Celtic missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Sevens after losing 2-1 to Newcastle.
James Keatings put Celtic in front in the first half but the Premiership side hit back after the break with goals from Adam Campbell and Brandon Miele to book a semi-final place against Sunderland.
Celtic now drop out of the main tournament and face Chelsea in the shield event after the Londoners lost 2-0 to Sunderland in their quarter final.
The event has again attracted lots of attention and big crowds and is well established as the highlight of the footballing year in Hong Kong.
In Saturday’s group stage Celtic had been drawn in the toughest group alongside West Ham United, Leicester City and local side HKFC Captain’s Select.
Goals from John Herron, Marcus Fraser and Jackson Irvine got Celtic off to a perfect start against HKFC while Leicester beat West Ham 1-0.
Celtic then drew 1-1 with Leicester thanks to a goal from Bahrudin Atajic leaving them needing a draw against West Ham to qualify.
After going a goal behind Callum McGregor equalised five minutes from the end to send Celtic into the last eight and a clash with Newcastle who topped Group D ahead of Aston Villa.
Celtic have been competing in the competition for over a decade and last won the trophy in 2009 when a goal from Paul McGowan was enough to beat Rangers 1-0 in the final.
The winners of the Newcastle v Sunderland match will play Rangers or Leicester in the final.
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A great pity, especially leading & dominating..but lessons learned I am sure. Alas I now see we have lost 0-1 to Chelsea in the semi-finals but all great experience for the young guns.