Celtic 2-1 Dundee (aet): Tounekti stars in dramatic Scottish Cup turnaround - Soccer News

[ad_1] Celtic left it late to e-book their spot within the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, as they defeated Dundee 2-1 after extra-time.

Having misplaced December’s League Cup remaining to St. Mirren throughout Wilfried Nancy’s ill-fated time on the helm, the Hoops seemed to be on their manner out of the Scottish Cup at Celtic Park, as they trailed 1-0 heading into second-half stoppage time.

Dundee’s aim was a strike worthy of successful any tie as, with 49 minutes gone, Ethan Hamilton jinked previous Callum McGregor in midfield, superior to the sting of the world, then unleashed a spectacular shot into the top-left nook.

And that was after the guests had virtually taken the lead within the first half when Luke Graham’s side-footed effort was hacked off the road, with Celtic struggling to make any attacking headway amid a subdued environment, as many followers boycotted the sport in a protest in opposition to the membership’s board.

Nevertheless, with the ultimate kick within the 97th minute, Junior Adamu transformed Sebastian Tounekti’s cutback previous Jon McCracken from shut vary to take the tie to extra-time, and Martin O’Neill’s facet struck rapidly after the restart.

Tounekti performed a give-and-go with Luke McCowan within the field earlier than firing house on the close to publish, and although Benjamin Nygren missed a terrific alternative to make it 3-1, Celtic held on for the win.

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Dundee have been mere seconds away from inflicting a serious upset within the Scottish Cup, however the hosts nearly managed to proceed their sturdy run of kind underneath O’Neill.

Since returning for his second spell as interim supervisor this season in January, O’Neill has but to be defeated on the helm because the Hoops have gained six of their eight video games in all competitions underneath the Northern Irishman.