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Daily Mirror
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Ronnie Esplin, PA

Celtic snatch late equaliser in dramatic Old Firm clash to maintain lead over Rangers

Kyogo Furuhashi's dramatic late equaliser earned Celtic a 2-2 draw against Rangers at Ibrox to retain their strong grip on the Scottish Premiership title race.

Fellow Japanese attacker Daizen Maeda opened the scoring for the visitors in the fifth minute after taking advantage of atrocious Gers defending. The Light Blues looked forlorn going down the tunnel at half-time but Ryan Kent curled in an equaliser two minutes after the break before captain James Tavernier slammed in a penalty five minutes later.

However, in the 87th minute, Furuhashi flashed a shot from 12 yards high into the net to keep Ange Postecoglou's side nine points clear of their Glasgow rivals at the top of the table. Following a minute's silence as tribute to the 1971 Ibrox Disaster - which was not perfectly observed - another frenetic and breathless derby commenced.

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