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Celtic secured a world-record eighth treble as they defeated Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Hampden in the Scottish Cup final.
With speculation swirling around Parkhead boss Ange Postecoglou over his potential move to fill the managerial hotseat at Tottenham, this was a successful – if not always sparkling – end to the campaign.
Having already clinched back-to-back league titles and the League Cup earlier in the season, Celtic lifted the last piece of silverware thanks to Kyogo Furuhashi’s first-half close-range strike and substitute Liel Abada’s second half effort.
They were made to sweat when Inverness substitute Daniel MacKay headed the Highlanders back into the contest with six minutes remaining.
But Celtic’s two-goal cushion was restored when Jota fired home and they sealed the trophy. All eyes will now be on Australian Postecoglou to see if he decides to head to North London and take the job at Spurs.
For Inverness, this was always going to be a tough ask. Billy Dodds’ second-tier team had not played a competitive match since May 5 when their Championship season ended with a 2-1 home loss to Ayr United and they missed out on a place in the promotion play-offs.
Without any serious minutes under their belts, the Highlanders did well to contain an off-the-pace Celtic team until the opener on 38 minutes. A brief spark and
