A LOOK at the key moments from the game against Celtic.
ROVERS
FRIEDEL: Barely had a shot to save all night but when he was called on, he made two blinding stops from both Stilian Petrov and John Hartson...7
NEILL: Another super performance down the right where he comfortably snuffed out the threat of Alan Thompson...7
JOHANSSON: Coped well with the pacey Didier Agathe and tried to join in going forward when possible...7
SHORT: A colossus at the back all night, comfortably extinguishing the aerial threat of former Rovers striker Chris Sutton...8
TAYLOR: Another fantastic learning experience for the classy defender who kept a tight rein on Larsson for most of the night...8
FLITCROFT: Led by example with an all-action display in the centre of the park where he won plenty of second balls...7
TUGAY: One or two stray passes but generally kept the ball moving superbly in midfield as Rovers called all the shots...7
THOMPSON: The source of all Rovers' best work going forward which must have impressed the watching Sven Goran Eriksson...8
OSTENSTAD: Got through plenty of work up front but never really got a clear sight of goal...7
YORKE: Retained possession wonderfully well in attack, always appearing to have time and space in the tightest of spots...8
DUFF: Always a threat on the left but Rovers didn't get the ball out to him quite as much as they should have done...7
SUBS:
COLE (for Ostenstad, 46) 6; DUNN (for Duff, 67) 7
Not used: Jansen, Grabbi, Gillespie, Douglas, Kelly
CELTIC
DOUGLAS...Made several key saves 7
VALGAEREN...Solid display at the back 7
BALDE...Strong in defence, poor passing 6
LAURSEN...Vital block from Yorke 6
AGATHE...Good early cross then quiet 6
PETROV...Some silky skills 6
LENNON...Dog of war in midfield 7
LAMBERT...Given a passing less 6
THOMPSON...Put in telling corner 6
LARSSON...Natural born scorer 7
SUTTON...Anonymous display 5
SUBS:
HARTSON (76 for Lambert), SYLLA (81 for Agathe)
Not used: Gould, Fernandez, Maloney, Guppy, Crainey
TALE OF THE TAPE (Celtic first)
5 Shots 12
5 Shots on 6
14 Free kicks 20
4 Offside 2
0 Woodwork 0
6 Corners 6
REFEREE...Hermann Albrecht
CARD COUNT
YELLOW - Celtic: Thompson, 42 foul Rovers: Lucas Neill, 22 foul
RED - None
Celtic Park Att: 59,553
TIME FOR ACTION
4 David Thompson breaks forward from midfield and shoots narrowly wide
10 Didier Agathe's cross is perfect for Stilian Petrov but Brad Friedel makes a miraculous save, his first touch
12 Thompson brings a fine save out of Robert Douglas with a left foot drive
18 The Celtic keeper is again called into action to repel Martin Taylor's shot after his initial header is not cleared
33 Damien Duff's mazy run ends with his cross floating beyond his team-mates
39 Great play by Thompson gets him to the by-line but Dwight Yorke can't convert his cross
43 Even better from Thompson as he flicks the ball around the defender and Yorke's shot is blocked by Ulrik Laursen
50 A poor defensive header by Garry Flitcroft gifts Chris Sutton the ball but he shoots straight at Friedel
56 Sub Andy Cole's first sniff of goal sees his shot blocked and a minute later his deflected effort is saved after good work by Neill
64 Sutton's early ball in finds Larsson but his control allows Friedel to claim
72 Nissa Johansson gets back to make a crucial tackle on Larsson after good play from Petrov
78 Alan Thompson's free-kick is comfortably saved by Friedel
81 David Dunn's run ends with a fierce shot well saved by Douglas
85 John Hartson's free header from a corner by Celtic's Thompson is cleared off the line by his namesake but Larsson bundles the ball home
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