Celtic are probably on their way to losing the Scottish champions title and suffering from a bad season, but at least Nir Bitton has gained a small moment of relief. After four years of drought, the Israeli scored in the uniform of his team, which ended in a disappointing 2-2 draw with Livingstone.
Celtic fell behind early in the 15th minute, but managed to complete a makeover thanks to two goals in ten minutes. Muhammad Alionosi was the first to score (28) and Bitton added the second with a kick from an extension after a move in his team’s corner (38), but unfortunately that was not enough because Livingston equalized in the 60th minute. By the way, since the Israeli’s previous goal (against Dundee in December 2016), the Scottish champions have managed to score 537 goals.
⚽️ Nir Bitton has ended a run of 98 apps for Celtic without a goal
Celtic had scored 537 goals since his last goal for the club, against Dundee in December 2016 pic.twitter.com/7ZSmfHAWpK
– Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) January 20, 2021
Meanwhile, after a difficult period of absorption, it seems that Ben Shehar is finding his place: the Israeli striker continued to get the opportunity in the Apoel Nicosia squad – when this time, the Cypriots defeated Apollon Limassol 1: 2. Shehar completed 88 minutes until he was substituted and did not score.
For Nicosia this is their fourth game without a loss, and they enjoyed goals from Georgios Ephraim (8) and Jayce Zahid (78). On Saturday, an interesting “Israeli derby” awaits Apoel, when Shehar’s team will meet Dor Micha’s anorthosis.