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Doumbe the hero as Celtic see off brave Pars

Doumbe the hero as Celtic see off brave Pars

Celtic signed off on a great season after victory in yesterday's Scottish Cup final over Dunfermline Athletic.
                         

      A late goal from Jean-Joel Perrier Doumbe, the French-born Cameroonian international, finally brought an end to Dunfermline's improbable bid for cup glory.

Hoops boss Gordon Strachan admitted the winner could hardly have come from a more unlikely source and said: "In the first half we had a few players below par and Joe was definitely one of them.
"He had not trained so we thought it would be beneficial for him to play.
"But the longer the second half went, those players got better, some of the them a lot better, and it made a big difference to the game."
Neil Lennon captained Celtic for the last time before leaving Glasgow for pastures new and not surprisingly the controversial character provided a talking point.
The Irishman was less than pleased when he was replaced by Gary Caldwell in the 66th minute but Strachan played down the significance of his decision.
He said: "Neil has decisions to make as a captain and he knows I have tough decisions to make as a manager, but he was great about it.
"I had tough decisions choosing the substitutes but it had to be done for the game.
"Managers have tough decisions to make."
Big money signings Thomas Gravesen and Jiri Jarosik failed to even make the bench but Strachan downplayed the omission of two of Celtic's high-profile players.
He said: "Earnings have nothing to do with it. I just picked the best substitutes, plus we had the under-21 rule which restricts you."
      
      

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