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Today, five matches of the Scottish Premier League were played - in the group of the six strongest teams, the Glazgo Rangers team won three important points by defeating the Kilmarnock club away, temporarily reducing the gap from the Edinburgh Hearts club, while the second capital team Hibernian experienced a complete defeat.
In the match between Kilmarnock and Rangers, the hosts took the lead in the 15th minute after Colinas Nishas scored, but Marvin Andrews equalized the result at the beginning of the first half after a pass from Steven Smith. Kris Boyd shifted the result in favor of the visitors from Glazgo in the 64th minute, and M. Andrews added a third goal at the end of the match. After this victory, Rangers reduced the gap from the second-placed Hearts to 1 point.
In the other match, Aberdeen easily defeated the Hibernian team - the winners scored two goals through Steve Lovell, and one each from Stevie Crawford and Ricky Foster. The match ended in a resounding 4-0 victory for the Aberdeen team.
In the second sextet match, the Inverness team won three points by narrowly defeating the resistance of the Livingston team away. The only goal of the match was scored by veteran Barry Wilson with a great penalty kick. After this defeat, Livingston lost even theoretical possibilities to fight for survival in the strongest Scottish league.
In the duel of neighbors in the tournament table, Dundee United lost at home to the Falkirk team, but maintained a two-point advantage over the opponent in the tournament table. The winners scored goals in the first half through Alan Gow and Daniel McBreen.
The Dunfermline club secured their seventh victory in the championship after a fierce battle, defeating the Motherwell team 3-2. The hosts took the lead after a goal by Jim Peterson in the 7th minute, but Iain Campbell equalized the result in the middle of the first half, Mark Burchill hit a penalty goal from the 11-meter mark after 9 minutes, and Gary Mason scored the third goal in the 50th minute. However, Motherwell managed to soften the lead, Stephen Craigan scored, but it was all the hosts could achieve.
Tomorrow, the leaders of the championship, Edinburgh Hearts, will host the Glazgo Celtic club on their field.
Results of the 35th round:
4 - 0
15` [1 - 0] Stevie Crawford
30` [2 - 0] Steve Lovell
54` [3 - 0] Steve Lovell
65` [4 - 0] Ricky Foster
1 - 3
27` [1 - 0] Colin Nish
51` [1 - 1] Marvin Andrews
64` [1 - 2] Kris Boyd
79` [1 - 3] Marvin Andrews
0 - 2
14` [0 - 1] Alan Gow
39` [0 - 2] Daniel McBreen
0 - 1
56` [0 - 1] Barry Wilson
2 - 3
7` [1 - 0] Jim Peterson
21` [1 - 1] Iain Campbell
30` [1 - 2] Mark Burchill (11 m.)
50` [1 - 3] Gary Mason
65` [2 - 3] Stephen Craigan
Tournament table:
