Throughout a season, several moments stick out as key. For Celtic in 2023/24, Adam Idah’s braces at Fir Park and Easter Road were colossal, but it is difficult to forget Kyogo Furuhashi’s thunderous strike at Ibrox in September.
Off the back of a league cup loss to Kilmarnock and a goalless home draw against St. Johnstone, the Hoops were in somewhat of an early-season crisis.
This, combined with Brendan Rodgers having numerous injury issues to deal with, meant the odds were stacked against the champions for the first league derby of the campaign.
Despite this and having no away fans at Ibrox, the Celts rallied and came away deserved 1-0 victors.
Kyogo got the crucial goal in first-half stoppage time, the electric Japanese frontman latching on to a powerful Matt O’Riley header.
Just outside the box, the 29-year-old lashed the ball into the bottom corner past a helpless Jack Butland.
His strike silenced the home fans, and Alistair Johnston has given a hilarious insight into what he remembers from the iconic goal. “You could literally hear Kyogo giggling”, he said (Official Celtic FC Podcast).
“It was hilarious. It was so quiet, it felt as if you were doing something wrong. It’s a funny feeling.”
