Old Firm derby ends in chaos after Celtic player ‘struck by coin’ as police forced to intervene
Arne Engels was struck by an object in the closing stages of the Old Firm clash on Thursday.
Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar
The Old Firm showdown ended in chaos as Celtic’s Arne Engels was struck by a coin in the closing stages of the match.
Celtic midfielder Engels collapsed to the ground clutching his head after being hit by an object thrown from the Rangers end at Ibrox.
Players from both sides ran over to the scene of the incident as the linesman retrieved an object from the floor before passing it onto match referee Don Robertson.
The referee then passed the coin to the fourth official, who handed it over to a policeman inside the stadium.
The policeman bagged the object before the game resumed.
Absolutely ridiculous,” Chris Sutton bemoaned on commentary while his co-commentator added: “That is disgusting. There is no place for that in football.”
Rangers claimed a famous win over their local rivals, winning Thursday’s game 3-0.
Ianis Hagi opened the scoring in the seventh minute, with the hosts bagging two second-half goals to secure all three points and bragging rights.
Robin Propper doubled his side’s lead before Danilo netted nine minutes from time.
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