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Celtic Win on Late VAR Penalty After 12‑Minute Fan Boycott, Return to Premiership Summit

Fan groups escalate no-confidence demands over recruitment policy, citing repeated Champions League failures.

Overview

  • About half of the 3,500 travelling support delayed entry by 12 minutes at Rugby Park to protest the board.
  • A VAR review overturned a corner to award a stoppage-time handball penalty, a decision Kilmarnock disputed.
  • Debutant Kelechi Iheanacho converted the last‑kick spot‑kick to seal a 2-1 victory and move Celtic top on goal difference.
  • New signing Sebastian Tounekti drew strong reviews on his first start, while Marcelo Saracchi crossed for Daizen Maeda’s opener.
  • Chants and banners of “sack the board” continued after full time, with coordinated groups seeking the removal of CEO Michael Nicholson, CFO Chris McKay and chairman Peter Lawwell following a large fan survey and joint statement.