Celtic’s u-17 side lost their 100% record in the Glasgow Cup going down 2-1 to Rangers tonight at Murray Park.
It was a disappointing performance from the 17s with no-one doing themselves justice or putting in the sort of display needed to win a derby match.
Celtic started the match promisingly enough and deservedly took the lead in the 16th minute. Lewis Kidd raced forward from midfield, exchanged passes with Paul McMullen then slotted a low shot beyond Liam Kelly in the Rangers goal.
Unfortunately that was as good as it was to get for the visitors as they failed to build on that early goal.
Without particularly threatening Rangers levelled the scores in the 32nd minute when Charlie Telfer scored from the penalty spot.
Adam Brown almost scored straight from the restart but ten minutes into the second period Rangers took the lead from a low angled shot by Fraser Aird that didn’t show the Celtic defence in a good light.
Substitute Luke Donnelly came closest to equalising with a header in the 87th minute but his effort from 8 yards out flew straight at Kelly.
CELTIC: Hart; Hinley (Watters 77), O’Connell, Findlay, Madden; Brown (Henderson 68), Kidd, Lindsay, Mjallby; Kirwan (Donnelly 58), McMullen
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