Celtic paid their own tribute to Jimmy Johnstone by lifting the CIS Insurance Cup with a 3-0 victory over Dunfermline at Hampden Park.
The Hoops picked themselves up following the death of the man voted the greatest ever Celtic player to secure the first silverware of the season and hand Gordon Strachan his first trophy as Celtic manager.
The result never looked in any doubt even before Maciej Zurawski had pounced on a collision between Allan McGregor and Aaron Labonte to become Scotland's leading scorer this season with 17.
And man of the match Shaun Maloney scored a goal fitting of Johnstone before Dion Dublin hit his first Celtic goal late on.
The name of the Hoops legend was on the lips of every fan at the national stadium and a moving minute's applause preceded the action.
The Hoops thumped their opponents 8-1 at East End Park last month and the Fife outfit were immediately on the back foot.
The crossbar saved the Pars in the eighth minute when Zurawski got on the end of Shunsuke Nakamura's corner but watched his header come back off the underside of the bar from five yards.
Ross Wallace, in for the cup-tied Mark Wilson, was seeing plenty of the ball down the left flank and Maloney sent him on another dangerous run moments later.
The converted full-back held off the challenge of Labonte and burst into the area but fired low at McGregor.
Maloney was also ominously beginning to make an impact and Greg Shields prevented him from testing McGregor by deflecting his stinging right-foot shot wide.
The on-loan Rangers man was sent hurtling into the air by Roy Keane in the 21st minute after a committed challenge from the midfielder.
But Wallace showed how suspect he was at defending in the 26th minute when he allowed Frederic Daquin to get in behind but fortunately for him, the big frontman sliced his effort into the side-netting.
Maloney was booed by the Dunfermline fans after going to ground in the box after 31 minutes from Labonte's challenge, but he seemed to lose his footing rather than try to con referee Stuart Dougal.
Celtic continued to pressure and McGregor had to be alert to punch Wallace's cross clear from Keane's through-ball.
Artur Boruc comfortably dived to save Greg Ross' weak shot in the 36th minute.
But his opposite number denied Celtic a 39th-minute opener after Maloney had earned a free-kick from Lee Makel's tackle.
Keane arrived in the box to meet Nakamura's cross but the goalkeeper did well to push his header past the upright.
Zurawski did break the deadlock in the 44th minute although it did have an element of good fortune above it.
The Pole played a one-two with Keane but McGregor came out to flip the ball against Labonte before colliding with his team-mate, to leave Zurawski alone to steer the ball over the line.
Zurawski should have killed off Dunfermline's spirited response in the 53rd minute. Maloney played his team-mate through on goal but his low shot was deflected wide off the feet of McGregor.
Keane's afternoon came to a premature end on the hour after he pulled up holding his hamstring. Strachan replaced him with another former Manchester United man, Dublin, with Petrov reverting to a more comfortable midfield role.
Leishman responded by throwing on Derek Young for Campbell before Dublin missed a sitter. Maloney pulled his shot wide and the ball fell into the path of the striker, but he somehow side-footed the ball past the post.
Dublin again looked short of action as he volleyed a Maloney cross high over the crossbar from a wide angle.
Makel became the first player booked for a rash challenge in the back on Neil Lennon in the 71st minute before Petrov's shot was deflected just wide of the upright by Shields.
Dougal booked Daquin soon after for clattering Maloney before Celtic's semi-final hero stepped up to secure the cup by curling a right-foot free-kick into the bottom corner from 19 yards.
Maloney was denied another moments later when McGregor kept out his effort and then kicked the ball away from Dublin.
The goalkeeper was having a shaky finale to the game and he spilled Nakamura's shot before jumping on the ball with Dublin ready to pounce.
But there was time for Dublin to get in on the act by steering Telfer's cross home to cap a memorable day for Celtic.
