Week 2 SPL Recap

Hamilton 0 - 4 Hearts: As the Dons were busy staying atop the League table on Saturday afternoon, Hamilton changed much only to fall to their second consecutive 4 goal defeat, this time as Hearts were uncompromising visitors to New Douglas Park.  Both sides finished the match with ten men, but not before Calum Elliot's brace sandwiched tallies from David Templeton and Kevin Kyle (pen).

Celtic 4 - 0 St Mirren: The remaining four matches were on Sunday, but the Glasgow side eschewed any thoughts of a day of rest.  A week after Celtic managed a single goal against a stubborn Caley Thistle side, Neal Lennon fielded an attack-minded formation to great effect - if anything, the Buddies were lucky to escape having conceded just the four.

Hibernian 0 - 3 Rangers: The blue-shirted side took the points as Kenny Miller claimed a hat-trick in the final 30 minutes of play, but Hibs made things difficult in the ill-tempered opener at Easter Road.  Just a few minutes from half time, Kevin McBride and Kyle Lafferty were both shown straight red, Lafferty having recklessly scythed Liam Miller and McBride retaliated with a less-than-composed return of the ball, plus a choice word or ten.

Dundee Utd - 0 4 Inverness CT: In what was honestly my favorite match of the weekend, Caledonian Thistle expanded a 0-1 advantage at the break in a very composed performance at Tannadice. Kevin McCann opened the scoring from thirty yards out on 34 minutes, a confident blast into the top corner that left Dusan Pernis helpless. In the second half the well-organized ICT side kept the Sandy side considently wrong-footed, and with a sparkling minus-4 goal differential.

Kilmarnock 0 - 1 Motherwell: A Nick Blackman tap-in was all that Motherwell needed to take the points from Rugby Park, as Killie were sent to the bottom of the young SPL table, only saved from the relegation spot by Hamilton's largesse.  The Ayrshide side did mount several solid chances at an equalizer, including a close-range header from Manuel Pascali in injury time, but Well keeper Darren Randolph was up to the task.