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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
Sport
Graeme McGarry

Ange Postecoglou takes aim at Hampden pitch as Celtic make heavy work of Kilmarnock

ANGE POSTECOGLOU has hit out at the state of the Hampden pitch after his side beat Kilmarnock at the national stadium, with the Celtic manager hoping the SFA manage to fix it before his team return there for the League Cup final in late February.

Celtic eventually shook off a dogged Kilmarnock in a keenly contested semi-final in atrocious weather conditions in Mount Florida, as goals from Daizen Maeda and Giorgis Giakoumakis were enough to see them through.

But Postecoglou was critical of the surface at Hampden that – coupled with the inclement weather – made it difficult for either side to play their best football.

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