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The National (Scotland)
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Joe Donnelly

Tony Ralston's brilliant flag day goal is best viewed at pitch level

Anthony Ralston is the epitome of hard working at Celtic, with the right-sided full-back coming off the bench on Sunday to net his side's fourth of the afternoon.

Despite overcoming Kilmarnock 4-0, as cliché as it sounds, the hosts might have scored more on a day where they dominated their opposition in all areas of the pitch.

Since re-entering the squad on a regular basis under former manager Ange Postecoglou at the beginning of the 2021/22 campaign, Ralston has fought hard for minutes on the pitch and has given everything whenever called upon.


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That determination was underlined in the way he took his goal at the weekend – driving forward from the heart of Celtic's defence in support of teammates Callum McGregor and Matt O'Riley, before being first to react to the loose ball forced by Kyogo Furuhashi's low drive from range.

Taking the ball first time, Ralston fired the ball home with a side-footed effort in a move that all looks infinitely better when filmed behind the goal at pitch level.

By way of the club's recurring 'Unique Angle' series – as posted to the official Celtic FC YouTube channel – here's that in motion: 

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