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Celtic hopes shot down by Jamieson's guided missile Bad bounce leads to one of the season's best strikesIAN PAUL 27 Feb 1995 Hearts 1, Celtic 1 MAYBE it was just another example of Sod's Law, but one of the worst games of the year produced the goal of the season from the unlikeliest source. Willie Jamieson, who has scored a few goals in his time but is better known as a staunch defender, delivered the finest 30-yard shot of his life. The man himself seemed as astonished as everyone else at Tynecastle. He reckoned the Hearts supporters, when they saw who had been presented with the ball that far out, were shouting: 'Don't hit it," and also suggested that Celtic manager Tommy Burns probably shouted: "Hit it," safe in the knowledge that Jamieson had more chance of hitting Gorgie Road than the net. "When the ball came to me I chested it down and would normally have lobbed it over their defence in the hope that one of our strikers could nip in at the back," added Jamieson, "but it bounced a bit near me so I just hit it." His strike came one minute from the end, at a point when Hearts' forwards were about as threatening as a toothless terrier and Celtic, who had been the better side all the way, seemed assured of one of their rare three-point afternoons. It should be emphasised that Celtic were not good, just better than Hearts. O'Donnell had his best game for a while, but that was overdue. "I have missed quite a few, but at least I have been getting into scoring positions," he said. He pointed out that all the Parkhead players are frustrated at the run of draws this season -- this was their sixteenth -- but still believes that second spot in the table is within their reach. O'Donnell's goal, early in the second half, was a well struck left-foot volley that gave Craig Nelson no chance, and nothing much happened from then until Willie Jamieson stepped in. Celtic manager Tommy Burns said: "Somebody up there doesn't like us. Five players were booked, Levein and Scott Leitch of Hearts, as well as Celic's O'Donnell, O'Neil and Tosh McKinlay, who could have been fortunate not to get a red card for a blatant body-check on Thomas. Maybe the absence of John Robertson and Jim Bett was too much for Hearts but, whatever the reason, they were a dreary disappointment after their win over Rangers earlier in the week. Taken from the Herald |
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