Celtic kick-off against Livingston delayed after fans let off flares in the stands
Flares in the away end at Livingston saw Celtic's kick-off in the second-half momentarily delayed.
Celtic arrived at the Almondvale Stadium in need of a win but could not find an opener in the first 45 minutes.
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But the second-half could not be started on time due to a heavy amount of smoke that had reached the pitch from the away end, which was full of Celtic fans.
Green smoke billowed out from the away end, with goalkeeper Joe Hart almost disappearing amid the scenes.
Because of the mist, the second-half could not get started with the kick-off delayed momentarily as players waited for the smoke to clear.
While the kick-off was delayed, it did not take long for Celtic to finally nod themselves into the lead after a dreary start.
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Sean Kelly had the ball nabbed off him in a dangerous area with it eventually finding its way to Kyogo Furuhashi in the box.
The 29-year-old hit the ball with veom which was well saved by Livingston goalkeeper Shamal George.
However, the ball ricocheted off midfield James Brandon and trickled in over the line as George fumed at his defence.
Paulo Bernardo, on loan from Benfica, then doubled the lead shortly after coming on from the bench with a strike from distance, whizzing into the bottom corner.
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Matt O'Riley wrapped up the reswult late on to make it 3-0 as all three points went to the visitors.
Celtic were in need of a win to keep up with Rangers having started the day a point behind their major rivals.
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A victory saw them go a point clear of their Glaswegian neighbours, who beat Hibernian 3-1 on Saturday.
The two sides will then meet next Sunday at Ibrox in what could be a potentially title-deciding clash.