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.