MOSCOW, July 30 (RIA Novosti) - Dynamo Moscow...

The result, secured in front of a capacity crowd at Celtic Park, makes the Russians favorite to win the third qualifying round tie after the second leg in Moscow next Wednesday.

The visitors, 15 games into the Russian Premier League season, started strongly and went ahead in the seventh minute when star forward Alexander Kerzhakov made some space for himself down the left wing and crossed for 18-year-old Alexander Kokorin to poke home.

Celtic, who had not conceded a goal in four preseason games, struggled to come to terms with the pace of their first competitive game of the season, but began to create more as the half wore on.

The Muscovites defense was solid, however, and chances were hard to come by for the home side. The best was missed by new $6.2 million signing Marc-Antoine Fortune, who shot wide from close range when a low cross reached him at the far post.

The second half started with a spell of intense pressure from Celtic, with defender Denis

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