The final ball eluded Montenegro and it required a touch of fortune for the opener just before the break.

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But with the Warriors looking out of the game, an unexpected piece of fortune came their way when Colum Halpenny foolishly threw the ball away to give Wigan a penalty from which Ashton nipped over.

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The England captain had another moment of fortune on 39 when Umar Gul nipped one back and the ball flicked off the glove before being superbly snaffled by a wrongfooted Kamran diving back to his right, but umpire Billy Doctrove deemed that no contact had been made.

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Hearts were dazed and McGeady left a clutch of players in his slipstream as he powered forward and slid the ball through to Fortune, who slotted home Celtic's second to keep up his red-hot recent form.

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Former referees backed Conway's decision at the time, saying that Fortune had stuck his elbow into the arms of Allan McGregor as the goalkeeper went to clutch the ball.

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