Celtic 5-0 Morton: Kyogo hits 20 goals for the season as hosts progress in Scottish Cup
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Kyogo Furuhashi moved on to 20 goals for the season as Celtic sailed through to the last 16 of the Scottish Cup with a comfortable win over second-tier Morton.
Aaron Mooy’s controversial penalty, awarded for handball against Efe Ambrose after a VAR review, put Celtic in front and Kyogo Furuhashi quickly doubled their advantage.
David Turnbull’s tidy finish and another from Kyogo strike had the hosts four up at the break and Mooy struck his second late on.
It means Ange Postecoglou’s side are the first to claim a place in Sunday’s draw.
It was Morton who started the brighter in Glasgow’s east end.
The long throw-ins of Lewis Strapp were particularly potent, with the left-back starting and finishing a move that drew a save from Joe Hart and offered encouragement to the travelling fans.
Another Morton set play, a corner, allowed a free header for Jack Baird, but Celtic cleared.
Liel Abada tried to take matters into his own hands at the other end and found his route to goal blocked. However, a lengthy VAR review ensued with Abada’s shot having deflected off Baird on to the arm of former Celtic defender Ambrose.
Referee Kevin Clancy pointed to the spot and Mooy finished confidently. The shaking of Morton manager Dougie Imrie’s head communicated his feelings on the penalty award, which came in one of only three ties this round to use VAR.
Abada and Ambrose were also involved in Celtic’s second, with the defender conceding possession and Kyogo receiving Abada’s pass to finish in the inside right channel.
Strapp could not convert an inviting chance moments later, instead fouling Alastair Johnston in the process and Abada continued to torment Morton with a shot over.
And Turnbull all but ended the contest with a superbly-struck shot from the edge of the box after Abada and Kyogo combined to set up the Scotland midfielder.
The hosts just kept coming and Grant Gillespie miscued while attempting to clear Abada’s cross and Kyogo took advantage with a shot high past goalkeeper Brian Schwake.
Postecoglou gave Tomoki Iwata a debut as a half-time replacement for Callum McGregor, and Mooy was inches away from doubling his tally for the day with a strike off a post from close range before Turnbull tested Schwake soon after.
Abada claimed for another handball after his cross was cut out by Ambrose. The ball did strike the defender’s supporting arm as he slid to the ground and a corner was awarded.
Johnston’s first Celtic goal almost arrived after intricate passing with Mooy, Schwake smothering the close-range shot.
But a fifth goal arrived when Haksabanovic found Mooy in the six-yard box and the Australian finished ruthlessly.
Player of the match – Liel Abada 
The winger (left) was involved in Celtic’s four first-half goals and rarely let Morton rest Line-ups Celtic
Formation 4-3-3
1Hart
2Johnston4Starfelt18Kobayashi25Bernabei
13Mooy42McGregor14Turnbull
11Abada8Furuhashi38Maeda
Substitutes
Morton
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Schwake
23Grimshaw5Baird12Ambrose3Strapp
21Gillespie8Blues
10Quitongo14Crawford11Miller
9Muirhead
Substitutes
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Match ends, Celtic 5, Morton 0.
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Second Half ends, Celtic 5, Morton 0.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Efe Ambrose.
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Attempt missed. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt O’Riley.
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Attempt blocked. Matt O’Riley (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
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Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Lewis McGrattan (Morton).
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Attempt missed. Bosun Lawal (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Alex King.
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Substitution, Celtic. Bosun Lawal replaces Carl Starfelt.
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Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Alex King.
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Attempt blocked. Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
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Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Celtic).
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Robbie Crawford (Morton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Goal! Celtic 5, Morton 0. Aaron Mooy (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
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Substitution, Morton. Michael Garrity replaces Calvin Miller.
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Corner, Morton. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
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Sead Haksabanovic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Celtic
Squad number1Player nameHart
Squad number2Player nameJohnston
Squad number4Player nameStarfelt
Squad number18Player nameKobayashi
Squad number25Player nameBernabei
Squad number13Player nameMooy
Squad number42Player nameMcGregor
Squad number14Player nameTurnbull
Squad number11Player nameAbada
Squad number8Player nameFuruhashi
Squad number38Player nameMaeda
Squad number9Player nameHaksabanovic
Squad number24Player nameIwata
Squad number33Player nameO’Riley
Squad number49Player nameForrest
Squad number50Player nameLawal
Greenock Morton
Squad number1Player nameSchwake
Squad number23Player nameGrimshaw
Squad number5Player nameBaird
Squad number12Player nameEfe Ambrose
Squad number3Player nameStrapp
Squad number21Player nameGillespie
Squad number8Player nameBlues
Squad number10Player nameQuitongo
Squad number14Player nameCrawford
Squad number11Player nameMiller
Squad number9Player nameMuirhead
Squad number4Player nameO’Connor
Squad number7Player nameRoy
Squad number17Player nameMcGrattan
Squad number18Player nameGarrity
Squad number25Player nameKing