The Saturday action is over for another week. The scores are in, the points tallied up and the tables adjusted. On a weekend with lots of goals, there where big wins for Celtic and Queen of the South (undoubtedly the result of the day), St. Johnstone, Ross County, Dumbarton and Brechin. The only game without any goals came at Firhill where Partick and Dundee played out a 0-0 draw.
In the SPL, there where wins for Hibernian who overcame Aberdeen 2-1, thanks to goals from Derek Riordan. He pounced on a mistake from Aberdeen defender Lee Mair to poke the ball past Langfield. Lee Miller equalised for Aberdeen from the penalty spot and with the Dons having most of the possession and chances in the second half, it looked as if an Aberdeen win (or at least, not another defeat at home) might be on the cards. It was not to be however - Charlie Mulgrew, an important player for Aberdeen in recent games - was adjudged to have handled the ball on the goal line. The former Celtic left-back was sent off, and Derek Riordan converted the spot kick. The win leaves Aberdeen in second bottom place. Should St. Mirren beat Rangers at Love Street tomorrow, the Dons will drop into 12th place.
Elsewhere, Lee Wilkie scored twice in Dundee United´s 2-1 win over Inverness CT - albeit his second being an own goal. It was not enough though to prevent United taking all three points and a jump back into the top 6 of the league. As always, The Arab Blog has a good review of the game.
Kilmarnock record a 2-1 win over Hearts at Tynecastle wih goals from Mehdi Taouil and Craig Bryson. Celtic overcame Hamilton 4-0 in front of 55,000 at Parkhead. Shunsuke Nakamura, Georgios Samaras (on as a substitute for Hesselink), Scott McDonald and Aiden McGeady getting the goals.
Queen of the South moved to the top of the First Division following their remarkable 6-1 demolition of previous league leaders Livingston. A screamer from Jamie McQuilken, two goals each from Stephen Dobbie David Weatherston sank the Livi Lions, Paul Burns adding the sixth. Dingwall side Ross County scored three times in 10 minutes late in the second half to beat bottom side Morton 3-0. The win moves them three points clear of the Greenock side who have not won a game this season. Dunfermline and St. Johnstone both record wins against Clyde and Airdrie respectively.
In the Second Division, Peterhead lose out to Ayr United, who move back into second spot. Brechin remain on top thanks to their 3-1 win over bottom side Alloa. New boys Annan Athletic rack up another heavy defeat, this time 4-1 away to Dumbarton. The Galabankies remain in 6th place, but with 10 goals in three games conceded, manager Harry Cairney will need to turn it around soon. Elgin City needed a penalty from Darren Shalliker to salvage a point in their game against Berwick Rangers.
Tomorrow Rangers take on St. Mirren at Love Street, while Motherwell entertain Falkirk. After that, the league takes a break until the 18th of October as the Scotland side plays Norway in the World Cup 2010 qualifier at Hampden. When we return to league action, we have another tasty tie to look forward to - the first Edinburgh Derby of the season.
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