SPL Saturday April 3rd 2004

Celtic 2

Hearts 2

0:1 McKenna 21
0:2 de Vries 78
1:2 Sutton 88
2:2 Agathe 91

Att: 59,348
MIB: Dougie McDonald

Celtic: Marshall Varga Balde McNamara McManus Agathe Lambert Pearson Thompson Larsson Sutton

subs
Miller for Pearson 63
Petrov for McManus 63

We weren't good today and it's debatable whether we really deserved anything from the game, but it was truly hilarious. Fair to say that this probably hurt the maroon balloons more than a standard 3:0 beating would have. It was spookily reminiscent of the Centenary late, late shows against Hearts - two goals in the last 10 minutes to scrape a draw in December (McStay scoring a fabulous half volley equaliser) and 2 goals in the last 120 seconds to win the cup semi (sub Mark McGhee).

Their first goal was the result of hesitant defending. The ball broke to the edge of the box and McKenna scored with a snap shot. The second was made and scored by De Vries, but that was definitely a break away after Hearts had been under the kind of siege they so enjoy singing about.

At 1:0 OFM brought on the Wee Judas to - at best - a mixed reception. Don't get me started on him; a curse on his camels! Anyhow, with only five minutes to go the Hearts fans began to sing, chant and wonder if this unexpected victory would mean they would have to buy a drink for one another. They needn't have worried. WJ put Sutton in and he mopped up the rebound after their goalie finally paid his own personal tribute to Henry Smith and failed to hold the first shot.

Larsson had a header cleared off the line before Agathe, the number one whipping boy now that Rab is benched, swept in the equaliser with only one or two grains remaining in the ref's egg timer. Hysterical.