Soccer Football - Scottish League Cup - Semi Final - Celtic v Kilmarnock - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - January 14, 2023 Celtic's Alexander Bernabei in action with Kilmarnock's Kyle Lafferty REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
When you get outjumped by a guy more than six inches smaller that you the chances are it is not going to be your day.
After serving a 10 match ban for letting his hatred of Catholics surface Kyle Lafferty returned to the Kilmarnock team yesterday, apparently to upset the Celtic defence as a ‘wild card’.
His card was marked in the opening minute with a lunge at Alexandro Bernabei that embarrassingly missed the target by some distance. From then on it was downhill until his 18th minute masterclass.
Faced with a dangerously placed free-kick the former Hearts striker tried to swipe the ball clear for a corner, with Daizen Maeda two yards away the ball was in the back of the net with Killie keeper Sam Walker left helpless.
Afterwards Lafferty consulted with Derek McInnes on the sidelines, later there was a change of boots but absolutely no impact on the match.
Wonderful. pic.twitter.com/Zvl7IlNQ0y
— Swed? (@Swedleypops) January 14, 2023
At one stage he tried sledging Beranbei, what they young Spanish speaker made of his comments delivered with a hand over his mouth is anyone’s guess.
After three minutes of first half stoppage time McInnes decided to leave his star striker in the dressing room at the break, Celtic went through 2-0 with Kilmarnock left to pick up the pieces for Wednesday’s visit from Micky Beale’s team.
1 0 Celtic, brilliant assist from Lafferty, great to have him back, suspect he won’t see the second half #maeda
— Joe McHugh (@videocelts) January 14, 2023
Vintage Lafferty. 1-0 Celtic. pic.twitter.com/LFm77YeGji
— Fitbatweets ??? (@fitbatweets) January 14, 2023
Daizen Maeda is celebrating the @CelticFC opener but he didn’t know much about it! ?
Kyle Lafferty with the accidental assist ?#CELKIL | #ViaplayCup | @spfl pic.twitter.com/80BUFyds6X
— Viaplay Sports UK (@ViaplaySportsUK) January 14, 2023
I thought the goal would have been chopped off was this not something the same as a the decision the other week when a player touched it back to goalkeeper we scored but it was disallowed,can’t remember what game it was though.
Now crawl back to the shit hole you came from you red neck twat.
There’s yer dinner.
We’re all having a LAFF,Lafferty, ho,ho
Looks like Kilmarnock Starman Lafferty ,played and looked like a dog’s ‘breakfast ‘. After his goal assist ,he’s got egg and beans all over his shirt ! Tut ,tut ,you can’t take good photos looking like that ,can you !