Reo Hatate was Celtics hero as he struck late to end Aberdeens winning run at Pittodrie and move the champions seven clear in the Premiership title race with a 1-0 win. There was no splitting the sides for 78 minutes but the Japan international broke the deadlock in style in what could be a pivotal result for the Hoops.
Paulo Bernardo sent a wind-assisted corner sailing directly into the far corner of the net in the first half, but it was disallowed for a foul on Dons goalkeeper Ross Doohan. How the teams lined up | Match statsLive Scottish Premiership table | Watch free Scottish Premiership highlightsGet Sky Sports or stream with NOWCeltic dominated after the break, but some heroic defending and brilliant goalkeeping saw Alistair Johnston and Adam Idah denied.
were repelled time and again by heroic Aberdeen defending, led by Slobodan Rubezic. But a brilliant pass over the top from Greg Taylor found Hatate late on and he fired a shot into the bottom corner to move them seven points clear of their closes challengers with a game in hand.
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