Celtic win dream debut as late Oxlade-Chamberlain strike lifts Hoops past opponent
A thrilling, agonizing encounter leaves Celtic victorious in the Scottish Premiership.
In a dream debut for Oxlade-Chamberlain, he led Celtic to victory in his first match wearing the Hoops’ colors. Though a win without much trouble was expected, Celtic instead had to fight for it until the final minute.
The English midfielder’s experience showed on the field, and his quality proved decisive when he scored the winning goal in the final minutes.
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Celtic win dream debut as late Oxlade-Chamberlain strike lifts Hoops past opponent
Oxlade-Chamberlain entered in the 78th minute for Julian Araujo. Just 12 minutes later, he demonstrated his class, scoring the decisive goal in the first minute of stoppage time to make it 2-1 and seal the win for Celtic.
SofaScore statistics highlighted Chamberlain’s strong performance: He had 14 touches, completed 67% of his passes (6 of 9), recorded one shot on goal and scored once, proving to be the difference-maker.
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With the victory, the Englishman has already established himself as a key figure despite having played just one match for Celtic. His impact provides a significant boost to Martin O’Neill’s project.
