Old Firm derby ends in chaos after Celtic player was hit by coin and police forced to intervene – Football news

The Old Firm clash ended in chaos when Celtic’s Arne Engels was hit by a coin in the closing stages of the match.

Celtic Midfielder Engels fell to the ground clutching his head after being hit by an object thrown from the ranger ends at Ibrox.

Players from both teams ran towards the scene as the linesman retrieved an object from the ground before passing it to match referee Don Robertson.

Engels, who came on the bench in the second half, continued after receiving treatment and fortunately avoided any serious injury.

The referee then passed the coin, believed to be £1, to the fourth official, who handed it to a police officer inside the stadium.

The police officer bagged the item before play resumed.

“Absolutely ridiculous,” lamented Chris Sutton in the comments, while co-commentator Neil McCann added: “That’s disgusting. There’s no place for that in football.”

Meanwhile, Rangers recorded a famous victory over their local rivals, winning Thursday’s match 3-0.

Ianis Hagi opened the scoring in the seventh minute, and the hosts scored two goals in the second half to secure the three points and bragging rights.

Robin Propper doubled his team’s lead before Danilo scored nine minutes from time.

It is a first Old Firm derby win at the seventh attempt for Philippe Clement, which eases the pressure on his position.

Rangers, however, remain 11 points behind Celtic, who suffer their first league defeat of the season.

Following the result, Hoops legend Sutton said his former team had only themselves to blame for their woeful performance.

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