"Celtic secured a 4-2 shootout victory after the goalless draw before dozens of their fans invaded the pitch. That sparked an invasion from hundreds of Rangers supporters and missiles were thrown as police and stewards moved to form a barrier. Flares were thrown and some minor skirmishes appeared to take place before order was restored and the 7,500 Celtic fans were left to celebrate alone."
"The Rangers captain, James Tavernier, hit the bar with the first penalty before his fellow substitute Djeidi Gassama blazed over, with Tomas Cvancara then sealing the victory and prompting the chaos. The Celtic striker Daizen Maeda had a goal disallowed for offside following a video assistant referee review, but Martin O'Neill's side otherwise never threatened."
"Statistics showed that Rangers managed 24 shots and they also had a goal wiped out by VAR following an obvious handball by Emmanuel Fernandez. But the hosts struggled to seriously test Viljami Sinisalo and were denied on a number of occasions by some penalty-box blocks."
Celtic progressed to the Scottish Cup semi-finals after defeating Rangers 4-2 on penalties following a goalless 120-minute draw at Ibrox. Despite Rangers registering 24 shots, Celtic's goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo made crucial saves and Rangers' penalty takers James Tavernier and Djeidi Gassama missed. Celtic's Daizen Maeda had a goal disallowed for offside via VAR review. The match erupted into violence when Celtic fans invaded the pitch to celebrate, prompting hundreds of Rangers supporters to follow. Police and stewards formed barriers as flares were thrown and minor skirmishes occurred before order was restored. Celtic fielded a depleted squad missing captain Callum McGregor and Kieran Tierney due to injuries.
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