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Celtic edged out Hibernian 1-2 in a thrilling match at Edinburgh’s Easter Road Stadium on February 22nd, 2025, in the 27th round of the Scottish Premiership. Despite Celtic’s overwhelming possession (75%), Hibernian displayed impressive attacking efficiency. The match started with an early goal from J. Campbell for Hibernian in the 2nd minute, assisted by N. Triantis. Campbell struck again before halftime (45′), this time assisted by M. Boyle, giving Hibernian a 2-0 lead at the break. Celtic, who received two yellow cards (G. Taylor and A. Johnston), rallied in the second half. D. Maeda scored for the visitors in the 68th minute, assisted by R. Hatate, narrowing the gap. A Maeda goal was disallowed by VAR in the 83rd minute. Despite Celtic’s efforts and Hibernian’s late yellow cards (R. Bushiri, J. Obita, and J. Campbell), Hibernian held on for a narrow 2-1 victory. Hibernian registered 8 shots (4 on target), 5 corners, and 12 fouls, while Celtic had 14 shots (4 on target), 10 corners, and 11 fouls.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 46 J. Schlupp came in and G. Taylor went out., at minute 46 R. Hatate came in and L. McCowan went out., at minute 46 Jota came in and A. Idah went out.
Substitutions hibernian: at minute 64 M. Kukharevych came in and K. Bowie went out., at minute 73 J. Obita came in and N. Moriah-Welsh went out., at minute 78 J. Hoilett came in and M. Boyle went out., at minute 78 M. Ekpiteta came in and R. Bushiri went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Hibernian
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