A purpose of Rabbi Matondo in extra time he denied Celtic victory in the Scottish classic (3-3) and gave a point to Rangers, who are close to reaching the leadership of the Scottish Premier League which, at the moment, their eternal rivals maintain one point and one game most played.
At Ibrox Stadium, Celtic, the champions and leaders, dominated, ending the first half with two goals scored by the Japanese. Daizen Maeda in the minutes of the match and for the Dane Matthew O’Riley, punishment
Rangers drew 0-2 before the final madness
But Rangers’ reaction equalized the situation. First through James Tavernier, also from eleven meters, which shortened the distance (55′). Then, in the 86th minute, thanks to the Senegalese Abdallah Sima, which is tied.
Everyone was pointing to a 2-2 final but the chaos of the clash had only just begun. Celtic went on to win, regaining dominance on the scoreboard with a goal from Adam Idah, who made it 2-3 in the 88th minute. But even so, success eluded him because of the addition Robbie Matondo prevented the Rangers from losing Philippe Clement.
The draw keeps Celtic up Brendan Rodgers as leaders on thirty second match days, but only one point ahead of Rangers, with a match in hand. There are six rounds left to play in the Scottish Premier.
Source: La Verdad
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