Celtic lost 1-3 to Ferencvaros in the Liga Europa after a brief equalizer was undone by two away goals either side of half-time. The visitors took their chances at Celtic Park even as the home side saw more of the ball.

Match Summary

Bamidele Isa Yusuf had Ferencvaros in front after 20 minutes, Kristoffer Zachariassen the provider. Celtic stayed in the contest, and Mika Baur leveled in the 44th minute with help from Kieran Tierney. The reply barely registered. Zachariassen restored the lead a minute later, Yusuf switching to the assist, and Celtic went in behind.

Daniel Arzani scored two minutes into the second half, Yusuf involved again, and the visitors led 1-3. That spell, Celtic's goal wrapped by three from Ferencvaros between the 20th minute and the 47th, decided the night. The rest of the second half belonged to the home side in territory. Celtic kept hunting a way back and piled up corners, yet they did not pull one back. Late yellow cards for Jonathan Levi and Attila Osváth were footnotes as Ferencvaros closed the match at 1-3.

Key Moments

Leveling so close to the interval looked like a platform. The immediate concession meant Celtic never played from 1-1 with time to regroup, and they restarted still a goal down.

The finish two minutes into the second half then opened a two-goal gap before Celtic could impose the possession they would finish with. From that point the home side needed two replies they never produced, despite 11 corners to 3.

Yusuf's involvement in the away attack, a goal and two assists, turned one opening into a cluster. The late bookings did not change a result that had been settled just after the restart.

Match Statistics

The numbers showed a territorial game that still went the other way. Celtic had 62 percent possession and 11 corners to Ferencvaros's 38 percent and 3 corners. Shots finished 14 each, but Ferencvaros put 6 on target to Celtic's 4. The visitors were shown 2 yellow cards, Celtic none, and there were no red cards.

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