As Celtic destroyed Dundee, Simon Donnelly felt Adam Idah had delivered a “punch” in a heated dispute.
The champions dominated Tony Docherty’s 10-man team at Celtic Park, establishing a commanding 6-0 lead at halftime at Parkhead. It was a Scottish Premiership saunter for the winners. Even though Celtic had a five-goal lead with to goals from Idah, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Matt O’Riley, Daizen Maeda, and Greg Taylor, supporters were uneasy after the Ireland captain got into a physical altercation with Ricki Lamie.
Idah was flagged offside and appeared to be pushed over by the Dundee defender as he trudged back up the pitch. The striker then reacted angrily and shoved Lamie to the ground – which saw referee Matthew MacDermid reach for the yellow card with VARrefusing to intervene in the flashpoint – while Lamie avoided going into the book for his part in the incident.
“You see the experienced players going over and having a word. I think I saw Joe Hart go over. He just needs to calm himself down because he is a boy on form. He popped up at a crucial time. He has been a real find and has scored important goals for Celtic. So nothing silly second half.”
