Scottish Premier League/ Celtic1; Dunfermline2: Dunfermline recorded a morale-boosting win at Celtic yesterday, three weeks before they face the newly crowned champions in the Scottish Cup final.

Barry Nicholson's 28th-minute opener and a long-range strike from Gary Dempsey on 57 minutes earned Dunfermline victory.

Celtic's only reply was Henrik Larsson's 47th-minute header.

CELTIC: Marshall; Varga, Mjallby, McManus (Pearson 45), Smith (Miller 55), Lennon, Lambert, Thompson, McGeady (Beattie 75), Larsson, Sutton. Subs not used: Douglas, Wallace. Booked: Thompson. Goal: Larsson 47.

DUNFERMLINE: Stillie; Bullen, Skerla, Shields, Byrne, Nicholson, Mason, Dempsey (Kilgannon 88), Darren Young, Derek Young (Labonte 85), Mehmet (Hunt 54). Subs not used: Scott Y Thomson, Grondin. Booked: Stillie. Goals: Nicholson 28, Dempsey 59.

Referee: D McDonald (Scotland).