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Celtic grabbed an equaliser on 99 minutes at BroadwoodCeltic head coach Fran Alonso appeared to be headbutted from behind by a member of the Rangers coaching staff following a dramatic 1-1 draw in the Scottish Women’s Premier League.
Talking to Sky Sports, Spaniard Alonso said: “Someone pushed me from behind. I never talked to him the whole game. I was called a little rat, but I don’t know why.”
When asked about incident, Rangers manager Malky Thomson said: “Without me seeing it I wouldn’t comment. If that is the case there will be an investigation and we will look at it.”
Celtic had rescued a point with the last kick of the match by Caitlin Hayes to remain second in the SWPL, eight points behind leaders Glasgow City.
Alonso’s side remain unbeaten against defending champions Rangers this season, with one league meeting to come and one point separating the sides.
Reaction & as it happenedRangers had not hidden the fact that the sting of their last derby defeat was difficult to take. Using that hurt as fuel, they started in positive fashion and Lisa Martinez’s cushioned header was unfortunate to find the side-netting inside the opening two minutes.
Celtic were reduced to playing on the break but carried a threat, and almost went ahead when Natasha Flint charged down goalkeeper Jenna Fife’s kick but the ball skimmed just wide of the empty goal.
While Fife could then afford a wry smile at her luck, Kelly Clark could not as she gifted Rangers their opener.
The Celtic captain’s touch on Emma Watson’s cross saw th
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