After 50 seconds Jason Dair gave Dunfermline a shock lead with a cross-come-shot that evaded the Celtic defence, finally deflecting off Petrov past Rab Douglas.

After going behind Celtic seemed more hungry for their first goal and equaliser. Celtic tore apart the Dunfermline defence with the greatest of ease until the goal finally came in the ninth minute. It came after an excellent cross from Stilian Petrov which was met by veteran genius Lubomir Moravcik.

Soon after Celtic could have taken the lead when Bobby Petta braved his painful stitches to get into a shooting postition but the tame shot from his weaker foot went straight to Dunfermline goalkeeper Ruitenbeek.

Later in the half Celtic were denied a seemingly valid penalty after Justin Skinner handled the ball. But soon after Larsson sneaked the ball into the net after pursing a lost cause and passed the ball under the goalies legs.

The story of the second half was one of missed opportunities and poor play. Firstly, Larsson had a good chance to score and didn't, which is enough of an upset for anyone, but soon after Johnson missed an open goal, and this set people calculating the possible losses if Dunfermline capitalised.

Around my seat the fans were growing increasingly restless as Celtic seemed intent on making it difficult for themselves. But it must be put into context, after the two hardest games that Scotland has to offer the players could hardly be expected to be in top form. Moreover, with many players playing through injuries individual performances were not top priority.

Man- of-the-match Larsson went on the miss a penalty at the end of the match, but consolation came with a header from Tommy Johnston and with the 3 points that were added next to Celtic's name at the peak of the table.