Kyogo Furuhashi’s goal sparked Celtic into life in the first halfCeltic “made it hard for themselves” as their seven-point Scottish Premiership lead came under threat in a narrow win over Motherwell, said Ange Postecoglou.The Parkhead side cantered to a 4-0 League Cup win at Fir Park a month ago, but needed a first-half Kyogo Furuhashi tap-in to ignite them here.The game looked over as a contest when Daizen Maeda rifled a thumping second with six minutes to play, only for Ross Tierney’s goal moments later to cause the exodus of home fans to be stemmed in hope of a grandstand finish.Motherwell – who remain in ninth – caused Celtic some heart-stopping moments during a pulsating 90 minutes, but it wasn’t enough to bring about the visitors’ first midweek league defeat since May 2016.”We didn’t get into any sort of rhythm, especially in the first half. We complicated things and made it difficult for ourselves. But we found a way to win again,” said Postecoglou.”Part of the strength of this team is the character and resilience. Subs coming on are important and they all made a contribution. Daizen was raring to go and I’m really pleased he got his goal.”Sign up for Motherwell news & reactionAll you need to know about Celtic from the BBCThe first of those moments came before the plumes of smoke drifting from the away end at Fir Park had fully dispersed. A Stephen O’Donnell through ball unleashed Kevin van Veen. Bursting through the smoke and Celtic… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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