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Celtic 1 Rangers 1: Morelos scores his first derby goal in 13th Old Firm game to keep Gers’ unbeaten dreams alive


ALFREDO MORELOS scored his first Old Firm derby goal in 13 attempts to rescue champs Rangers a point against Celtic.

It also kept up Steven Gerrard’s side’s hopes of going the entire season unbeaten having already won the Scottish Premiership.

Alredo Morelos finally got off the mark in an Old Firm derby gameCredit: Getty
The Colombian was in the right place to head Rangers levelCredit: PA

Both sides stood together before kick-off to make a stand against racism after the shocking alleged racist abust aimed at Ger Glen Kamara by Slavia Prague captain Ondrej Kudela.

Elyounoussi deservedly headed Celtic in the 23rd minutes, but fiery striker Morelos equalled things up seven minutes before half-time.

Both sides had their chances in the second period but some smark keeping from Allan McGregor and Scott Bain respectively kept the game at 1-1.

Although no fans attended the game at Celtic Park, the match was played under tight security measures.

Police were deployed across Glasgow to prevent fans from congregating in the city.

Rangers supporters ignored Covid-19 lockdown measures when they gathered outside the club’s Ibrox stadium two weeks ago after clinching their first league title since 2011 and record 55th Scottish crown.

Having won their previous three league games against Celtic, Rangers fell behind in the 23rd minute.

Elyounoussi buried a diving header past goalkeeper McGregor after Odsonne Edouard whipped in an inviting cross.

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Mohamed Elyounoussi had fired Celtic aheadCredit: SNS

Morelos equalised in the 38th minute, nodding the ball into the roof of the net from two metres after Leo Belogun glanced on an inswinging corner.

McGregor pulled off three superb saves in an action-packed first half and denied David Turnbull and Edouard after the interval.

While Ryan Kent forced Celtic keeper Scott Bain into a diving save with a rasping volley.

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