Celtic beats Dundee 2-1 in extra time to advance in Scottish Cup
Celtic survived a scare, beating Dundee 2-1 in extra time with two late goals to advance to the Scottish Cup quarterfinals.
For the Scottish Cup, Celtic faced an exciting match, where they arrived as the big favorite, but would have great complications to take the qualification to the next round.
In the end, in extra time after a finish in the 90 agonizing minutes, they would defeat Dundee 2-1 and manage to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup, making their ambition clear for this moment of the season.
More: Celtic boss Martin O’Neill issues plea for unity amid fan discontent
Celtic beats Dundee 2-1 in extra time to advance in Scottish Cup
In a match that started with great expectations, the score was broken in the 49th minute of play with the goal by Ethan Hamilton for Dundee, leaving great doubts in Celtic’s performance.
Arriving at a moment of tension near the end and being on the verge of elimination, the goal by Junior Adamu’s goal for 1-1 would arrive in the 90+7 minute. On his debut, the 24-year-old player would save Celtic from elimination.
Starting extra time, the great moment of the comeback for Celtic would occur, scoring the 2-1 with a goal by Sebastian Tounekti in the 92nd minute in a match full of emotion and suffering for The Hoops.
Martin O’Neill’s team remains alive in this championship and continue in the participation to compete to reach the final and be able to becomethe champion in this season of the Scottish cup.
