Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi scored a hat trick Sunday in an outstanding home debut for Celtic, helping manager Ange Postecoglou earn his first Scottish Premier League victory with a 6-0 thrashing of Dundee.
The 26-year-old Furuhashi, who transferred from Vissel Kobe in the J-League first division last month, opened his SPL account in the 20th minute at Celtic Park and bagged his second five minutes later.
Kyogo Furuhashi (L) scores a hat trick in a home debut for Celtic on Aug. 8, 2021, in a Scottish Premier League victory against Dundee. (Kyodo)
He brought up his hat trick in the 67th minute with a superb finish off a through ball from Ryan Christie, capping off a man-of-the-match performance.
"It's just a beginning...work hard and together we can go higher," Furuhashi tweeted following the match.
Postecoglou said he was sure Furuhashi, the J-League's leading scorer this season, would "add something special" to the Glasgow club.
"He got three goals and probably could have got a couple more, but his defensive work was also outstanding," the former Yokohama F Marinos and Australian national team boss said.
The rousing win in front of 24,500 fans is a welcome result for Postecoglou following a rocky start to his Celtic tenure. The club crashed out of the Champions League qualifiers and lost to Hearts in the opening round of the SPL.
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