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Celtic FC striker Yang Hyun-jun (24) suffered a shocking comeback defeat despite recording his first assist of the season, failing to advance to the "celebration of stars."
On the 26th (Korea time), Celtic FC lost heavily 1-5 after extra time in an away match against LASK (Austria) at Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, Austria, for the second leg of the 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualification play-offs.
Having secured a decisive 3-0 victory in the first home leg, Celtic FC was eliminated with an aggregate score of 4-5, missing out on a ticket to the group stage. Consequently, Celtic FC will move to the next-tier tournament, the UEFA Europa League (UEL), while LASK will make history by reaching the UCL group stage for the first time in club history.
Starting as a left winger that day, Yang Hyun-jun played a key role by leading the opening goal in the 21st minute of the first half. After breaking through on the left flank, he delivered a cutback toward the center, which Callum McGregor finished with a left-footed shot. This marked Yang Hyun-jun's first assist of the season.
With this goal, Celtic FC took a 4-0 aggregate lead, making their advancement to the group stage look highly likely. However, LASK launched a fierce counterattack. Starting with Moses Usoor's consolation goal in the 32nd minute of the first half, LASK saw Robert Ljubičić score in the 3rd minute of the second half and Samuel Adeniran net another in the 13th minute of the second half, closing the gap to an aggregate 3-4.
Facing a crisis, Celtic FC used all five substitution cards consecutively. Yang Hyun-jun was also substituted off in the 18th minute of the second half, replaced by Sebastian Toivonen. However, Celtic FC conceded a header equalizer from Florian Flecker in the 45th minute of the second half, forcing the match into extra time.
The winner of extra time was LASK. In the 4th minute of the second half of extra time, Adeniran, who had scored earlier, unleashed a surprise long-range shot to score the go-ahead winning goal, ending what seemed like an unbelievable 4-5 comeback victory for LASK.
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