Rangers 1-1 Celtic: Dramatic SWPL draw ends with apparent headbutt on Fran Alonso

Celtic grabbed an equaliser connected 99 minutes astatine Broadwood

Celtic caput manager Fran Alonso appeared to beryllium headbutted from down by a subordinate of the Rangers coaching unit pursuing a melodramatic 1-1 gully successful the Scottish Women's Premier League.

Talking to Sky Sports, Spaniard Alonso said: "Someone pushed maine from behind. I ne'er talked to him the full game. I was called a small rat, but I don't cognize why."

When asked astir incident, Rangers manager Malky Thomson said: "Without maine seeing it I wouldn't comment. If that is the lawsuit determination volition beryllium an probe and we volition look astatine it."

Celtic had rescued a constituent with the past footwear of the lucifer by Caitlin Hayes to stay 2nd successful the SWPL, 8 points down leaders Glasgow City.

Alonso's broadside stay unbeaten against defending champions Rangers this season, with 1 league gathering to travel and 1 constituent separating the sides.

• Reaction & arsenic it happened

Rangers had not hidden the information that the sting of their past derby decision was hard to take. Using that wounded arsenic fuel, they started successful affirmative manner and Lisa Martinez's cushioned header was unfortunate to find the side-netting wrong the opening 2 minutes.

Celtic were reduced to playing connected the interruption but carried a threat, and astir went up erstwhile Natasha Flint charged down goalkeeper Jenna Fife's footwear but the shot skimmed conscionable wide of the bare goal.

While Fife could past spend a wry grin astatine her luck, Kelly Clark could not arsenic she talented Rangers their opener.

The Celtic captain's interaction connected Emma Watson's transverse saw the shot fizz distant from goalkeeper Pamela Tajonar and into the way of the waiting Brogan Hay, who could not miss the people from adjacent range.

Celtic announced the signing of Kit Loferski conscionable 90 minutes earlier kick-off and, successful a baptism of fire, the American guardant was introduced with 20 minutes to spell successful an effort to inject beingness into the team.

But wide the 2nd fractional lacked quality, with chances fewer and acold betwixt until six further minutes of stoppage clip were signalled.

Rangers came adjacent to sealing the triumph done Jodi McLeary but the substitute could not latch connected to Megan Bell's delivery.

Instead, arsenic the crippled moved into added clip successful added time, determination was a thrilling finale successful store for the Celtic contingent among the 3,134 fans.

Fife came retired to wide the shot connected the borderline of her country but kicked against the onrushing Hayes, allowing the defender to sound the shot into an unguarded net, her 3rd extremity against Rangers this play sparking scenes of chaotic solemnisation from the visiting bench.