Ibrox CCTV draws a blank as Police appeal for witnesses over bottle incident

It seems that the CCTV system at Ibrox has been unable to pick out the fan that allegedly threw a bottle into Joe Hart’s goalmouth during Sunday’s Glasgow derby. 

Play was held up for five minutes at the start of the second half as the Celtic goalkeeper alerted the match referee about what had happened. 

Incedibly the incident seems to have been missed by the stewards and Police Officers at Ibrox. 

Exactly how the glass got onto the pitch seems to be something of a mystery. A bottle is unlikely to have smashed/shattered on impact with the grass pitch which leaves a variety of options open. 

Surely if a bottle was thrown from the Copeland Road Stand onto the pitch someone would have noticed and alerted ground staff to clear up before Hart made his discovery. 

The Police Scotland website reports: 

Inspector Brian Fraser, of Greater Glasgow’s Divisional Violence Reduction Unit, said: “Luckily no-one was hurt as a result of this incident, however, it could have caused serious injury. 

“I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the bottle being thrown or who has any information about the incident to please get in touch. 

“Anyone with any information which could assist our investigation should call police via 101, quoting incident 0892 of 3 April.” 

So far there has been no statement from either club about that incident or a Celtic physiotherapist requiring stitches after being struck by a glass bottle at half-time in the match. 

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