Champions Celtic fight back against Hibs
Celtic 3 - 1 Hibernian
Celtic fought back from a goal down to stretch Hibernian's winless run at Parkhead to 22 games.
Author - Sean M
Stadium - Celtic Park
Traveling to face the Scottish Premiership champions during a stunning run of form that included a victory over Celtic at Easter Road in February, third-place Hibs opened the scoring when Martin Boyle took advantage of Auston Trusty's poor defending.
Celtic always appeared dangerous in attack and equalized when Nicolas Kuhn received a ball played in behind, rounded goalkeeper Jordan Smith and finished.
You never felt that Hibernian were going to win at that point. Ultimately, it would be very comfortable for Celtic.
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Four minutes later, German winger Kuhn set up striker Adam Idah with a delightful chip over the Hibs defense, putting Rodgers' side ahead at halftime.
Despite a strong start to the second half, with Rocky Bushiri narrowly heading wide from a long throw, the game was effectively sealed for Hibs when Reo Hatate scored a third goal just before the hour mark.
3-1 was how it ended. Another fairly comfortable win for Celtic even if Hibs did give them an early scare.
Celtic fan analysis
Gavin told us: "Hibernian’s opener appeared to jolt Celtic into life. By the 41st minute, they were back on level terms, thanks to a fine finish from Nicolas Kühn. The German winger had been a constant creative presence throughout and capped his performance with a powerful strike to bring the hosts level, a goal of real quality.
"The early stages had been nervy, but Kühn’s equaliser settled both the team and the stands. From that moment, Celtic played with assurance and rhythm. There was a fluency to their game that had been missing in the opening exchanges. James Forrest was introduced with 20 minutes remaining and came close to adding a fourth late on, only to be denied by an excellent save from the Hibs goalkeeper.
"The Celtic Park crowd rose with him, willing the ball into the net, but it wasn’t to be. Nonetheless, it was a performance that left little doubt about how good we are."
