Generation Game as Invincible hero celebrates Quadruple Treble with his son
Soccer Football - Scottish Cup - Final - Celtic v Heart of Midlothian - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - December 20, 2020 Celtic's Kristoffer Ajer and Jeremie Frimpong celebrate after winning the Scottish Cup final REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Three and a half years ago Erik Sviatchenko was in at the start of Celtic’s Quadruple Treble with his newly born son oblivious to what was going on around him.
Yesterday a Scandinavian touch brought the run to an end with father and son watching and cheering the success back home in Denmark.
Erik Sviatchenko and his son celebrating Ajers penalty ? pic.twitter.com/CEvmCz0mQF
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Around the world fans watched the drama unfold from Hampden as it seemed that Celtic were incapable of retaining their grasp of the trophy. A 2-0 lead should have been good enough- as should a 3-2 advantage with 15 minutes of extra-time to be played.
Almost inevitably the tie headed into a penalty shoot-out with two of his former Celtic team-mates central to the action as Sviatchenko looked on from afar.
Ryan Christie looked devastated after seeing his penalty saved by Craig Gordon, another former team-mate of the Dane but two minutes later it was cheering all round as Kris Ajer decided the trophy with an emphatic penalty to set off global celebrations.