Hatate orchestrates Europa League comeback
Reo Hatate scored one and set up another as Celtic earned a 3-1 comeback victory over Feyenoord in the Europa League.
Martin O'Neill's side started strongly but missed a golden chance in the opening 10 minutes to take the lead when a corner fell to Luke McCowan, but he rattled the crossbar.
It was made to pay for that miss when Sem Steijn beat the offside trap to square in Ayase Ueda, who guided a low shot past Kasper Schmeichel and in off the right post.
Yang Hyun-Jun levelled after Hatate hooked a looping cross into the far post, and the South Korean volleyed a first-time effort with the outside of his right boot into the roof of the net.
Schmeichel smothered another Ueda effort shortly after, and Hatate gave Celtic the lead in the 43rd minute. Daizen Maeda put the pressure on Timon Wellenreuther, whose slack backpass went straight to Hatate, who slotted into the empty net.
Feyenoord pushed for an equaliser, with Gaoussou Diarra rising highest to send a header against Schmeichel's crossbar, and Robin van Persie sent on his son Shaqueel as their search continued.
Just moments later, substitute Benjamin Nygren fired in Celtic's third off the underside of the crossbar from Maeda's pullback to move Celtic up to 17th in the table and earn their first away win in Europe in over four years.
