An eagle-eyed Celtic fan has spotted a Hoops supporter blessing himself at Hampben right before Joe Hart saved his penalty.
Football is a broad church and brings out all sorts of different faiths, beliefs and superstitions. After the Celtic support were put through the mill on Saturday afternoon and penalties commenced, even atheists in the crowd might have looked to the heavens for a helping hand!
The clip zoomed in shows the supporter blessing himself and obviously negotiating with the big man upstairs before the ball left the penalty spot.
Joe managed to save it and, in doing so, won the game for Celtic. The fan in question might have just thought his prayer had been answered!
Fucking buckled at the fan in background blessing himself before Joe Hart saves the penalty 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Uyt6x8sFt2
— amc (@AMC__88) April 22, 2024
Celtic fell behind against Aberdeen early on but managed to pull themselves 2-1 in front and looked to be heading for the final. Aberdeen had different plans and scored a late goal to take the game into extra time. Again Celtic took the lead, but with very little time remaining on the clock, the Dons hit back once again, refusing to leave the Hampden stage without a fight.
Penalties it was, and when Celtic took the initiative, Joe Hart shocked everyone in attendance by taking the 5th penalty for the Hoops. The Englishman missed his chance to be the hero from the spot, but he redeemed himself on the goal line. Perhaps with a little help from above!
