Celtic has penalty saved in Rangers tie
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April 25, 2011, Monday
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CELTIC had a late penalty saved in a 0-0 draw with Rangers at Ibrox but emerged from yesterday's Old Firm Glasgow derby as the favorite to win the Scottish Premier League title.
Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor dived to his left to tip aside an 82nd-minute spot kick by Greece striker Georgios Samaras, keeping the hosts a point clear of Celtic at the top of the table.
Celtic, however, has a game in hand and with five matches remaining, Neil Lennon's team is in the driving seat to snatch the title from the defending champion.
The match took place against a backdrop of mounting sectarianism but appeared to pass off without any major incident, both on and off the pitch. A thousand extra police officers were drafted in to prevent violence at this season's seventh match between the two teams. The buildup to the game was overshadowed by news that Lennon and two top fans of the club were last week sent letter bombs, which were intercepted.
In February, a Scottish Cup quarterfinal between the teams ended with Rangers having three men sent off while Lennon and Rangers assistant coach Ally McCoist squared up to each other in fiery post-match scenes. Celtic won the game 1-0.
Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor dived to his left to tip aside an 82nd-minute spot kick by Greece striker Georgios Samaras, keeping the hosts a point clear of Celtic at the top of the table.
Celtic, however, has a game in hand and with five matches remaining, Neil Lennon's team is in the driving seat to snatch the title from the defending champion.
The match took place against a backdrop of mounting sectarianism but appeared to pass off without any major incident, both on and off the pitch. A thousand extra police officers were drafted in to prevent violence at this season's seventh match between the two teams. The buildup to the game was overshadowed by news that Lennon and two top fans of the club were last week sent letter bombs, which were intercepted.
In February, a Scottish Cup quarterfinal between the teams ended with Rangers having three men sent off while Lennon and Rangers assistant coach Ally McCoist squared up to each other in fiery post-match scenes. Celtic won the game 1-0.
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