Oh Hyun-gyu (22) contributed to the victory by digesting 15 minutes in his home debut match for Celtic, a Scottish professional soccer team.
Celtic won 3-0 in a home game against Livingston FC in the 24th round of the Scottish Premiership in the 2022-2023 season held at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland on the 2nd (Korean time).
Striker Oh Hyeon-kyu was replaced by Japanese goal scorer Kyogo Furuhashi in the 30th minute of the second half when the team was leading 3-0.
Oh Hyun-gyu, who made his Celtic debut in the league match against Dundee United immediately before the away match, showed that he was smoothly integrating into the team by making his debut at his home stadium by playing in two consecutive games.
Celtic’s proud ‘Japan Connection’ collaborated on the victory. 스포츠토토
In the 29th minute of the first half, Japanese midfielder Leo Hatate assisted Greg Taylor’s opening goal.
Daizen Maeda, who tasted goals as a member of the Japanese national team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scored additional goals in the 33rd minute and Kyogo in the 47th minute.
Kyogo maintained the sole lead in the league scoring rankings with the 18th goal of the season. The gap with second place Lawrence Shanklund (16 goals, Hurt) is two goals.
Recording an overwhelming record of 22 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, Celtic led the league (67 points).
They are nine points ahead of rivals and second-placed (58 points) Celtic Glasgow.
Celtic are undefeated in 17 matches (16 wins, 1 draw) in the league, including the last 4 wins.
Oh Hyun-gyu, who played for Suwon Samsung in the domestic K-League 1 last year, signed a five-year contract on the 25th of last month and wore a Celtic uniform.
