Strachan’s Bhoys close in on title

Celtic 2 Inverness CT 1

Thu, 23 Mar, 2006 - 00:00
Chris Roberts

The CIS Insurance Cup winners might have been accused of overdoing the Hampden Park celebrations after a flat performance.

But Stephen McManus scored his eighth goal of the season, and Shaun Maloney curled home another trademark free-kick to move the Glasgow giants within touching distance of the title.

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