<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">was a fitting end to Neil Lennon?s career at Celtic Park as he and his team-mates emerged with a deserved 2-1 victory over Aberdeen in his final home game. A Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink double sealed the three points for the Champions in this penultimate league game of the season, but the headlines will no doubt belong to the captain as he prepares to call time on his Celtic career. It was, overall, a decent performance from a side whose standards have slipped in recent weeks and against a team who knew that victory would guarantee them third place and qualification for next season?s UEFA Cup. During the opening half-hour, however, the Dons were restricted to a handful of openings and it was from one rare foray forward snuffed out by John Kennedy that Celtic counter-attacked, with Paul Hartley testing Jamie Langfield in the Aberdeen goal. This chance seemed to bring the match to life, with Celtic building a sustained period of pressure. Derek Riordan then had a shot before Hartley again fired in an effort from a neat lay-off by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and before the half was out, even Neil Lennon was among those to have a crack at goal. But when the opening goal came, it was no surprise that it was Celtic?s Dutch striker who was on hand to convert and open the scoring for the Premierleague champions. It was a quick breakaway that gave Celtic the goal, with Miller sprinting down the right and finding Riordan in the box. His shot was saved by Langfield, but as the ball broke loose, Vennegoor of Hesselink was on hand to stab home his shot from eight yards out. Not for the first time this season, Celtic would have Artur Boruc to thank and the Pole sprinted out of his box to first deny Steve Lovell at close range. This chance clearly served as a wake-up call for the Dons and moments later, Lee Miller was hauled down by John Kennedy for a penalty. The contact was minimal, although there were few complaints from the Celtic players and it was former Celt, Jamie Smith who stepped up to take the kick. He drove the ball to Boruc?s left, only to see the Polish shotstopper dive across his goal and push it to safety. But Aberdeen remained resolute and just 60 seconds later, when Celtic had failed to clear their lines, Darren Mackie was on hand to fire home the equaliser. It was an excellent finish to level the match with just five minutes remaining in the half and as the seconds ticked away, they could have grabbed another with a Lovell shot again saved by Boruc. But having survived this sustained onslaught, Celtic emerged fired-up after the interval and hit Aberdeen with a measured sucker punch to once again take the lead. Neil Lennon and Shunsuke Nakamura were at the heart of the move, with the Japanese midfielder rolling the ball in to Hartley at the byline, who then drove it in to Vennegoor of Hesselink at the near post. The Dutchman then produced the most impudent of finishes, back-heeling the ball past the floundering Langfield. This proved to be the decisive goal in this match, although Aberdeen would squander two great opportunities to level, with Miller sending a header crashing back off the crossbar and Lovell somehow managing to stab a shot over the bar from no more than four yards out. Aberdeen substitute Craig Brewster also had a shot that was parried by Boruc in injury-time, while Craig Beattie was unlucky not to add to the tally with a series of late attempts. There was, however, one other moment for the Celtic supporters to cheer, with club captain Neil Lennon taking their acclaim when he came off as a late substitute and later, when he addressed the crowd after the match. After next weekend?s final league match against Hibernian, the midfielder will have one last gala day at Hampden on May 26 to look forward to. But the Irishman will be pleased that he was able to bring the curtain down on his career at Celtic Park with a victory. Scottish Premierleague Saturday, May 12, 2007 Celtic Park, Glasgow</div> Source - Jan's double delight for the Champions Also at the end of the game Neil Lennon came out to give his Farewell speech , Well the Aberdeen fans were still exiting and were signing when he was talking and he said " Would the sheep shaggers shut up for a minute. " LMAO! HAHA Don Fans! Will Lennon get fined?
