It was a quiet first half, with Celtic in control but despite having opportunities, they were unable to find the breakthrough. The most notable event was the travelling supporters entering Rugby Park in the 12th minute, in protest of Celtic's board. The deadlock was eventually broken in the 56th minute after Marcelo Saracchi cross into the box found Daizen Maeda, who headed into the bottom corner.
The debutant Kelechi Iheanacho scored a last-gasp penalty as mutinous Celtic fans were left celebrating a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock that moved them back to the top of the Premiership. After a summer in which the club were widely deemed to have failed to adequately bolster their squad in the summer before crashing out of the Champions League at the hands of Kairat Almaty, angry supporters held a crisis meeting last week and decided to boycott the opening 12 minutes of the Rugby Park fixture.
