Celtic progress after chaotic match against Rangers in Scottish Cup
Rangers 0 - 0 Celtic (Celtic won 4-2 on penalties)
Celtic beat Rangers on penalties to reach the semi finals of the Scottish Cup
Author | Sean M
Stadium | Ibrox
This combustible Old Firm derby ended in ugly scenes with supporters from both sides spilling on to the pitch at Ibrox Stadium.
James Tavernier and Djeidi Gassama both missed from the spot following an absorbing, if often scrappy, contest. That left Tomas Cvancara with the chance to send Celtic into the last four after a match in which Rangers had long periods of control.
When his penalty beat Jack Butland, Celtic supporters poured on to the pitch, quickly followed by Rangers fans. Police and stewards struggled to restore order as objects were thrown and tempers boiled over in the chaotic aftermath.
120 minutes before the real action took place
Both sides had a goal ruled out in the 90 minutes, with Celtic's Daizen Maeda having a header disallowed for an earlier offside before Emmanauel Fernandez saw his effort chalked off for handball in extra time.
Rangers dominated for long spells but failed to capitalise on that as Celtic held firm to earn an incredible victory,
A brief look at those ugly scenes
In the immediate aftermath of the match, spotlight quickly shifted away from the home side’s lack of cutting edge and the visitors’ determined defending. Instead, attention fell on the unsavoury scenes that followed the winning penalty.
Supporters from both clubs spilt onto the pitch at Ibrox Stadium and clashes broke out before stewards and police moved in to separate the rival groups.
For the tie, Celtic were allocated the entire Broomloan Road stand, around 7,500 tickets. It marked the first time since 2018 that either Old Firm side had been given the sort of away allocation once closely associated with the fixture.
There were also confrontations outside the stadium and a number of arrests were made by Police Scotland, who described the scenes after the final whistle as “despicable” and “shameful”.
