THERE is not a lot of football being played right now across the world as Coronavirus takes hold – except Belarus, where vodka and saunas are meant to keep the virus at bay. However, thanks to @Lilze85 on Twitter, we can take a trip down memory lane and look at some of Celtic’s goals on this day.
This day marks Jock Stein’s Celtic winning 8-in-a-row back in 1973, which you can read below.
On This Day: The first time 8-in-a-row was won | The Celtic Star https://t.co/1jSHufY7fG
— The Celtic Star Editor – INVINCIBLE (@CelticStarMag) April 28, 2020
Today also marks a win at Tynecastle for a youthful Celtic team, who had already clinched the league title but still put on a show in the capital.
2002 – HEARTS 1 CELTIC 4
With the Scottish Cup Final with Rangers in a week, Martin O’Neill made 10 changes to the side for the penultimate league match of the season.
O’Neill selected a youthful side that may have reflected a reserve side with a handful of experience alongside the talented youngsters.
It would be Hearts that would start the brighter of the two teams in the opening ten minutes and fashioned a couple of chances. It was the son of a former Celtic and Hearts player that grabbed the opener, Simon Lynch – son of Andy – lifting the ball over the goalkeeper and heading the ball into the net.
Hearts equalised through Fuller as the defence were caught flatfooted from a punt up the park. Seven minutes later, the Champions took the lead again through teenager Lynch. Fellow youngster Jamie Smith beat two Hearts defenders before cutting the ball back to Lynch, who netted from close range.
Shaun Maloney grabbed a second half brace as Celtic began to put on a show at Tynecastle. The Scottish attacker curled a brilliant free kick. Maloney made it 4-1 as Lynch turned provider, this time laying off his teammate who finished smartly.
Maloney passed up the opportunity to make it 5-1 from the spot, with his strike hitting the post. Both he and Lynch had scored a brace and believed they should take the kick.
TEAM: Gould; Weighorst, Kennedy, Boyd; Smith, McNamara, Healy, Sylla, Guppy; Lynch, Maloney.
Subs not used:- Douglas, Thompson, Petrov, Moravcik, McGovern.
28th April 2002, Hearts 1:4 Celtic.
Maloney(2) and Lynch(2).
The penalty at the end.🙃 pic.twitter.com/4LRebONdgX
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe85) April 27, 2020
INVINCIBLE by Matt Corr
The Celtic Star’s very own Matt Corr – who you may also know as a Tour Guide at Celtic Park – publishes his first Celtic book, titled INVINCIBLE – early next month. This beautiful hardback book will be the definitive story of Celtic’s magical2016-17 season – it truly is wonderful, a real joy to read, and brilliantly written by Matt.
If you have been reading Matt’s regular contributions on The Celtic Star or indeed in the Matchday Programme or in the Celtic View you will know just how talented a Celtic writer he is. The book is published by The Celtic Star and you can pre-order below.
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