Celtic holds off Kilmarnock behind McDonald

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11/03/2007 - Kilmarnock, Scotland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott McDonald continued his torrid pace on Saturday at Rugby Park as he scored two first-half goals to help Celtic down Kilmarnock 2-1.

The in-form striker scored goals just two minutes apart in the opening half before the home side mounted a comeback behind a Frazer Wright goal in the 55th minute.

The game was very physical from the start with Kilmarnock playing very aggressively. However, McDonald quickly took some of the steam out of the hosts as he buried two goals in a short time period just after the half-hour mark.

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink set up McDonald's first goal as he flicked the ball on for the Australian, who took on a Killie defender and fired a great shot into the corner of the net from just inside the area to put his team in front.

The Hoops soon had a two-goal lead as McDonald bagged his 10th goal of the campaign with a header from 10 yards. Aiden McGeady set up the goal as he put a great cross on McDonald's head from the right wing that the Celtic striker finished off well.

The home side went into halftime down two goals and did not seem to know what hit them. However, they responded well in the second half and got right back into the game.

A free kick from Gary Locke was floated into the box and Celtic keeper Artur Boruc came for it near the penalty spot. Despite the keeper's efforts, it was Wright who got up the highest and headed the ball into the net 10 minutes after halftime to make it a game again.

Killie continued to press forward in search of an equalizer, but the Celtic defense held up well, and the Glasgow club nearly added to its lead in the final 10 minutes, but was denied by some nice work in goal by keeper Alan Combe.

Elsewhere in Scotland on Saturday, Rangers doubled up on Inverness 2-0, Aberdeen downed Dundee United 2-0 for its fourth win in five games, Falkirk got past Gretna 2-0, and Motherwell and finished 1-1 with St Mirren.

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