Video footage has emerged showing a flare being thrown from the Ibrox pitch into the Celtic end during the disorder that followed Celtic’s penalty shootout victory over Rangers.
The incident was captured on television coverage and subsequently filmed by a supporter nearby, with the footage showing the moment the flare landed in the Broomloan Stand among the Celtic support.
According to accounts of what happened, a Rangers fan who had reached the pitch from the opposite end launched the flare from just beyond the halfway line. It travelled the length of the pitch, clearing the goalposts before landing in the midst of Celtic supporters in the stand below.
The footage captures the moment of panic as the flare hits, with supporters scrambling and dragging themselves away from the area where it landed beneath the seats. The split-second reaction of those nearby, narrowly avoiding being struck, is clearly visible.
Former Celtic midfielder Scott Allan, who was covering the match for radio, said he could barely take in what he was witnessing as the scenes unfolded around him at the ground.