O'Hara's free-kick after 28 minutes gave the Premier League club the interval lead and an own goal in the 72nd minute by Hoops' second-half substitute Filip Twardzik, on for Cha Du-ri, separated the sides at the end of decent encounter. It was the first of four challenge matches Celtic will play before they resume their SPL campaign against Aberdeen and manager Neil Lennon took the opportunity to utilise his squad while looking at three trialists, none of whom shone. The Hoops boss changed his starting eleven totally from the one which beat Hibernian in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League opener at Easter Road on Sunday. New signing Victor Wanyama made his first start in midfield while Croatian keeper Stipe Pletikosa was playing his second trial game following the match against Cardiff last week. Of Lennon's two other trialists, South African striker Katlego Mphela started in attack with Daryl Murphy, while Slovakian striker Milos Lacny was on the bench. Wolves, managed by former Celtic defender Mick McCarthy, fielded what was close to their strongest eleven which included Scotsmen Christophe Berra and Steven Fletcher. It was the former Hibs striker, playing in attack with Kevin Doyle, who had the first effort on goal in the fifth minute. He took a Michael Kightly pass at the edge of the Celtic box before dinking a delicate shot which just evaded Pletikosa's left-hand post. The Parkhead men enjoyed a spell of good possession and in the 11th minute Adam Matthews, playing left back, fired in a drive from 25 yards which Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey parried past for a corner with a great deal of trouble. A second corner moments later saw midfielder Shaun Maloney crossing for defender Charlie Mulgrew to head wide and for a spell it looked like Celtic would dominate. However, Wanyama's foul on Wolves' wide-man Stephen Hunt 25 yards out allowed O'Hara to curl in a left-footed free-kick which the scrambling Pletikosa could not prevent from bulging the net. The match was being played at a decent tempo and Mphela drew a good save from Hennessey in the 34th minute with a powerful close-range header from Mulgrew's in-swinging free-kick. Lacny, who was on trial at Celtic two years ago before opting to join Sparta Prague, replaced Mphela for the start of the second half. In the 55th minute, after Berra had tripped Hoops winger James Forrest at the edge of the Wolves box - indeed, it looked as if the infringement had occurred inside - Mulgrew drove in the free-kick which Hennessey did well to parry. Lacny followed in but could not take advantage of the rebound, the ball bouncing off him and back to the keeper. Wolves were forced to defend a series of balls in to the box but they might have grabbed a second in the 67th minute when a mistake by Parkhead defender Daniel Majstorovic allowed Roger Johnson a chance but the Wolves stopper hooked the ball on to the roof of the net. At the other end, two of Celtic's substitutes, Kris Commons and Twardzik combined down the left and the move ended with the Scotland midfielder forcing Hennessey in to a save from his drive. But in the 72nd minute Twardzik unfortunately but clumsily put the ball in to his own net trying to clear a cut-back from Wolves substitute Stephen Ward. Seconds later Pletikosa made a great block from Doyle after the Irishman had raced clear of the Hoops defence. As more substitutions disrupted the game, one of Celtic's replacements, Georgios Samaras, flashed a Forrest cut back high over the bar. In the final minute, as the game petered out, Lacny headed a Commons corner over the bar. Celtic travel to Ireland at the weekend for the Dublin Cup which will give Lennon another chance to look at his squad before the trip to Swansea next week. By then he should have a much better idea of he will trust to carry the fight for the Parkhead men this season.
