > :17:48.Craig Brown. Ryan Stephenson. Stephenson. It's deflected to
:17:48. > :17:53.Templeton. Going past his man. John Sutton will score for the first
:17:53. > :17:58.time as a Harts Hearts player. A simple tap-in. Rory Mccardle
:17:58. > :18:05.couldn't hold off Templeton. Temp ton put it on the path of a striker
:18:05. > :18:11.to score for the first time as a Hearts player. Hearts lead, 35
:18:11. > :18:21.minutes gone. Hearts 2- Aberdeen 0. Too easy for Hearts to clear.
:18:21. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:25.Sutton. On to Templeton. Playing to Templeton. Cuts inside. Saw the
:18:25. > :18:31.glory. He continued his run from the midfield. Not impressed. He
:18:31. > :18:37.came out to the left-hand side but Templeton went solo. From sitting
:18:37. > :18:41.to standing, he's a nervous Bundle of energy. Hearts pushing again.
:18:41. > :18:47.Looking for a way through. Templeton could come through to
:18:47. > :18:50.Johnson. What a good finish from Johnson. Aberdeen failed to clear.
:18:50. > :18:57.Robinson poked it through. And Sutton beat the goalkeeper and
:18:57. > :19:03.touch it had past him. 52 2 minutes gone. More misery for the Dons as
:19:03. > :19:12.Hearts go three ahead. Leaving via exit 1, it's not their day. -- exit
:19:12. > :19:21.Hearts trying to get behind their side. They are enjoying this three,
:19:21. > :19:27.nothing. Taken down by Fyvie. It fell for Fraser Fyvie. Similar
:19:27. > :19:31.position to where Novikovas scored in the first half but it finished
:19:31. > :19:36.less true. Hearts beat Aberdeen here 5-0 here in December. They are
:19:36. > :19:43.looking for another. It was Templeton. Just didn't get it quite
:19:43. > :19:51.cleanly enough. Gone zal ez in the end happy to see this land in his
:19:51. > :20:00.arms -- gone Gonzalez. Good fall for Skacel. Been by far the busier
:20:00. > :20:04.goalkeeper, David Gonzalez. A mixed bag for Hearts this season so far,
:20:04. > :20:08.Peter. Not helped by your team winning at Tynecastle. They should
:20:08. > :20:12.be up there hanging on the old firm coat tails because of the budget
:20:12. > :20:16.they have? They have a big budget. I think they will be. I think most
:20:17. > :20:21.teams out with the old firm will find it very difficult to get
:20:21. > :20:25.points at Tynecastle. We were fortunate we got them early in the
:20:25. > :20:30.season when they were not at it yet. It was great to win there. You look
:20:30. > :20:34.at the game yesterday. Aberdeen had chances. Hit the bar before Hearts
:20:34. > :20:40.wept in front. When things go against you sometimes like that, it
:20:40. > :20:45.could have been Aberdeen one in in front. What helps every team is to
:20:45. > :20:49.have a player which gets on the end of moves and put s balls in the net.
:20:49. > :20:54.John Sutton can do it? Good strikers follow things out. John
:20:54. > :21:01.Sutton's in there. He goes in and gets the easiest goal he'll ever
:21:01. > :21:06.get. He's alert, bright, slides in there. That's on Sutton for you.
:21:06. > :21:10.That's what he did at Motherwell? He did it all of his career. He's
:21:10. > :21:15.great in the air but also very good on the ground. Here's a goal
:21:15. > :21:19.against us. He won the ball, header, attacking the ball in the air. He's
:21:20. > :21:23.very good. Getting across the front of defenders. He's done
:21:23. > :21:31.exceptionally well across the defender as well. Slips it in. He
:21:31. > :21:35.has an art to scoring goals. These guys are invaluable in your team.
:21:35. > :21:39.depressing start to the season for the Aberdeen supporters. It is four
:21:39. > :21:43.games, no goals, one point. You start put pressure on yourself,
:21:43. > :21:49.even in this early stage of the season if you don't start picking
:21:49. > :21:56.up? He need to start picking up points. Just that wee break, that
:21:56. > :22:01.ball hitting the bar. It could easily have gone in. Darn Mackie
:22:01. > :22:05.when he finds his feet is a goal scorer. It could be a soft goal, a
:22:05. > :22:09.soft own goal which gets them up and running. They need a wee break
:22:09. > :22:19.here and there. As it goes on, it always becomes a worry. Kenny
:22:19. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:30.Shiels has grown tired of reminders Hibs haven't won. -- Kilmarnock
:22:30. > :22:35.
:22:35. > :22:43.Wotherspoon. Through to Gary O'Connor. O'Connor tries the shot.
:22:43. > :22:50.Finds of side net. He's scored for Hibs from Inverness to give them
:22:50. > :22:57.three points. Bright start. Bell, pushes it out wide. Kilmarnock like
:22:57. > :23:02.to play from the back. McEwan. Heffernan has a chance here for
:23:02. > :23:09.Kilmarnock. In side three minutes Paul Heffernan scores for the first
:23:09. > :23:15.time for Kilmarnock. Taken out with a single pass. They couldn't get
:23:15. > :23:23.there. Played it first time beyond the Hibs goalkeeper. The former
:23:23. > :23:28.Sheffield Wednesday man Haskell marpb ok ahead. -- has Kilmarnock
:23:28. > :23:37.ahead. Wotherspoon on to Gary O'Connor. Inside O'Leary. O'Connor,
:23:37. > :23:41.that's clever. That's the equaliser. They were lax at the back.
:23:41. > :23:46.Wotherspoon played it on to a corner. What a terrific way for
:23:46. > :23:52.Hibs to get back into the match. O'Connor cuts inside of the
:23:52. > :23:56.defender, saw the goalkeeper. What a slick finish. Gets Hibs level.
:23:56. > :24:06.Great skill from Gary O'Connor. Meant it all the way. When they
:24:06. > :24:07.
:24:08. > :24:15.come off, they look fantastic. Gary Hart settled in here at rugby park.
:24:15. > :24:22.Stephens misses it. Stack with the save. How son too went to ground.
:24:22. > :24:31.The goalkeeper here, central defender causing the problem. Good
:24:31. > :24:36.save with the feet. Stephenson dispossessed. Kelly with the tackle.
:24:36. > :24:41.It's another lovely ball. There's another chance here. Heffernan.
:24:41. > :24:49.Past Stack. Can he get the finish away? The goalkeeper tracked him
:24:49. > :24:56.down before Heffernan, 29-year-old Irishman, already looking by a very
:24:56. > :25:04.good pick-up from Kenny Shiels. Looking for his first SPL win. This
:25:04. > :25:12.the 11th time he's taken charge of Kilmarnock. Balls out long on to
:25:12. > :25:22.Dayton. Booth comes out. Twisting, turning, gets it across. It is an
:25:22. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:29.own goal. After the wing wizardry of Number Ten, James day ton, it is
:25:29. > :25:34.passed to prefection and Dayton drove one way, then the other,
:25:34. > :25:42.little back heel to make space. Plenty of danger behind him but it
:25:42. > :25:47.is the Hibs number four who nets for Kilmarnock. That's launched
:25:47. > :25:52.long. Heffernan, again, picked up and gathers. Plenty of support.
:25:52. > :25:59.Good play from kill marpb ok. Clumsy from Wotherspoon. --
:25:59. > :26:05.Kilmarnock. He's on a yellow card. He dragged down Booth. Fortunate to
:26:05. > :26:12.escape any further punishment. Shiels and Dayton. It's Dayton who
:26:12. > :26:18.goes for it. And rattles it into the top corner to extend
:26:18. > :26:22.Kilmarnock's lead. The wall was going to be that side. All Graham
:26:22. > :26:28.Stack could do was watch it. It has been a great afternoon for James
:26:28. > :26:33.Dayton and he now has a goal. Hibs simply have not been at their best.
:26:33. > :26:41.Kilmarnock occasionally erratic, overall, their passing, like now,
:26:41. > :26:46.has been terrific. Dayton to Heffernan. 4-1 Kilmarnock. A double
:26:46. > :26:52.for Paul Heffernan. It really has been at times this simple. Sent
:26:52. > :27:02.across in between the defenders, hit it first time. Graham Stack had
:27:02. > :27:03.
:27:03. > :27:07.little chance in the Hibs goal. Dispossessed. Gallan trying to show
:27:07. > :27:14.what he can do. Could pull it back. This for the hat trick.
:27:14. > :27:20.Unbelievable. He scored the hard ones and misses the easy one. Paul
:27:20. > :27:25.Heffernan looks to the skies as he ski ed this one off the bar. It
:27:25. > :27:29.should have been three for the number 14. You'd hope more people
:27:29. > :27:34.would turn up to watch Kilmarnock. They play a refreshing style of
:27:34. > :27:40.football. It hasn't really changed now that Kenny Shiels's come in?
:27:40. > :27:45.They try to play the same way. They are entertaining. Hard workinging,
:27:45. > :27:50.mobile, create lots of chances. I'm pleased for Kenny Shiels to get his
:27:50. > :27:54.first victory as a manager. Many more to come. You know about Paul
:27:54. > :27:58.Heffernan from your time at Leicester? I watched him playing
:27:58. > :28:03.for Doncaster. He played for Sheffield Wednesday as well. He's a
:28:03. > :28:12.goal scorer. He scored goals with every team he's played for. Poor
:28:12. > :28:16.defending, still has to be finished. One on on one with the goalkeeper
:28:16. > :28:21.is great. He has some presence about him for a small player. He
:28:21. > :28:26.seems to get into good positions? He will be disappointed he didn't
:28:26. > :28:29.hit the ball when he first got it there. Good strikers always take
:28:29. > :28:34.chances. They are always thinking it will go in. That's what he's
:28:34. > :28:41.done here. A quality finish. Great movement. He's anticipating the
:28:41. > :28:49.ball will go in there. A fantastic goal. This had to be the hat trick,
:28:49. > :28:53.didn't it? He'll be sitting tonight wonder ing why he didn't get that
:28:53. > :28:58.hat trick. One Kilmarnock player who didn't see much of last season
:28:58. > :29:02.was James Dayton. He had a really bad injury. He's back, fit, sharp.
:29:02. > :29:06.Looks like he's got his pace back. His trickery. He's a handful?
:29:06. > :29:12.a very good player. I remember seeing him early last season before
:29:12. > :29:18.he got his injury. He can go on the outside, inside. The sign of a good
:29:18. > :29:25.player is he's predominantly left- footed. He looks to create chances.
:29:26. > :29:31.He gets the ball in the box. From this here, he's a one on one with
:29:31. > :29:35.the defender. He thinks he's going on his left foot, back on his right
:29:35. > :29:39.and slams it across. That's what can happen. Charlie Adam did the
:29:39. > :29:43.same the other week for Scotland. There you go, puts the ball in.
:29:44. > :29:48.Paul Hanlon has to try to stick a foot out. Got himself a goal.
:29:49. > :29:54.went to the Glenn Hoddle academy in Spain with players without clubs
:29:55. > :30:01.trying to prove himself. He place like someone trying to prove
:30:01. > :30:11.himself. I think that's an axe lute quality finish and a great free
:30:11. > :30:12.
:30:12. > :30:20.were always going to be significant for newly promoted doesn't tprpl
:30:20. > :30:24.Lyn -- doesn't Dunfermline. Desperation can drive a man to many
:30:24. > :30:31.things like batting a football into the net with your hapb. St Onstone
:30:31. > :30:39.desperate for any sort of goal at the moment. Finnigan booked for his
:30:39. > :30:45.troubles. Gallacher is back for Dunfermline. He kept out this
:30:45. > :30:50.header and that's the main thing. At least St Onstone are creating
:30:50. > :30:56.chances, if only one of them would go in. Finnigan blasting high and
:30:56. > :31:05.wide. Then disaster for Saints. From a corner Thomson drilled a low
:31:05. > :31:09.ball into the box which Kirk turned into the net to put Dunfermline 1-0
:31:09. > :31:13.in front. The Northern Ireland striker with his third SPL goal of
:31:13. > :31:19.the season. In the second half Dunfermline
:31:19. > :31:29.almost doubled their lead. Former St Onstone favourite Hardy coming
:31:29. > :31:42.
:31:42. > :31:51.close with a header. Desperate for an equaliser St John
:31:51. > :31:59.Johnstone. Surely Jason Thomson had been the covering player in the
:31:59. > :32:02.defence. Regular penalty taker hraoepl Craig was given
:32:02. > :32:07.responsibility and this would be a big moment.
:32:07. > :32:13.A great save from Paul Gallacher to keep Dunfermline 1-0 in front.
:32:13. > :32:17.The goalkeeper with his second penalty save of the season so far.
:32:17. > :32:24.Saints desperately need someone to score goals. David Robertson close,
:32:24. > :32:29.but not close enough. A valuable 1- 0 away win.
:32:29. > :32:32.You have Dunfermline next weekend. I was doing their first game in the
:32:32. > :32:35.SPL for Radio Scotland, you were at that match as well. I watched them
:32:36. > :32:41.that night and thought they didn't have a lot about them. But they've
:32:41. > :32:44.played well since. They have played well since. They didn't play
:32:44. > :32:54.particularly well on the night. First match nerves got them, but
:32:54. > :32:55.
:32:55. > :33:02.they've come on a ton. Fair credit to them, it's a great result to win
:33:02. > :33:06.at McDermott. They'll be without Potter next weekend, because surely
:33:06. > :33:12.they're going to appeal against this. I have to be honest and say
:33:12. > :33:18.that for me to send a player off for that is rather silly. I don't -
:33:18. > :33:22.it's a penalty kick, trailing legs, and Thomson's coming in behind to
:33:22. > :33:32.clear the ball and I think that's one of the most harsh red cards we
:33:32. > :33:32.
:33:32. > :33:36.have seen. Sandaza was keen to take that. To be fair to Liam Craig
:33:36. > :33:39.Sandaza has missed penalties for United. Liam stepped up. He's hit
:33:39. > :33:42.it and I think the goalkeeper got to take great credit for that
:33:42. > :33:46.because that's a fantastic hand on that and it's over the bar. He went
:33:46. > :33:49.the same way as he did on the opening night against St Mirren.
:33:49. > :33:55.will be delighted with his contribution. A couple of good
:33:55. > :33:59.saves throughout the match as well. Fair play to him. From what I have
:33:59. > :34:03.seen Inverness performances have been better than results. They knew
:34:03. > :34:13.they'd have it tough in the first match of the SPL weekend against
:34:13. > :34:44.
:34:44. > :34:50.Jelavic. It's not going to count. He is offside. The linesman had the
:34:50. > :34:56.flag up immediately. Because of the touch from Edu and even then there
:34:56. > :35:04.is an argument to say he is still onside. Let-off for Terry Butcher
:35:04. > :35:11.three minutes into the game. Off the wall. That was Ness. It took a
:35:12. > :35:20.deflection on its way through. Ness, first appearance of the
:35:20. > :35:25.season. It's a good header away by Tokely.
:35:25. > :35:35.Plenty of height on that. Now the counterattack could be on. He is
:35:35. > :35:43.
:35:43. > :35:51.burning away from Ness. A great position. You got to credit Ortiz
:35:51. > :36:01.there. Easy run from Edu. There is a shout for handball there.
:36:01. > :36:05.
:36:05. > :36:14.Hasn't been Jelavic's day so far. Up went Hogg's arm.. That's a great
:36:14. > :36:23.ball to set up Doran, who fires it in. And that was Foran inches away.
:36:23. > :36:33.Anything on that you are probably expecting that to go into the net.
:36:33. > :36:44.
:36:44. > :36:54.Naysmith. Couldn't quite find Edu. Again it's not given. This has come
:36:54. > :36:56.
:36:56. > :37:03.off two arms. There was the first. Off Jones and the second off Tokely.
:37:03. > :37:09.Inverness have been defending stoutly. This is Naysmith. It's a
:37:09. > :37:14.penalty. Tokely certainly got the ball here and he has to go, if the
:37:14. > :37:20.referee's given the foul which he has. Tokely will be sent off.
:37:20. > :37:25.Inverness will be down to ten. Rangers have a penalty. It's the
:37:25. > :37:32.double whamly, which so many managers want changed. Many feel a
:37:32. > :37:39.yellow would be sufficient punishment for the offender.
:37:39. > :37:42.Jelavic looking for a third of the season and he gets it. Even if
:37:42. > :37:48.Esson goes the right way he is struggling to save this penalty.
:37:48. > :37:53.Right in the corner. Frustration for Terry Butcher and
:37:53. > :38:02.frustration for Rangers for most of the game before they went in front.
:38:02. > :38:07.Right over to the back post. It's another penalty. He points to the
:38:07. > :38:12.spot again. Rangers get a second penalty here.
:38:12. > :38:22.They may well on another day have had four. Terry Butcher not happy
:38:22. > :38:30.
:38:30. > :38:35.turns in the rebound. Esson will be gutted because that is a superb
:38:35. > :38:45.save, came straight back to Edu, he reacted first and that's his reward.
:38:45. > :38:55.
:38:55. > :39:05.Rangers will surely take the points. get it on to his left foot. He got
:39:05. > :39:14.
:39:14. > :39:21.away from Hogg, he was out of the card here. It will be ten against
:39:21. > :39:29.ten. Just 15 minutes to go. You feel the damage has already been
:39:29. > :39:33.done. Edu sent off. A wasn't a game short on talking points, was it? At
:39:33. > :39:37.half-time Rangers felt hard done by, by decisions they felt had gone
:39:37. > :39:45.against them, starting with this offside. I have to be honest, I
:39:45. > :39:48.have seen it a few times now, I think Edu - I think he was offside.
:39:48. > :39:53.He was not there, but as soon as he touches it here I think with the
:39:53. > :39:57.shades of grass there. Is the assistant in line? Probably a
:39:57. > :40:02.couple of yards behind, I don't think they can keep up with the
:40:02. > :40:12.pace. I honestly believe at the camera angle it shows you, I think
:40:12. > :40:16.jel aslick jel -- srel aVic is -- Jelavic is offside. Handball by
:40:16. > :40:23.Chris Hogg, could this have been given? I think they'll be very soft,
:40:23. > :40:27.I don't think he's deliberately put his hand to the ball. He went to
:40:27. > :40:30.href himself up and it's hit his arm. Similar to this as well. It
:40:30. > :40:34.will be very soft if penalties were given for this, because I don't
:40:34. > :40:38.think for a minute he has tried to handle it. Perhaps Tokely's arm
:40:38. > :40:43.went out slightly but the referee is in a good position and if he
:40:43. > :40:47.felt it was deliberate he would have given it. Rangers did get two
:40:48. > :40:51.penalties in the second half, this one against Tokely's challenge. Did
:40:51. > :40:54.he get the ball? I think he got the ball as well. The other thing that
:40:54. > :41:00.baffles me is the referee's position, how can he see that?
:41:00. > :41:05.That's where we have to work with the assistant. Perhaps he's never
:41:05. > :41:09.looked at his assistant but he boned to the spot. --. He pointed
:41:09. > :41:12.to the spot. The ball did change direction. I
:41:12. > :41:17.think that's a soft penalty and he is right, it's a double whammy
:41:17. > :41:24.because again sent off and for this to be a penalty kick, where are we
:41:24. > :41:28.going with the game now. He never looked once at the Rangers player.
:41:28. > :41:32.It's a coming together of two players and that's very soft indeed
:41:32. > :41:36.and you can understand why big big Terry would be disappointed with
:41:36. > :41:40.that. Penalty kick saved well with the goalkeeper. If you look at the
:41:40. > :41:46.Inverness players going in to challenge the ball and they stop.
:41:46. > :41:51.You always tell players at either end, follow things in, in case the
:41:51. > :41:55.goalkeeper doesn't save. I think Terry had to be sedated after that
:41:55. > :41:59.second penalty was given. A word about Rangers and Celtic and Hearts
:41:59. > :42:02.going into European football, the Europa League play-offs this week.
:42:02. > :42:08.You were wishing Dundee United were still involved. How do you think
:42:08. > :42:12.they'll do? I think they'll do well. Rangers and Celtic, Rangers are
:42:12. > :42:17.improving under Ally McCoist. I think they'll make more signings.
:42:17. > :42:21.Celtic an excellent side, I think they're growing. They've had a
:42:21. > :42:25.season more or less the same players, and Hearts are getting
:42:25. > :42:29.better as the season went on after a slow start. For Scottish football
:42:29. > :42:37.I wish they all could get through to the qualifying stages. Good luck
:42:37. > :42:47.to all three in the Europa League. Let's look at the Clydesdale bank
:42:47. > :43:08.
:43:08. > :43:18.on Wednesday than at Celtic Park yesterday. Scotland gave themselves
:43:18. > :43:21.
:43:22. > :43:31.a boost ahead of the euro qualifiers. Driving it in and
:43:32. > :43:32.
:43:32. > :43:40.finding the net. That's a better delivery and he's found the net.
:43:40. > :43:45.Just what they wanted. Scotland continue to make really
:43:45. > :43:49.encouraging progress under the management. Craig's got a squad
:43:49. > :43:51.together now that are comfortable in possession of the ball and if
:43:51. > :43:55.you look at the game the other night what you have to remember is
:43:55. > :43:58.we are thot going to have the ball all the time and tight teams like
:43:58. > :44:02.Denmark, Czech Republic will have spells where they're going to pass
:44:02. > :44:04.it. When we get the ball we have to make sure we retan possession and
:44:04. > :44:10.create chances and I felt the other night it's very promising because
:44:10. > :44:13.we did. It seemed like the right opposition to pick, because good
:44:13. > :44:18.though the Czech Republic are in our next competitive match, can
:44:18. > :44:22.they be better than Denmark? It's hard to say, Denmark - sorry Czech
:44:22. > :44:26.Republic lost heavily against Norway, but I know there's players
:44:27. > :44:30.missing from that squad and there is a qualifying place. It will be a
:44:30. > :44:35.difficult game. We played them in March in a pre-season friendly, one
:44:35. > :44:38.of Craig's first games and when Craig first took over and it was a
:44:39. > :44:42.difficult game. We won 1-0 that night and I will be delighted if we
:44:42. > :44:49.can get a similar result. Four games in quick succession, is it
:44:49. > :44:53.important we set the tone against the Czeches? We have to win against
:44:53. > :44:57.the Czech Republic. That's our aim. The players are keen and looking
:44:57. > :45:01.forward to it. The season will have started, but players will have more
:45:01. > :45:05.games under their belt. It's one to look forward to and with a big
:45:05. > :45:08.crowd there I think we can do it. Good luck with that. Let's hope you
:45:08. > :45:13.do get a big response from the Hampden crowd. More Scottish