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Amazing Investigation - Sentencing of Dozens for Fraud

Dozens sentenced for their roles in Atlanta-based fraud and money laundering operation that stole over $30 million from individuals and companies. ATLANTA, GA (STL.News) More than three dozen individuals have been sentenced for involvement in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation that targeted individuals, corporations, and financial institutions throughout the United States.  The defendants used business email compromise schemes, romance fraud scams, and retirement account scams, among other fraud of over $30 million from numerous victims. “The Department of Justice has tirelessly worked for more than four years to obtain justice for dozens of victims impacted by this brazen criminal organization,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan.  “The defendants’ sentences should serve as a stark warning to others that fraud and money laundering crimes are top priorities for this office and our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners.” “Several members of this conspiracy fraudulently obtained funds from ERISA-covered employee benefit plans.  The funds, which originated from unwitting individuals’ retirement accounts, were deposited into personal and business bank accounts that were created in furtherance of this money-laundering conspiracy.  The greed of the conspirators caused workers and prospective retirees to lose significant portions of their hard-earned retirement funds.  We will continue to work with our law enforcement partners and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration to protect the integrity of employee benefit plans,” said Mathew Broadhurst, Special Agent-in-Charge, Southeast Region, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General. “These fraud scams, although not violent, are not victimless and can be devastating to businesses and individuals who fall prey to them,” said Keri Fairly, Special Agent in Charge of FBI Atlanta.  “The sentencing of all these individuals shows the FBI’s dedication to working with our partners to hold anyone accountable who would steal from hard-working and honest individuals, rather than put in the work themselves.” “These scammers defrauded individuals and companies, enriching themselves,” said Acting Special Agent in Charge Travis Pickard, who oversees Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) operations in Georgia and Alabama.  “HSI and its law enforcement partners will continue to work tirelessly to protect the integrity of the nation’s financial infrastructure and ensure that financial crimes do not go unpunished.” “This sentencing illustrates the Secret Service’s dedication to protecting our nation’s financial systems,” said Steven R. Baisel, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s Atlanta Field Office.  “We are thankful for our law enforcement partners’ commitment and support as we worked together to bring this case to justice.” According to U.S. Attorney Buchanan, the charges and other information presented in court: The defendants engaged in multiple fraud and money laundering conspiracies that stole millions of dollars frms located throughout the United States and abroad.  The defendants were charged across several related pending cases. U.S. District Judge William M. Ray, II, sentenced the following individuals for their respective roles in this criminal scheme: - Joshua Roberts, also known as “Onyx,” 32, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to eight years and one month in c, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $9,675,739.73 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on August 10, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on March 29, 2022. - Darius Sowah Okang, also known as “Michael J. Casey,” “Richard Resser,” “Thomas Vaden,” “Michael Lawson,” “Matthew Reddington,” and “Michael Little,” 32, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced to seven years and 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $6,204,119 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on March 17, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and aggravated identity theft on September 2, 2021. - George Kodjo Edem Adatsi, 39, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $3,373,797.43 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on July 21, 2021, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on April 7, 2021. - Benjamin Ibukunoluwa Oye, 29, of Sandy Springs, Georgia, was sentenced to five years in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,163,127.01 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on March 21, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering on March 4, 2020. - Prince Sheriff Okai, 29, of Mableton, Georgia, was sentenced to four years and nine months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $4,950,586.54 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on January 12, 2021, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on October 6, 2020. - Hamza Abdallah, also known as “Reggie Lewis,” 33, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced to four years and nine months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $5,051,473.87 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on February 24, 2021, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on November 18, 2020. - Dominique Raquel Golden, also known as “Desire Tamakloe,” “Mellissa Moore,” “Nicole Nolay,” “Raquel Roberts,” “Maria Henderson,” and “Raquel Golden,” 32, of Houston, Texas, was sentenced to four years and six months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $7,830,607.05 in restitution to victims.  She was sentenced on March 28, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on September 30, 2021. - Kelvin Prince Boateng, 27, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $870,333 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on June 17, 2021, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on March 2, 2021. - Jonathan Kojo Agbemafle, also known as “Skinny,” 29, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,637,625.01 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on August 8, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on April 4, 2022. - Blessing Oluwatimilehin Ojo, also known as “Timmy,” 37, of Nigeria, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,711,304 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on October 26, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on July 19, 2022. - Desire Elorm Tamakloe, also known as “Chubby,” 28, of Smyrna, Georgia, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,215,357.81 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on April 18, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on October 13, 2022. - Stephen Abbu Jenkins, also known as “Face,” “Steven Abbu Jenkins,” “Steven Jenkins,” and “Steve Jenkins,” 56, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to three years and seven months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $726,290 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on February 22, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on August 8, 2022. - Obinna Nwosu, 29, of Douglasville, Georgia, was sentenced to three years and one month in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,045,065.75 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on December 16, 2020, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on September 17, 2020. - Ojebe Obewu Ojebe, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to three years and one month in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $893,879.55 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on September 27, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on June 2, 2022. - Francesco Benjamin, also known as “B-More,” 33, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to three years and one month in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $987,070 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on March 1, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on October 19, 2022. - Chukwukadibia Ikechukwu Nnadozie, also known as “Chuka” and “Michael McCord,” 30, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was sentenced to three years and one month in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $231,507.19 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on May 9, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on November 28, 2022. - Abubakar Sadik Ibrahim, 29, of Mableton, Georgia, was sentenced to three years in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,193,750.27 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on February 1, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on September 27, 2021. - John Ifeoluwa Onimole, 31, of Powder Springs, Georgia, was sentenced to three years in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $1,117,966.06 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on April 25, 2023, after pleading guilty to money laundering on December 7, 2022. - Chadrick Jamal Rhodes, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and 11 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on January 31, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft on October 12, 2021. - Chadwick Osbourne Stewart, 43, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and eight months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $60,000 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on January 26, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft on October 22, 2021. - Macario Lee Nelson, a/k/a “Mac,” 27, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and eight months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on February 17, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft on September 29, 2021. - Afeez Olaide Adeniran, a/k/a “Ola,” 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and six months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $352,830.25 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on October 6, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on August 18, 2022. - Kahlia Andrea Siddiqui, 31, of Chamblee, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and six months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $325,811 in restitution to victims.  She was sentenced on February 22, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on August 9, 2022. - Solomon Agyapong, also known as “Gumpe,” 34, of Marietta, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and six months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $496,123.92 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on April 18, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on October 11, 2022. - Christopher Akinwande Awonuga, 31, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and three months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $113,276.27 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on January 8, 2020, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud on August 22, 2019. - Emanuela Joe Joseph, 37, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced to two years and three months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $442,557.08 in restitution to victims.  She was sentenced on February 21, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on October 26, 2022. - Seth Appiah Kubi, 63, of Dacula, Georgia, was sentenced to two years in custody, to be followed by one year of supervised release.  He was sentenced on July 7, 2020, after pleading guilty to aggravated identity theft on March 4, 2020. - Oluwafunmilade Onamuti, also known as “Mathew Kelvin,” 29, of Duluth, Georgia, was sentenced to one year and 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $167,195 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on July 21, 2021, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on April 7, 2021. - Paul Chinonso Anyanwu, 31, of Hampton, Georgia, was sentenced to one year and six months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $57,000 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on December 19, 2019, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on September 18, 2019. - Casey Broderick Williams, 29, of Covington, Georgia, was sentenced to one year and one day in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $60,000 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on June 2, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft on July 30, 2019. - Alexus Ciera Johnson, 29, of Mableton, Georgia, was sentenced to one year and one day in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $106,879 in restitution to victims.  She was sentenced on May 22, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on October 11, 2022. - Egale Veonzell Woods, Jr., 44, of East Point, Georgia, was sentenced to one year in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $165,007.19 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on April 21, 2021, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on March 4, 2020. - Gregory Thomas Hudson, 42, of Powder Springs, Georgia, was sentenced to 10 months in custody, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $125,291.45 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on June 27, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud on March 14, 2022. - Uchechi Chidimma Odus, also known as “Uche,” 26, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to 10 months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $83,345.47 in restitution to victims.  She was sentenced on May 17, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on December 21, 2022. - Matthan Bolaji Ibidapo, also known as “B.J.,” 30, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was sentenced to eight months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release with a portion to be served in home confinement and ordered to pay $82,490.50 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on February 21, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on November 1, 2022. - Tyler Keon Roussell, 28, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to six months in custody, to be followed by six years of supervised release with a portion served in home confinement, and ordered to pay $368,400.49 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on February 21, 2022, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud on May 16, 2019. - Monique Wheeler, 32, of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced to three months in custody, to be followed by three years of supervised release with a portion to be served in home confinement, and ordered to pay $71,010 in restitution to victims.  She was sentenced on December 2, 2022, after pleading guilty to money laundering on July 13, 2022. - Chineda Obilom Nwakudu, 28, of McDonough, Georgia, was sentenced to three years of probation with a portion to be served in home confinement and ordered to pay $123,645.85 in restitution to victims.  He was sentenced on February 22, 2023, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering on August 23, 2019. - Ahamefule Aso Odus, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia, was convicted by a jury on January 30, 2023, of conspiracy to commit money laundering and multiple substantive money laundering offenses.  His sentencing is pending. - Motswana Mulongo, also known as “David Mulongo” and “Henry Tipton,” 38, of Decatur, Georgia, was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering on March 10, 2023.  His sentencing is scheduled for June 22, 2023. - Oumar Bouyo Mbodj of Kennesaw, Georgia, is deceased, and charges filed against him were dismissed. This investigation was conducted under the auspices of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program—the keystone drug, money laundering, and transnational organized crime enforcement program of the Department of Justice. This case was investigated by the Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.  In addition, the investigating agencies received considerable support from the Department of Labor, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kelly K. Connors and Russell Phillips prosecuted the case. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice Read the full article

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Orpheus - Schauspielhaus Zürich/Schiffbau 22.09.2021

Orpheus – Schauspielhaus Zürich/Schiffbau 22.09.2021

Der Mythos “Orpheus” inspiriert immer wieder, mit den unterschiedlichsten Umsetzungen in jeglicher Form und Art und Weise. Nun gibt es zum Saisonbeginn eine Produktion des Schauspielhaus Zürich in der Regie von WU TSANG gemeinsam mit ihrer Gruppe MOVED BY THE MOTION im Schiffbau zu sehen… Continue reading

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Für Jojo Film, Besetzung, Handlung, Kritik

Für Jojo Film, Besetzung, Handlung, Kritik

Über Für Jojo Movie Für Jojo ist ein deutscher Film, der am 11. Juli 2022 veröffentlicht wurde. Netflix ist die Originalproduktion. Es wurde auf Deutsch gedreht. Die Premiere fand am 24. Juni 2022 auf dem Filmfest München statt. Regie führte Barbara Ott, das Drehbuch schrieb Stefanie Ren. Wenn wir uns die Besetzung ansehen; Wir können Namen wie Caro Cult, Nina Gummich, Steven Sowah, Louis…

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Confident Aberdeen sweep aside hapless Hamilton

Aberdeen found their scoring touch to build on their League Cup semi-final win to ease aside Hamilton Academical.

The Dons had not scored more than once against anyone other than St Mirren this season.

But captain Graeme Shinnie fired them into an early lead and James Wilson followed suit with a looping long-range drive soon after.

Mikey Devlin’s second-half drive deceived goalkeeper Gary Woods before Accies’ Dougie Imrie was sent off.

The win does not improve Aberdeen’s league position, but manager Derek McInnes will be delighted having said pre-match that his side’s priority was to keep pace with teams above them.

Accies started the evening just below the eighth-placed hosts but ended it having fallen eight points adrift of the Dons and dropping down to third bottom behind Motherwell.

Red Devil helps haunt Hamilton on Halloween

Visiting manager Martin Canning had strung five across the back as his side looked to end a run of eight consecutive defeats at Pittodrie.

It is fine to pack your side with defenders, but they might as well not be there if they fail to press their opponents.

Shinnie is not noted for his long-range shooting, but the Scotland midfielder was allowed an age to pick his spot after eight minutes.

Max Lowe had provided the early impetus, rampaging forward from left-back as the Englishman looked to impress after Andrew Considine failed to recover from his head knock against Rangers at Hampden.

Not that Accies were yet out of the game at this stage and Lowe was unable to prevent opposing full-back Aaron McGowan unleashing a low drive against the outside of the far post.

However, it was on-loan Manchester United striker Wilson’s turn to be given time to pick his spot and his powerful effort whizzed in from 22 yards.

Canning was forced to replace Fredrik Brustad with fellow striker James Keatings shortly before half-time and the visitors’ goal threat dipped, if anything, after the break.

Devlin was able to stroll forward from central defence and, although his 30-yard drive had plenty of power, Gary Woods responded with a Halloween howler as the former Accies player came back to haunt them.

There was still time for Accies’ misery too deepen, with captain Imrie sent off in the final seconds for a second yellow card as their run of games without a win stretched to five.

Accies toothless without MacKinnon – analysis

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BBC Scotland’s Tyrone Smith at Pittodrie Stadium

After booking their League Cup final place at the weekend, this win perhaps provided further evidence Aberdeen have turned a corner this season.

McInnes will certainly hope so – and his side looked hungry and up for it from the off.

There was plenty of slick play aided by a real masterclass of finishing, the kind of display that has come to characterise Dons performances of recent years.

As for Hamilton, they certainly missed the snarling, and suspended, Darian MacKinnon, who could have played at Pittodrie if they had contested the midfielder’s ban, but arguably a “let’s take our medicine” approach was the prudent thing for Accies to do.

The Lanarkshire side were well beaten, but in fairness, they will not be judged on the outcome of matches like this one and you still sense they have the guile and fight required to survive the brutal battle in the Premiership basement.

However, the night belonged to Aberdeen, who have taken a big step towards getting back into the top six and a few teams above them may now be starting to look over their shoulders.

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Match Stats[2]

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Line-ups

Aberdeen

1Lewis

2Logan

18Devlin

5McKenna

29Lowe

19Ferguson

3Shinnie

11Mackay-StevenSubstituted forMayat 65'minutes

15WrightSubstituted forAndersonat 80'minutes

10McGinn

9WilsonSubstituted forMcLennanat 74'minutes

Substitutes

8Gleeson

16Cosgrove

17May

20Cerny

21Ball

25Anderson

27McLennan

Hamilton

1Woods

2McGowanBooked at 27mins

5Tshiembe

6KilgallonBooked at 22mins

3McMann

11Miller

25MartinSubstituted forPennyat 68'minutes

4Gordon

7ImrieBooked at 90mins

9BinghamSubstituted forSmithat 80'minutes

31BrustadSubstituted forKeatingsat 42'minutes

Substitutes

10Keatings

17Penny

20Marsden

21Want

26Kelly

28Smith

46Sowah

Referee:

Greg Aitken

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12,365

Match Stats

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Possession

Home65%

Away35%

Shots

Home16

Away9

Shots on Target

Home7

Away2

Corners

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Away1

Fouls

Home9

Away14

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Match ends, Aberdeen 3, Hamilton Academical 0.

Full Time

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Second Half ends, Aberdeen 3, Hamilton Academical 0.

Dismissal

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Second yellow card to Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) for a bad foul.

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Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).

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Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Ziggy Gordon.

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Scott McMann.

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Alex Penny.

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Foul by Max Lowe (Aberdeen).

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Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Attempt missed. Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Substitution

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Substitution, Aberdeen. Bruce Anderson replaces Scott Wright.

Substitution

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Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Lewis Smith replaces Rakish Bingham.

Booking

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Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).

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Attempt missed. Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

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Scott Wright (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Delphin Tshiembe (Hamilton Academical).

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Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Foul by Delphin Tshiembe (Hamilton Academical).

Substitution

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Substitution, Aberdeen. Connor McLennan replaces James Wilson.

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Attempt missed. Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

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Attempt saved. Mickel Miller (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.

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Attempt saved. Stevie May (Aberdeen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

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Attempt saved. Stevie May (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

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Niall McGinn (Aberdeen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).

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Foul by Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen).

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Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

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Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Alex Penny replaces Scott Martin.

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Corner, Aberdeen. Conceded by Gary Woods.

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Attempt saved. Shaleum Logan (Aberdeen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Substitution

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Substitution, Aberdeen. Stevie May replaces Gary Mackay-Steven.

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Gary Mackay-Steven (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Foul by Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical).

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Scott McKenna (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Foul by Rakish Bingham (Hamilton Academical).

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Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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Celtic 4 Hearts 0: Brendan Rodgers' side break unbeaten record set by Lisbon Lions in ruthless fashion 

There have been better Celtic sides – most notably the team whose record of 26 successive undefeated domestic games was overtaken with this comfortable victory – but Brendan Rodgers and his squad have placed their name in the pantheon with a remorseless application to the job in hand. 

The opener from Callum McGregor was followed by a double by Scott Sinclair and a Patrick Roberts strike to see off a Hearts side who were well short of the capacity to trouble the Scottish champions and runaway league leaders.

Recollection of the circumstances in which Jock Stein’s players set the original record conjures a vision of abundance far beyond the means of the current Scottish game. 

In 1966-67 the Lisbon Lions were European club champions, while Rangers were losing finalists in the European Cup Winners’ Cup to Bayern Munich after extra-time in Germany and Kilmarnock were semi-finalists in the Fairs Cup – precursor of the Uefa Cup – where they lost 4-2 to Don Revie’s Leeds United in a tie which saw all six goals scored in the opening 38 minutes of the first leg.

That was the season, too, when Dundee United made their European debut in the Fairs Cup, winning home and away against a Barcelona side who would finish runners-up to Real Madrid in La Liga. In the second round they beat Juventus at Tannadice before losing on aggregate, but it was United who ended the Lions’ unbeaten run with a Hogmanay victory on Tayside.

Patrick Roberts celebrates with his teammates  Credit: PA

All of which was garnished by the extraordinary demonstration of superiority by the Scotland team, who cavorted around Wembley while inflicting the first defeat suffered by Alf Ramsey’s men since England won the World Cup on the same turf the previous summer. 

The statistics of the chronicles, though, record no distinction about the quality or otherwise of the opposition.

The current Celtic side can play only the teams provided by the fixture schedule and, as The Daily Telegraph has detailed they can now set their sights on overtaking another sequence, the 25 straight domestic wins achieved in 2003-04 under another Northern Irishman, Martin O’Neill.

This game was entirely of a piece with the pattern established early under Rodgers. For a short spell – in this case of half an hour – there was the possibility but not the like­lihood that Celtic could be thwarted. The only exception was on Dec 3 at Fir Park when Motherwell lost 4-3 to a Tom Rogic strike in injury time after having led 2-0 after 35 minutes. 

Scott Sinclair has been an inspired signing by Celtic Credit: PA

At the same stage of these proceedings Hearts were a goal behind, yet they were playing against a Celtic side minus significant regulars. For a start, they were without their two principal strikers, Moussa Dembélé and Leigh Griffiths. 

Both had been casualties of Wednesday’s home win over St Johnstone, Dembélé with a swollen knee and Griffiths with a tight calf, with Sinclair being asked to fill the spearhead role.

Further encouragement for Hearts seemed to have been provided by the warm-up, during which Stuart Armstrong aggravated a calf injury which caused him to be replaced by McGregor. Fortune is a fickle jade, however, and Hearts’ hopes had been raised only to be dashed by events.

They were slow to produce any kind of threat but it was just as the Tynecastle players produced their first cogent passage of play that they fell behind, skewered by a counterattack sprung through their extended ranks and brought to a conclusion when the understudy, Sinclair, supplied the stand-in, McGregor, for a touch and shot which made its way into the net behind Jack Hamilton off the inside of the far post.

Rodgers embraces his captain Scott Brown after the 4-0 win over Hearts Credit: Rex Features

Thereafter, it was only a matter of how large Celtic’s final tally would be as gap in possession between the sides widened until it was 3-1 in the Hoops’ favour although, surprisingly, it took until the final quarter-hour for the crushing blows to be delivered. They arrived in swift succession.

In the 77th minute a dangerous Kieran Tierney cross was intercepted on the goal line by Aaron Hughes but as the Hearts defender turned to clear he was closed down by Sinclair, from whom the ball rebounded into the net. Three minutes later Tierney prompted Roberts to take a touch and then find the mark with a rising shot for Celtic’s third.

Managers ranked as players

The rout was completed in injury time when Lennard Sowah fouled Hoops substitute Jack Aitchison for a penalty kick was Sinclair conv­erted with aplomb. 

Next potential landmark for this Celtic group is the record established by O’Neill’s men 13 years ago. “Our idea is to keep going,” said Rodgers. “I try to focus only on what we can control, which is your training and arrival at the game. The players will tell you that I’ve virtually not spoken about it at all.

“There’s enough pressure in playing football matches but the consequence for us is that we’re out there on our own now, which is an incredible achievement, but we’ve got to look to Wednesday against Aberdeen and to keep it going.”

  Celtic (4-2-3-1): Gordon; Gamboa (Lustig 77), Simunovic, Boyata, Tierney; Bitton, Brown; Roberts (Aitchison 71), McGregor, Forrest (Henderson 66); Sinclair. Subs De Vries (g), Sviatchenko, Mackay-Steven, Izaguirre. 

Hearts (4-5-1): Alexander, Hughes, Kitchen (Beith 80), Sowah; Walker, Smith, Cowie, Martin (Sammon 78), Nicholson (El Ouriachi 58); Johnsen. Subs Noring (g), Oshaniwa, Bikey, Zanatta. Booked Martin. 

Referee B Madden.

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Hamilton: Richard Roy, Lennard Sowah and Robbie Thomson exit

Hamilton: Richard Roy, Lennard Sowah and Robbie Thomson exit

Hamilton have confirmed the release of three players brought in on short-term contracts earlier this season. Trinidad and Tobago forward Richard Roy, German defender Lennard Sowah and Scottish goalkeeper Robbie Thomson will all be moving on. The trio made 10 appearances between them for Martin Canning’s side and Hamilton said on their website:[1] “All depart with our good wishes.” Steven Boyd and…

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Hamilton: Richard Roy, Lennard Sowah and Robbie Thomson exit

Hamilton: Richard Roy, Lennard Sowah and Robbie Thomson exit

Hamilton have confirmed the release of three players brought in on short-term contracts earlier this season. Trinidad and Tobago forward Richard Roy, German defender Lennard Sowah and Scottish goalkeeper Robbie Thomson will all be moving on. The trio made 10 appearances between them for Martin Canning’s side and Hamilton said on their website:[1] “All depart with our good wishes.” Steven Boyd and…

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Hamilton: Richard Roy, Lennard Sowah and Robbie Thomson exit

Hamilton: Richard Roy, Lennard Sowah and Robbie Thomson exit

Hamilton have confirmed the release of three players brought in on short-term contracts earlier this season. Trinidad and Tobago forward Richard Roy, German defender Lennard Sowah and Scottish goalkeeper Robbie Thomson will all be moving on. The trio made 10 appearances between them for Martin Canning’s side and Hamilton said on their website:[1] “All depart with our good wishes.” Steven Boyd and…

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Dundee beat Hamilton to clinch first points of season

Dundee finally earned their first Scottish Premiership points of the season by edging Hamilton Academical.

Andy Boyle headed in the opener from a Calvin Miller free-kick and Karl Madianga sealed the win in injury time.

The victory brings Dundee’s seven-game losing streak to a halt and sends them to within a point of Motherwell and St Mirren, easing a little of the pressure on manager Neil McCann.

Hamilton hit the bar twice and Fredrik Brustad missed from point-blank range.

But despite the defeat, Martin Canning’s side remain in ninth place with six points.

Dundee earn first Premiership points – reaction[1]

Semi-finals ‘almost a disaster waiting to happen’ – Budge[2]

Dundee finally find killer touch

For weeks, Dundee have looked comfortable on the ball without threatening and there was a lot of that here, too – comfortable passing play, little penetration.

They were still painfully wasteful for long spells. Ryan Inniss and Adil Nabi squandered second-half chances at a time when McCann’s men were firmly in the ascendancy, feeding off the confidence engendered by Boyle’s opener.

The saving grace for Dundee was that Hamilton were equally profligate. Brustad’s miss was spectacular, screwing a delicious Rakish Bingham cross wide inside the six-yard box.

Bingham himself bent a free-kick just off-target soon after, James Keatings cracked the crossbar with another set-piece, and Mason Bloomfield hit it again with a header in the dying minutes.

Dundee rocked, but held on to their clean sheet. And as Hamilton pressed in desperation, they struck the killer blow. Madianga took up a good position, and when the ball found him, he swept it into the net.

Bedlam at the Dundee end. Bedlam in the Dundee dugout. Bedlam, roaring and bear-hugs among the Dundee players on the park.

Can long-awaited win spark Dundee revival?

BBC Scotland’s Jane Lewis at New Douglas Park

Beleaguered Dundee and their manager feel they are much better than their league position indicates. Might this be the start of a much-needed revival? In one game, they doubled their haul of league goals scored this season, and kept their first clean sheet of the campaign.

The challenge now is to take the jubilation this victory so clearly generated and turn it into the sort of form that can propel them up the table. That challenge is considerable, with their next four fixtures against top-six teams, including unbeaten league leaders Hearts and Celtic.

But it will feel an awful lot less daunting than it would have been had they fallen to another loss in Lanarkshire.

Line-ups[3]

Match Stats[4]

Live Text[5]

Line-ups

Hamilton

1Woods

21Want

6Kilgallon

3McMann

2McGowan

12TaiwoSubstituted forBinghamat 60'minutes

26KellySubstituted forKeatingsat 60'minutes

25Martin

7Imrie

30BoydBooked at 41mins

31BrustadBooked at 77minsSubstituted forEnigbokan-Bloomfieldat 84'minutes

Substitutes

4Gordon

5Tshiembe

9Bingham

10Keatings

16Enigbokan-Bloomfield

23Fulton

46Sowah

Dundee

12Parish

2Kerr

23BoyleBooked at 61mins

15InnissBooked at 77mins

17Miller

22Madianga

8Kamara

28Spence

10NgwatalaBooked at 73mins

14NabiSubstituted forMendyat 78'minutes

19KallmanSubstituted forDeaconat 87'minutes

Substitutes

1Hamilton

6O'Dea

7Deacon

11Mendy

27Curran

46Henvey

47Lambert

Referee:

William Collum

Attendance:

1,788

Match Stats

Home TeamHamiltonAway TeamDundee

Possession

Home47%

Away53%

Shots

Home11

Away11

Shots on Target

Home1

Away4

Corners

Home4

Away5

Fouls

Home13

Away16

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Hamilton Academical 0, Dundee 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Hamilton Academical 0, Dundee 2.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+3'

Goal! Hamilton Academical 0, Dundee 2. Karl Madianga (Dundee) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Glen Kamara.

Posted at 90'+2'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Roarie Deacon.

Posted at 90'+2'

Mason Enigbokan-Bloomfield (Hamilton Academical) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.

Posted at 90'+2'

Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Calvin Miller (Dundee).

Posted at 90'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Andrew Boyle.

Posted at 88'

Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Karl Madianga (Dundee).

Substitution

Posted at 87'

Substitution, Dundee. Roarie Deacon replaces Benjamin Kallman.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Scott Martin (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 85'

Elton Ngwatala (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 84'

Attempt saved. James Keatings (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Mason Enigbokan-Bloomfield replaces Fredrik Brustad.

Posted at 82'

Attempt missed. Fredrik Brustad (Hamilton Academical) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Steven Boyd (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 81'

Cammy Kerr (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 80'

Attempt blocked. Karl Madianga (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Dundee. Jean Alassane Mendy replaces Adil Nabi.

Posted at 77'

James Keatings (Hamilton Academical) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.

Booking

Posted at 77'

Fredrik Brustad (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 77'

Ryan Inniss (Dundee) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 77'

Fredrik Brustad (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Ryan Inniss (Dundee).

Posted at 75'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Ryan Inniss.

Posted at 74'

Attempt missed. Fredrik Brustad (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.

Booking

Posted at 73'

Elton Ngwatala (Dundee) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 72'

Delay in match Elton Ngwatala (Dundee) because of an injury.

Posted at 72'

Shaun Want (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Elton Ngwatala (Dundee).

Posted at 71'

Attempt missed. Steven Boyd (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 70'

Attempt missed. Adil Nabi (Dundee) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Posted at 68'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Calvin Miller.

Posted at 67'

Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Benjamin Kallman (Dundee).

Posted at 66'

Foul by Steven Boyd (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 66'

Cammy Kerr (Dundee) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 62'

Attempt missed. Rakish Bingham (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

Booking

Posted at 61'

Andrew Boyle (Dundee) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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References

^ Dundee earn first Premiership points – reaction (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Semi-finals ‘almost a disaster waiting to happen’ – Budge (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

BBC Sport – Scottish

Dundee beat Hamilton to clinch first points of season was originally published on 365 Football

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Lawless stunner earns Livi third straight win

A stunning Steven Lawless goal gave Livingston their third straight Premiership victory with a comfortable win over Hamilton Academical.

Lawless thundered home a brilliant left-foot drive from around 25 yards after just three minutes.

In a turgid contest of few chances, Gary Woods denied Livi a second just after the interval, brilliantly saving Alan Lithgow’s header on to the post.

The Lions climb to third – level on points with champions Celtic.

Accies remain second-bottom with only three points from their four league outings.

All-action Lions roar again

Livingston look like a nightmarish team to tackle. They are quick, tenacious and abrasive when they have to be.

And despite their meagre budget and their most turbulent of starts to an unexpected return to the Premiership, they are thriving.

Their formidable backline dealt easily with the pitiful ammunition Accies fired at them. They never looked like conceding a goal to a visiting team that had registered the fewest shots and efforts on target in the league this term, scoring only three times.

The first half passed without Hamilton shooting once, while the second only yielded two shots from the away side.

Scott Pittman fizzed around midfield while Dolly Menga was a constant nuisance to the Accies defence with his dynamism and persistence up front. He found space on several occasions but could not find the target.

Instead, it was Lawless who provided the phenomenal breakthrough. Jettisoned by Partick Thistle after their relegation last term, the little midfielder is helping his new team flourish in the top flight, while his old one flounder in the second tier.

He unleashed a howitzer of a left-foot drive first-time after Keaghan Jacobs’ free-kick bounced into his path.

Only that excellent Woods save prevented Livi attaining a more comfortable margin of victory.

More to follow.

Line-ups[1]

Match Stats[2]

Live Text[3]

Line-ups

Livingston

1Kelly

31GallagherBooked at 47mins

26HalkettBooked at 57mins

4Lithgow

15LawlessSubstituted forLawsonat 67'minutes

8Pittman

6Byrne

7Jacobs

3Lamie

45MengaSubstituted forBurnsat 88'minutes

17RobinsonSubstituted forHardieat 78'minutes

Substitutes

9Hardie

11Cadden

14Kaja

19Burns

21Stewart

30Hamilton

33Lawson

Hamilton

1Woods

4Gordon

6Kilgallon

3McMannSubstituted forImrieat 33'minutes

5Tshiembe

25Martin

18MacKinnonBooked at 66mins

11Miller

46SowahSubstituted forKeatingsat 84'minutes

31BrustadSubstituted forBoydat 67'minutes

9BinghamBooked at 35mins

Substitutes

2McGowan

7Imrie

10Keatings

12Taiwo

21Want

23Fulton

30Boyd

Referee:

Alan Muir

Attendance:

1,342

Match Stats

Home TeamLivingstonAway TeamHamilton

Possession

Home41%

Away59%

Shots

Home7

Away2

Shots on Target

Home3

Away0

Corners

Home3

Away4

Fouls

Home21

Away15

Live Text

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Livingston 1, Hamilton Academical 0.

Posted at 90'+6'

Foul by Ricki Lamie (Livingston).

Posted at 90'+6'

Rakish Bingham (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+5'

Hand ball by Scott Martin (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 90'+3'

Steve Tevi Lawson (Livingston) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Ryan Hardie (Livingston).

Posted at 90'+2'

Ziggy Gordon (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Livingston. Bobby Burns replaces Dolly Menga.

Posted at 88'

Corner, Livingston. Conceded by Scott Martin.

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. James Keatings replaces Lennard Sowah.

Posted at 80'

Scott Pittman (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Livingston. Ryan Hardie replaces Scott Robinson.

Posted at 77'

Scott Martin (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Shaun Byrne (Livingston).

Posted at 77'

Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Steve Tevi Lawson (Livingston).

Posted at 73'

Foul by Lennard Sowah (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 73'

Dolly Menga (Livingston) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 72'

Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Steve Tevi Lawson (Livingston).

Posted at 68'

Foul by Delphin Tshiembe (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 68'

Scott Robinson (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Steven Boyd replaces Fredrik Brustad.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, Livingston. Steve Tevi Lawson replaces Steven Lawless.

Booking

Posted at 66'

Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 66'

Craig Halkett (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 62'

Mickel Miller (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Ricki Lamie (Livingston).

Posted at 61'

Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 61'

Alan Lithgow (Livingston) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 60'

Ziggy Gordon (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Dolly Menga (Livingston).

Posted at 59'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Declan Gallagher.

Posted at 59'

Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 59'

Foul by Keaghan Jacobs (Livingston).

Posted at 58'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by Keaghan Jacobs.

Booking

Posted at 57'

Craig Halkett (Livingston) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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References

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

BBC Sport – Scottish

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St Johnstone get the better of sluggish Hamilton

St Johnstone punished Hamilton Academical’s lacklustre defending to secure successive Premiership wins.

Blair Alston bundled in the opening goal after David McMillan’s header had been saved and McMillan then nodded the visitors’ second.

McMillan and Chris Kane fired wide as Accies continued to struggle after the break.

Rakish Bingham lashed home to give Hamilton hope but they could not avoid a third defeat in four league games.

Tommy Wright’s side move on to seven points before the international break while Martin Canning’s Accies are three points above bottom side Dundee.

Swanson at Saints where he’s ‘happiest’[1]

Callachan joins St Johnstone from Hearts[2]

Hamilton Accies bring four new faces in[3]

Accies exposed by clinical Saints

Hamilton recruited James Keatings, Scott Martin, Matthew Kilgallon and Frederick Brustad on transfer deadline day while Saints added two Friday captures – Ross Callachan and Danny Swanson – to Tristan Nydam’s arrival earlier in the week.

But none of the new signings started in Lanarkshire and only Callachan and Nydam made the bench.

The lack of fresh faces did not seem to affect Accies early on with Bingham’s low shot testing goalkeeper Zander Clark and Steven Boyd’s effort deflecting just wide.

But the hosts passed up several opportunities to get the ball clear after Scott Tanser’s free-kick had hit the wall and eventually McMillan’s diving header was clawed away by Gary Woods only for Alston to score.

And Saints took advantage of Hamilton’s passive approach again when McMillan applied a simple downward header to Richard Foster’s delivery.

McMillan volleyed a glaring chance wide from Tony Watt’s cross before Accies scored against the run of play with Boyd holding up well and Bingham applying a ruthless finish.

Neither Boyd nor Kane could emulate that kind of finishing prowess in the closing stages.

Boyd flashed a shot past Clark’s goal before, at the other end, Watt’s replacement Kane knocked wide of the gaping goal after Woods had come off his line to clear at the feet of Alston.

Saints still Hamilton’s ‘bogey team’ – analysis

BBC Scotland’s John Barnes at the Hope Stadium

A Hamilton official prior to kick-off advised me that St Johnstone were their bogey team and so it proved once more.

Accies have now won only one of their past 12 matches against the Perth club and that was done against nine men with a last-minute goal on April Fools Day, 2017.

McMillan should have made it 3-0 and put the game out of sight when he volleyed wide.

The second-half introduction of Dougie Imrie and Sam Kelly paid off for Hamilton with Bingham soon scoring to put them back in the game.

However, Wright’s men produced a competent performance to see off the threat of the home side and extend an impressive league run of only one defeat in their past eight Premiership matches stretching back to last season.

Managers confident in new signings – reaction

Hamilton manager Martin Canning: “Had the signings happened on Thursday, one or two might have been involved in the game.

“Frederik is still in Norway, we managed to get the deal done in time but couldn’t get him across in time for the game and Keatings I spoke to last night and he’s just a little bit short on match fitness, so he’ll come in and do a little bit of work tomorrow. But it’s good to have all four boys on board.

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“The two goals we conceded were really poor from our point of view and if you give a good team like St Johnstone a 2-0 head start it’s difficult to come back into the game. Second half, we get our goal but we don’t really threaten as much as we would like.”

St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright: “I think we deserved to win. We were in control for large parts of the game.

“We went 2-0 up and probably second half we were wasteful as we had numerous opportunities to kill the game off and while it’s 2-0 it always leaves it open for the opposition to get back in the game and they did but they didn’t really threaten us after they scored.

“Danny gets all the headlines but Ross Callachan is going to be an important player for us. He’s got a bit of physicality about him and he can nick a goal.”

Line-ups[4]

Match Stats[5]

Live Text[6]

Line-ups

Hamilton

1Woods

21Want

5TshiembeSubstituted forKellyat 62'minutes

4Gordon

2McGowanSubstituted forImrieat 62'minutes

12TaiwoSubstituted forSowahat 45'minutes

18MacKinnon

30Boyd

3McMannBooked at 36mins

11Miller

9BinghamBooked at 29mins

Substitutes

7Imrie

14Cunningham

16Enigbokan-Bloomfield

17Penny

23Fulton

26Kelly

46Sowah

St Johnstone

1ClarkBooked at 90mins

19Foster

15Kerr

5Shaughnessy

3Tanser

7Wright

26Craig

4Alston

33KennedySubstituted forNydamat 79'minutes

16McMillanSubstituted forWotherspoonat 75'minutes

32WattSubstituted forKaneat 82'minutes

Substitutes

6Anderson

9Kane

10Wotherspoon

12Mitchell

17Nydam

21Scougall

28Callachan

Referee:

Bobby Madden

Attendance:

1,791

Match Stats

Home TeamHamiltonAway TeamSt Johnstone

Possession

Home47%

Away53%

Shots

Home11

Away12

Shots on Target

Home3

Away5

Corners

Home4

Away2

Fouls

Home14

Away14

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Hamilton Academical 1, St. Johnstone 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Hamilton Academical 1, St. Johnstone 2.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Shaun Want (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 90'+3'

Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 90'+2'

Attempt missed. Ziggy Gordon (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Booking

Posted at 90'+1'

Zander Clark (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+1'

Corner, Hamilton Academical. Conceded by David Wotherspoon.

Posted at 88'

Lennard Sowah (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).

Posted at 87'

Foul by Shaun Want (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 87'

David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Sam Kelly (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 85'

David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 84'

Lennard Sowah (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone).

Posted at 84'

Attempt missed. Christopher Kane (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, St. Johnstone. Christopher Kane replaces Tony Watt.

Posted at 80'

Mickel Miller (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 80'

Foul by Richard Foster (St. Johnstone).

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, St. Johnstone. Tristan Nydam replaces Matthew Kennedy.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Steven Boyd (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Mickel Miller (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 77'

Liam Craig (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, St. Johnstone. David Wotherspoon replaces David McMillan.

Posted at 73'

Shaun Want (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 73'

Foul by Tony Watt (St. Johnstone).

Goal!

Posted at 69'

Goal! Hamilton Academical 1, St. Johnstone 2. Rakish Bingham (Hamilton Academical) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Boyd.

Posted at 68'

Attempt saved. Blair Alston (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 67'

Ziggy Gordon (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Matthew Kennedy (St. Johnstone).

Posted at 66'

Shaun Want (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Matthew Kennedy (St. Johnstone).

Posted at 66'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Posted at 64'

Delay in match Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical) because of an injury.

Posted at 64'

Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 64'

David McMillan (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. David McMillan (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 62'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Sam Kelly replaces Delphin Tshiembe.

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References

^ Swanson at Saints where he’s ‘happiest’ (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Callachan joins St Johnstone from Hearts (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Hamilton Accies bring four new faces in (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Line-ups (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Match Stats (www.bbc.co.uk)

^ Live Text (www.bbc.co.uk)

BBC Sport – Scottish

St Johnstone get the better of sluggish Hamilton was originally published on 365 Football

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Controversial Boyata scores only goal as Celtic struggle past Hamilton

Dedryck Boyata responded to a fans’ banner claiming he was “not fit to wear the jersey” by scoring the only goal as Celtic beat Hamilton.

The Belgian, the subject of a rejected bid from Fulham, ruled himself out of recent games, claiming he was injured.

Manager Brendan Rodgers refuted the defender’s claims, and said he was “sad” at the situation.

But Boyata’s close range finish earned Celtic the points despite a lacklustre performance from the champions.

The victory moves Celtic into second in the Premiership before next Sunday’s Old Firm derby with Rangers.

Before that, Rodgers’s side host FK Suduva of Lithuania at Celtic Park on Thursday in the second leg of the Europa League play-off round, having drawn the first leg 1-1.

Hamilton, meanwhile, remain in the bottom half of the table, but will take consolation from the concession of just one goal in two away games after a home humbling by Hearts.

Reaction & relive Celtic’s win as it happened[1]

More to follow.

Line-ups[2]

Match Stats[3]

Live Text[4]

Line-ups

Celtic

1Gordon

23Lustig

20Boyata

35Ajer

49ForrestSubstituted forJohnstonat 68'minutes

8Brown

42McGregor

63Tierney

18RogicSubstituted forNtchamat 67'minutes

10Dembele

9GriffithsSubstituted forChristieat 81'minutes

Substitutes

11Sinclair

12Gamboa

15Hayes

17Christie

21Ntcham

29Bain

73Johnston

Hamilton

1Woods

4Gordon

21Want

3McMann

2McGowanBooked at 85mins

5Tshiembe

18MacKinnonBooked at 67mins

12Taiwo

7Imrie

11MillerSubstituted forKellyat 66'minutes

30BoydSubstituted forCunninghamat 59'minutes

Substitutes

14Cunningham

15Hughes

17Penny

23Fulton

26Kelly

28Smith

46Sowah

Referee:

Don Robertson

Match Stats

Home TeamCelticAway TeamHamilton

Possession

Home69%

Away31%

Shots

Home19

Away3

Shots on Target

Home3

Away1

Corners

Home9

Away2

Fouls

Home10

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Celtic 1, Hamilton Academical 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+3'

Second Half ends, Celtic 1, Hamilton Academical 0.

Posted at 90'+3'

Michael Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Scott McMann (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 90'

Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Shaun Want (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 87'

Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.

Booking

Posted at 85'

Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 85'

Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 85'

Foul by Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 85'

Attempt missed. Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Celtic).

Posted at 84'

Aaron McGowan (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Substitution

Posted at 81'

Substitution, Celtic. Ryan Christie replaces Leigh Griffiths.

Posted at 81'

Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Celtic).

Posted at 81'

Delphin Tshiembe (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 78'

Attempt missed. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 77'

Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Posted at 76'

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Aaron McGowan.

Posted at 75'

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Shaun Want.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Celtic).

Posted at 72'

Thomas Taiwo (Hamilton Academical) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 70'

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Aaron McGowan.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Celtic. Michael Johnston replaces James Forrest.

Substitution

Posted at 67'

Substitution, Celtic. Olivier Ntcham replaces Tomas Rogic.

Booking

Posted at 67'

Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 67'

James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 67'

Foul by Darian MacKinnon (Hamilton Academical).

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Sam Kelly replaces Mickel Miller.

Posted at 66'

Attempt missed. Tomas Rogic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Scott McMann.

Goal!

Posted at 63'

Goal! Celtic 1, Hamilton Academical 0. Dedryck Boyata (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.

Posted at 63'

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Delphin Tshiembe.

Posted at 60'

Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.

Substitution

Posted at 59'

Substitution, Hamilton Academical. Ross Cunningham replaces Steven Boyd.

Posted at 57'

James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Dougie Imrie (Hamilton Academical).

Posted at 57'

Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Ziggy Gordon (Hamilton Academical).

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References

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