Van Persie whipped in a free-kick from the right and Gallas rose to glance in a header that Gomes could only touch on its way in.

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Shortly after the restart, Gary Caldwell powered in a short-range header that worked its way back out of the Dons defence, but Aiden McGeady flighted flighted in a searching cross for Samaras to double Celtic's tally with a cute header from six yards out.

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Henrik Larsson had Sweden's best chance with a first-half header that hit the crossbar, but Russia nearly got its second goal in the 36th when Pavlyuchenko's shot also hit the woodwork.

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The leaders were now in command and Smith added a delicious second when his deft header from a delicious outside-of-the-foot pass from Taarabt found its way in at the far post.

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