Johnny Kenny gave the defending champions a first-half lead and when Thelo Aasgaard was then sent off it looked like they were going to stroll to victory - but Danny Rohl’s men fought back brilliantly and levelled through a James Tavernier penalty.

It finished 1-1 at the end of the 90 minutes. Howeevr, the Parkhead club progressed to the final against St Mirren next month after McGregor netted a long-range effort and Osmand, who had never scored in senior football, turned in a Kieran Tierney pass.

Rohl, who was experiencing the world-famous fixture for the first time, can be proud of how his players conducted themselves. They gave their followers hope that better times lie had in future.

That said, the fallout to this game will centre around the refusal by referee Nick Walsh to send off Celtic centre-half Auston Trusty for kicking the head of Jack Butland at the end of opening 45 minutes.

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