Buckfast shame of Ibrox as Celtic player is targeted
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Rangers v Celtic - Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - April 7, 2024 Celtic's Matt O'Riley celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff
A bottle of Buckfast Tonic Wine was thrown at Matt O’Riley after he scored for Celtic at Ibrox yesterday.
The incident only came to light when Celtic released their Unique Angle coverage from the match this afternoon, until that footage was shown on You Tube there had been no comment on the incident.
O’Riley tucked away a penalty in the 34th minute to put Celtic 2-0 in front, his celebrations were muted in comparison to the magnitude of the goal but someone in the Copland Road Stand decided to throw a glass bottle which landed near his feet.
Alcohol containers have been banned from Scottish football for over 40 years, not only was a Season Ticket holder able to smuggle the bottle in but they had the time and confidence to try and seriously damage someone going about their job.
Sky Sports covered an incident during the second half when coins were thrown at the Celtic technical area with John Kennedy struck during the incident.
Celtic Park will host the last SPFL Derby match of the season in a post-split fixture, next season around 2,500 away fans will be given tickets for each match following a season of home fan only Derby matches.