150 not out – but very much in for Kyogo

What better way to celebrate your 150th Celtic game than with a 4-1 win that featured your 80th goal for the club against a team you have a happy knack of scoring against. That’s exactly what Kyogo did tonight in the 4-1 win at Tynecastle that took the unbeaten Celts clear at the top of the table on 34 points to the 31 of Aberdeen and the 23 of Rangers. The scoreline, the goals, the celebrations and the widened gap, though, looked to be out of grasp as the team trudged off at half-time with the home side the happier of the two with the 0-0 score and unlucky not to be ahead. That all turned, though, and it was Kyogo who started the sea change with a typical strike from the Japanese forward and that was added to by a wonder-goal by Nicolas Kuhn and two for good measure from Adam Idah. Kyogo told Celtic TV after the game: “The first half was very difficult, but in the second half I could get the balls and we had a good performance.” And on the 150-game landmark, he added: ‘I’m delighted to reach that milestone at such a big club, and I’ve still got some work to do which I want to make the most of.’ Kyogo and his team-mates will have little time to celebrate, though, as attention now turns to Wednesday and the visit of Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League. The striker said: “First of all we need to have a good rest, then we will prepare ourselves for the game, and like the fans we are looking forward to the game and we want to get a good result for them.”FixturesHeart of Midlothian Vs. Celtic – Sat, Nov 23rd 2024, 19:45