Celtic's 29-game unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership
came to an end after Tuesday's 2-1 defeat to second-placed Aberdeen.
The league leaders, who had Virgil van Dijk sent off in
the 13th minute, were unable to come back after conceding two goals at the end
of the first half and slipped to their first defeat of the season.
Jonny Hayes' 41st-minute strike gave Aberdeen the lead at
Pittodrie, a goal that saw Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster fall 56 minutes
short of breaking Edwin van der Sar's British record for the longest time spent
without conceding.
Adam Rooney doubled Aberdeen's lead with a goal right on
half-time, and although James Forrest pulled one back for Celtic the hosts were
able to hang on for a memorable victory.
The result, which ended Celtic's unbeaten streak that
stretched back to last season, cut the defending champions' lead to a still
very healthy 21 points.
St Johnstone put back-to-back league defeats firmly
behind them with a 3-0 win over Motherwell at McDiarmid Park, striker Steve
MacLean grabbing two goals in the first half before Gary Miller added the third
with five minutes to play.
Meanwhile, Inverness Caledonian Thistle moved back into
fourth place with a 3-0 win over Ross County.
Goals from David Raven, Billy McKay and Marley Watkins
sealed their seventh away win of the campaign, and moved Inverness back above
Dundee United in the table.
Culled from Soccerway
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