Celtic 4-2 Dundee United: Furuhashi and Abada score late for Bhoys
Celtic 4-2 Dundee United: Sead Haksabanovic’s first-half double and substitutes Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada score for the Bhoys, with visitors scoring through a Steven Fletcher penalty and Dylan Levitt
- Celtic sealed win with late goals from subs Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada
- Sub Dylan Levitt scored Dundee United’s equaliser with three minutes to play
- Sead Haksabanovic scored two first-half goals for Celtic against Dundee United
- Visitors had first equalised in the 12th minute through a Steven Fletcher penalty
- It was a much closer result than the 9-0 defeat Celtic inflicted back in August
Celtic substitutes Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada struck late to seal the hosts 4-2 win over Dundee United.
Sead Haksabanovic scored twice for the hosts at Celtic Park during the opening 45 minutes of the match. Dundee United had equalised in the 12th minute through a Steven Fletcher penalty, but fell behind again just after the half hour mark.
Dundee United equalised with three minutes to play through Dylan Levitt, but Furuhashi and Abada stepped up to seal it for the hosts.
Dundee United lost the reverse fixture 9-0 back in August.
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Saed Haksabanovic struck two first-goals for the hosts at Celtic Park against Dundee United
Steven Fletcher’s penalty equalised for the visitors six minutes after Haksabanovic’s opener
Celtic (4-3-3): Hart, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Jenz, Bernabei (Taylor 46), Turnbull, O’Riley, Hatate, Haksabanovic (Abada 65), Giakoumakis (Furuhasi 65), Jota (Forrest 76)
Subs not used: Starfelt, Mooy, Abildgaard, Siegrist, Maeda
Goals: Haksabanovic 6, 34, Furuhashi 90, Abada 90+2
Booked: Bernabei
Manager: Ange Postecoglou
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Dundee United (3-5-1-1): Birighitti, McMann, Edwards, Smith, Behich, Sibbald, Djoum (Levitt 64), Harkes (Watt 76), Freeman, McGrath (Meekison 76), Fletcher (Middleton 71)
Subs not used: Graham, Niskanen, Pawlett, Eriksson, Anaku
Goal: Fletcher (pen) 12, Levitt 87
Manager: Liam Fox
Referee: David Dickinson
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