Celtic's European woes continue with defeat to Ferencvaros

[p]Looking to turn over a new leaf after their 3-0 Scottish League Cup humiliation at Rangers’ hands, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celtic/QFKRRD8M/"]Celtic[/a] dominated the ball early on, leading to opportunities for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/forrest-james/bos8vZBt/"]James Forrest[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duran-camilo/ABRdHg6i/"]Camilo Duran[/a].[/p][p]But the Scottish champions didn’t take their chances, and were hit by a sucker punch after 20 minutes.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dele/Iqit72gJ/"]Bamidele Yusuf[/a] (Dele) drove inside from the right, and his fierce left-foot cross-shot took a heavy deflection off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scales-liam/ziyQvljU/"]Liam Scales[/a] as the ball flew into the bottom left-hand corner, giving the visitors a surprise lead.[/b][/p][p]And that lead nearly became something more substantial moments later, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinisalo-viljami/zqRkeKv7/"]Viljami Sinisalo[/a] smartly kept out a low shot from former Celtic winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arzani-daniel/QPynVbP4/"]Daniel Arzani[/a].[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="89d184be-1a17-4ec4-a121-75964ccfaf23" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="4580bc7b-4b3d-46a3-9f7c-532471a3f04b" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b]It was a difficult watch at times for the Parkhead faithful, but after struggling to create clear-cut chances, Celtic dragged themselves level via a flowing move down their left. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sorensen-oliver/xxwZpZf9/"]Oliver Sorensen[/a], Forrest and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tierney-kieran/Qm0l3aod/"]Kieran Tierney[/a] combined, and the latter crossed for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/baur-mika/Wdl4GSQq/"]Mika Baur[/a] to sweep home left-footed.[/b][/p][p][b]However, Celtic Park had barely finished celebrating when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ferencvaros/pKS9M7R7/"]Ferencvaros[/a] retook the lead with the final touch of the half.  Yusuf twisted his way down the right and found [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zachariassen-kristoffer/0nASEtEp/"]Kristoffer Zachariassen[/a] inside the six-yard box, allowing the Hungarian outfit’s captain and top scorer to apply an instinctive back-heeled finish to stun the home crowd. [/b][/p][p]Celtic brought on record signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hogh-kasper/2F4SDVzP/"]Kasper Hogh[/a] at the break but it was ex-Celtic man Arzani who provided the decisive impact early in the second half to extend the visitors’ lead.[/p][p][b]The Australian, who didn't score during an injury-hit spell in Glasgow, cut onto his right foot following a fast counter-attack before rifling a stunning effort into the top corner from 20 yards.[/b][/p][p]Martin O'Neill eventually called for the cavalry, including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nygren-benjamin/WCHWGOvf/"]Benjamin Nygren[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tounekti-sebastian/Cbq96pm8/"]Sebastian Tounekti[/a].[/p][p]Nygren curled an effort inches wide while Tounekti tested [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/varga-adam/dvsnLoTf/"]Adam Varga[/a] as Celtic tried to claw their way back into proceedings.[/p][p]Varga then gifted the ball to Nygren, who lifted the ball agonisingly wide from 25 yards with the goal gaping. [/p][image alt="Momentum" id="c3b1cd0a-d6be-4756-82d4-6a4af854c53e" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1f1ddf6c-6daf-4252-bbd2-6d536984fed5" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]With the wounds of that UEFA Champions League qualification playoff collapse in Linz perhaps still too fresh, Celtic were ultimately taught a harsh lesson in finishing, despite some flashes of promise.[/p][p]They must now move on quickly, with the first league Old Firm match of the season on Sunday lunchtime looming large.[/p][p]Meanwhile, Ferencvaros will take a lot of encouragement from this, even though they’ve now kept just one clean sheet across their last 10 away fixtures in the UEL proper.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dele/Iqit72gJ/"]Dele[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ferencvaros/pKS9M7R7/"]Ferencvaros[/a])[/b][/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/celtic-QFKRRD8M/ferencvaros-pKS9M7R7/summary/stats/?mid=dMmPQb7e"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore[/a][/h2][infobox id="c134a416-a81e-4aa8-9dc0-5a1a0f9322e0" /]