Celtic’s penalty shootout victory against Rangers was overshadowed by fan trouble at Ibrox.
Fans from both teams ran onto the pitch after Tomas Cvancara’s winning spot-kick, with the players and coaches getting caught in the scenes.
Martin O’Neill didn’t want it to cloud over Celtic’s incredible victory but there will inevitably be consequences for what happened. With that, 67 Hail Hail has picked out five images that caught what happened.
How can we ensure that the Glasgow derby can continue having full allocations after the latest incident?
Celtic and Rangers fans run onto the pitch after Hoops’ penalty shootout win
As soon as the winning shootout was scored things descended into chaos as fans from both clubs ran onto the pitch.
Rangers fans initially went to target the Celtic players before berating their own at the full-time whistle. There were reports that one member of the Celtic coaching staff were allegedly hit by someone before the police quickly intervened.
Celtic fans make themselves heard before kick-off
For the first time since 2018, the Broomloan stand was packed with 7,500 Celtic fans.
The atmosphere was electric and despite being denied the chance to do a tifo, the Bhoys made themselves heard by setting off flares and pyro in the stand.
A sea of Irish tricolour flags and green and white shirts was the perfect sight to see at Ibrox and definitely helped spur the players on.
Celtic may have ruined Rangers’ season again
The Scottish Cup was the most realistic chance of either side winning a trophy this season. Defeat would be catastrophic for whoever tasted it but, thankfully, it was Rangers who now have to deal with that.
Danny Rohl and Mikey Moore’s reaction after watching James Tavernier and Djeidi Gassama miss from 12 yards summed up how devastating that loss was.
Celtic have been the dominant force in Glasgow for years and handing the Govan club another trophyless season is always a welcome sight.
Martin O’Neill keeps his cool in the chaos
O’Neill has been involved in many Glasgow derbies and knows that in some moments, a calm head is better than a passionate one.
While Rohl was regularly spotted on the touchline with his hands out aloft, the 74-year-old chose to get his players to remain calm throughout, as seen here below.
His only real moment of madness came at full-time of extra-time, when Celtic were on the attack and Don Robertson blew his whistle to bring an end to the proceedings.
Rangers fans cover up before invading the pitch
Fans were determined to hide their identity before running onto the pitch, with most of those wearing balaclavas and snoods.
Police created a barrier to stop the Celtic and Rangers supporters from getting to each other and in the end, they all returned to the stands.
The away fans were kept inside Ibrox for some time before being let out so that Rangers supporters could leave the area.
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