Celtic 0 Hibernian 0: Hoops lose その上の ground on 肩書を与える 競争相手s

By Sportsmail Reporter
Updated: 17:52 BST, 29 October 2011

Celtic dropped 12 points behind leaders 特別奇襲隊員s in the Clydesdale Bank 首相 League after a lacklustre 陳列する，発揮する against Hibernian at Parkhead.

Gary Hoop er and James Forrest both 攻撃する，衝突する the woodwork for the home 味方する, but it was an afternoon of 失望／欲求不満 against a 味方する the Hoops had beaten 4-1 in the Scottish Communities League Cup ４半期/4分の1-決勝戦 in midweek.

With 特別奇襲隊員s winning 2-1 against Aberdeen at Pittodrie earlier in the day, Celtic's 肩書を与える hopes took another 乱打するing and although they have a game in 手渡す, the fans who booed them off at the end will have little 約束 in the Parkhead men 回復するing.

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Celtic turn their attention to the Europa League and the visit of Rennes on Thursday night and 経営者／支配人 Neil Lennon will wonder just what he will get from his team, who have showed the best and worst of themselves in 最近の games.

Certainly there can be no （民事の）告訴 about the result as Hibs were more than worthy of a point.

As 推定する／予想するd, Charlie Mulgrew was 回復するd to the Celtic defence after 回復するing from an ankle 傷害 as Daniel Majstorovic dropped to the （法廷の）裁判, although 権利-支援する 示す Wilson kept the captain's armband.

Hibs boss Colin Calderwood made four changes to the 味方する which had been so outplayed in the seco nd half in midweek.

Goalkeeper Graham Stack, Sean O'Hanlon, Danny Galbraith and 吊りくさび Stevenson （機の）カム in for 示す Brown, Ian Murray, 勝利者 Palsson and Ivan Sproule.

The game was something of a slow burner. In the ninth minute Hoops goalkeeper Fraser Forster had to race outside his box to 長，率いる （疑いを）晴らす and 妨害する Leigh Griffiths.

Moments later Stokes had a 運動 from the 辛勝する／優位 of the box saved by Stack at the second 試みる／企てる.

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In the 27th minute there was a moment of excitement when Hibs left-支援する Paul Hanlon slipped, 許すing Stokes to get away 負かす／撃墜する the 権利, but when the Irishman's driven cross （機の）カム into the box it bounced off Hooper and went straight to Stack.

Celtic stepped up the pace momentarily and Stokes drove into the box from the other wing but his low angled 運動 was 封鎖するd by Stack.

It was not vintage Celtic by any 基準s but in the 36th minute Hooper worked a clever one-two with Stokes at the 辛勝する／優位 of the box to leave him through against the Hibs keeper.

However, although the Englishman's 権利-footed 発射 （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Stack, the ball flicked the outside of the 地位，任命する and went wide.

Forrest, who had 得点する／非難する／２０d twice in the midweek 勝利，勝つ in Leith, （機の）カム to life five minutes from the break with a decent 権利-footed 成果／努力 from distance which drew a good save from Stack, with no Celtic player の近くに enough to take advantage of the loose ball.

Two minutes after the break, after midfielder Ki Sung-yueng had fouled Gary O'Connor 30 yards from goal, Forster was called in to 活動／戦闘 to save Galbraith's 解放する／自由な-kick, which was too straight to 原因（となる） real 関心.

Mulgrew fouled O'Connor closer to goal in the 49th minute as the striker drove at the box, and this time Griffiths sent a ボレー just past the 地位，任命する after taking a short pass from David Wotherspoon.

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