After too many miserable trips to the National Stadium, Hampden Park was the scene of joy for the Celtic support this afternoon.
As the clock ticked towards extra-time some magic between Moussa Dembele and Leigh Griffiths booked a place in the final of the BetFred Cup against Aberdeen next month.
Throughout the match the Celtic support got right behind their team as they attempted to break down the dogged Sevco defence, when Erik Sviatchenko did find the net Craig Thomson decided to award a free kick out of sympathy to Clint Hill.
With 20 minutes left to play the hoops support got their wish when Leigh Griffiths was introduced with the former Hibs striker adding a new attacking dimension to Celtic’s play.
Five minutes after Lee Wallace got away with a crunching foul on Scott Sinclair 12 yards from goal luck finally ran out on the team from Ibrox.
Griffiths robbed Wallace of possession, made ground into the penalty box then sent through the perfect pass for Dembele to poke the ball past Matt Gilks into the net.
Behind the goal the Celtic support exploded in celebration- and relief. Griffiths raced to join Dembele in celebration knowing that there was little prospect of Sevco snatching a goal and extra time.
The final whistle was greeted with delight as November opens up with more Champions League drama with a cup final thrown into the mix as Rodgers attempts to keep his side on course for a title and a treble.
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