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Leon Balogun sees red in Scotland as Celtic edge Rangers in Old Firm derby

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2 years ago

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

Leon Balogun sees red in Scotland as Celtic edge Rangers in Old Firm derby

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria defender, Leon Balogun was sent off during Rangers 2-1 loss to Celtic in the Old Firm derby on Saturday.

Celtic had the upper hand in the Scottish Premiership game after Paulo Bernardo gave them the lead in the 25th minute.

Kyogo Furuhashi doubled the lead for the host two minutes into the second half.

Bad turned to worse for Rangers in the 71st minute when Balogun received a straight red card after a harsh tackle.

The red was Balogun’s second for Rangers and first during his second stint with the club in the league.

James Tavernier reduced the deficit for the visitors in the 88th minute but it wasn’t enough.

Celtic held on to the lead and extended their leadership gap over Rangers at the top of the log.

It is now an eight-point gap for Celtic over Rangers on the Scottish Premiership table.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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