Iheanacho scores on Celtic debut in 2-1 win over Kilmarnock

Debutant Kelechi Iheanacho scored a last-gasp punishment arsenic Celtic returned to the apical of the Scottish Premiership connected Sunday with a 2-1 triumph against Kilmarnock pursuing a instrumentality protest.

Supporters, dissatisfied with the deficiency of caller signings and aggravated astatine an aboriginal Champions League exit astatine the hands of Kairat Almaty, decided to boycott the opening 12 minutes of the fixture astatine Rugby Park.

Daizen Maeda eased immoderate of the hostility erstwhile helium enactment the reigning champions successful beforehand with lone his 2nd extremity since April, diving to glimpse location Marcelo Saracchi’s superb cross.

It appeared that nine bosses would travel nether further unit erstwhile David Watson headed Kilmarnock level from Greg Kiltie’s country successful the 83rd minute.

The location broadside looked the likelier winners arsenic they laid siege to the Celtic extremity but the visitors were awarded a punishment pursuing a VAR involution aft substitute James Forrest’s changeable was adjudged to person been handled by Lewis Mayo.

And with virtually the past footwear of the match, Iheanacho, a free-agent signing aft the transportation deadline, smashed location his spot-kick.

“I’m delighted for the players archetypal and foremost, due to the fact that each eyes were connected them today,” said Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers.

“I’d spoken to the players astatine the edifice earlier and I mentioned it (the protest) yesterday, the value of concentration. I speech a batch astir the archetypal 5 minutes, but contiguous was astir the archetypal 12 minutes and however we had to negociate the situation.

“There’s been a batch said and written and talked about, but yet if we get connected to the transportation we tin power that. I’m conscionable truthful pleased for them that they could get a triumph to get america going again connected this adjacent circular of games.”

The triumph moved Celtic level connected 13 points with Hearts but they are apical of the array connected extremity difference.

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