Bhoys snatch late win as VAR penalty seals it | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Celtic beat Motherwell 3-2 at Fir Park. Elliot Watt put Motherwell ahead in the 17th minute with a left-footed strike from outside the box. Daizen Maeda levelled (41.) and Benjamin Nygren put the Bhoys ahead (58.), but Liam Gordon equalised (85.) before VAR confirmed the spot kick in the seventh minute of second half stoppage time that Kelechi Iheanacho converted in the ninth minute of second half stoppage time. Motherwell had 15 attempts to the Hoops' 10 and five on target to three, but the visitors' late composure told. The Bhoys stay second and host Hearts next, while Motherwell, fourth, visit Hibernian.

Player of the Match: Kelechi Iheanacho decided the contest with a penalty in second half stoppage time after coming on, producing two shots and winning three possessions in a 20-minute cameo.

Stat of the Match: The Hoops produced 39 clearances, signalling how much defending they had to do late on.

Three Things We Learned: Motherwell out-shot the visitors 15 to 10 and hit five efforts on target to three, but still came up short. Yang Hyun-Jun's service mattered again, providing the assist for Benjamin Nygren's strike before making way late on. The decisive moment hinged on VAR, with the spot kick confirmed after Auston Trusty drew a foul from Sam Nicholson and Iheanacho applied the finish.