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Celtic beats Dunfermline 2 1 in Scottish Premier League action

Aiden McGeady and Maciej Zurawski scored Sunday for Celtic to beat Dunfermline 2-1 and maintain its 16-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League.

McGeady scored in the 49th minute with a drive from the edge of the area and Zurawski volleyed home in the 68th against the league's bottom club.

In the 90th, Dunfermline midfielder Stephen Simmons scored from close range.

Celtic has 47 points. Rangers and Aberdeen have 31 points.

On Saturday, Rangers beat Hibernian 3-0 and Aberdeen edged Falkirk 2-1.

Fourth-place Hearts crushed Motherwell 4-1 and then announced that captain Steven Pressley had left the club after months of disagreements with the team's management.

Also Saturday, Dundee United beat Inverness 3-1 and Kilmarnock drew 1-1 with St. Mirren.

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