Celtic went to the top of the table on goal difference as they produced one of the comfortable football scores of the weekend in the Scottish Premiership. Kyogo Furuhashi opened the scoring in the seventh minute before goals from Jota and Moritz Jenz in the 35th minute and 45th minute gave them a three-goal lead at the break. Carl Starfelt and Giorgos Giakoumakis scored goals in the second half to round off the scoring.
Player ratings
Kilmarnock: Walker (6), Taylor (6), Dorsett (6), Mayo (6), Alebiosu (6), Power (7), Donnelly (7), Murray (7), McKenzie (6), Lafferty (6), Shaw (6)
Subs: Armstrong (6), Lyons (6), Waters (6), Cameron (6), Polworth (6)
Celtic: Hart (6), Juranovic (7), Carter-Vickers (8), Jenz (8), Taylor (8), O’Riley (7), McGregor (7), Turnbull (7), Jota (9), Furuhashi (8), Maeda (8)
Subs: Starfelt (8), Giakoumakis (8), Abada (8), Mooy (7), Forrest (6)
Man of the match: Jota
Managers Reaction
Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes: “For all the talent Celtic have, I was disappointed with the level of goals we lost. Two corner kicks, three goals in the six-yard box. I need to see the Jota goal again but my first thought is we should have saved it. Other than the Giakoumakis overhead kick, there were no real goals defined by the difference in quality. It was more our responsibility and lack of willingness and resolve to deal with that situation. That’s what I’m more concerned about.”
Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou: “We spoke about it before the game. It wasn’t the easiest of conditions for our boys to play football both in terms of the temperature and the pitch. To the players’ credit, they kept their discipline and focus and committed to our style of football. There were plenty of excuses for us to just look at this game as ‘three points and get up the road’ but we still wanted to put on a performance and I was pleased that the players did.”
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