Nervous Celtic Are Relieved to Find an Answer to Their Prayers ;First Points Secured with Help From the Referee

The Herald › November 03, 2004

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IT seems that the gods of football may listen to Martin O'Neill's prayers after all. This Champions League campaign had provided only wretched disappointment for Celtic before last night's bizarre events at Parkhead and hopes of a reprieve had been dampened by both the injury problems affecting the club and the increasing lapses in concentration of those able to take the field.

Enter Eric Poulat. The French referee's name is unlikely to be forgotten by O'Neill, but it is guaranteed to remain imprinted on Shakhtar Donetsk. M Poulat would be advised to feign illness if UEFA order him to Ukraine in the near future after reducing their league leaders to nine men and awarding the unusual free-kick which led to Alan Thompson's crucial goal.

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Nervous Celtic Are Relieved to Find an Answer to Their Prayers ;First Points Secured with Help From the Referee

Celtic, after all the trials they have endured this season, may feel they were due such a turn of events and, in truth, Donetsk were architects of their own downfall. In any case, ...

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