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SPL wrap: Kilmarnock win puts Celtic on verge

SoccerNews in Scottish Premier League 24 Mar 2012

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Motherwell slumped to a 2-0 loss to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League on Saturday, while St Johnstone beat Hearts.

A brace from Paul Heffernan saw Kilmarnock to the surprise win at Rugby Park, keeping Rangers in second on goal difference.

Heffernan opened the scoring in the 50th minute after going one-on-one with Darren Randolph, who initially made a superb save but could not prevent the striker tapping in.

He doubled their advantage on 62 minutes, scoring from the penalty spot after Tom Hateley handled in the area.

Motherwell’s loss means Celtic can seal the league title with a win over rivals Rangers when they meet at Ibrox on Sunday.

Meanwhile, fifth-placed St Johnstone recorded a 2-1 win at home to Hearts.

Teenage midfielder Jason Holt had given the visitors a 29th-minute lead with a neat finish, but they relinquished their advantage soon after when Murray Davidson equalised.

St Johnstone completed their comeback on 77 minutes when Spanish forward Francisco Sandaza fired a penalty into the roof of the net for his 16th goal of the campaign.

In other matches, Johnny Russell and Gary Mackay-Steven netted second-half goals to see Dundee United to a 2-0 win over Hibernian.

Steven Thomson and Joe Cardle traded goals as St Mirren and Dunfermline Athletic played out a 1-1 draw.

Gregory Tade scored in the 10th minute to help Inverness CT to a 1-0 win at Aberdeen, with the visitors holding on despite having defender Josh Meekings sent off just before the hour-mark.

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