Joy for Brendan Rodgers as Moussa Dembele delivers at the death for Celtic

Celtic 2 Astana 1 (Celtic win 3-2 on agg)

Joy for Brendan Rodgers as Moussa Dembele delivers at the death for Celtic

The third qualifying tie had swung towards Brendan Rodgers’ side after the 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan and striker Leigh Griffiths, who levelled in the Astana Arena, scored from the spot on the stroke of half-time before substitute Agim Ibraimi levelled with an opportunist long-range effort.

However, in stoppage time, French forward Dembele, on for James Forrest, slammed in a penalty after he had been tripped by Igor Shitov, who was sent packing by Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs for a second booking, with Dmitri Shomko following him amid the mayhem.

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