article_snippet.sent: Brown, restored to the team that beat Partick Thistle in midweek after suspension — and booked again on Saturday — offered assistance by launching a long pass into the wind.
article_snippet.sent: The stiff breeze coming off the Moray Firth was enough to give Griffiths the chance to beat Gary Warren in a race for the ball.
article_snippet.sent: By the time the defender had got square, Griffiths had worked the ball onto Griffiths left foot and drilled an emphatic finish into the bottom corner of the net from 20 yards.
article_snippet.sent: Few teams have the physicality to match Celtic but Ofere typifies the muscular streak that runs through Hughes’ team, with Warren, Josh Meekings, Warren, Greg Tansey and Ross Draper all quite happy to mix it with the champions.
article_snippet.sent: Stuart Armstrong of Celtic tackles Ryan Christie of Inverness in Saturday's early Scottish Premiership match .
article_snippet.sent: In such circumstances, Celtic turn to Brown, and the captain stepped up to the plate, breaking up play and showing a willingness to carry the ball forward from deep.
article_snippet.sent: the captain was the most impressive performer afield, yet the captain game was not without controversy as the captain picked up a yellow card for tumbling when tackled by David Raven, a harsh sanction from referee Craig Thomson, who adjudged the contact insufficient to award a penalty.
article_snippet.sent: Raven and Tansey flashed shots over, although ultimately there was nothing to test the capabilities of Craig Gordon in goal.