GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers raised his hands to his head in despair before his own goal crossed the line to give Club Brugge the lead in a Champions League match that ended in a 1-1 draw on Wednesday.
The United States international played a no-look pass back from 10 yards (meters) toward his own net where he thought goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel would be.
Schmeichel was not there, and the ball rolled slowly into the corner of the goal as the veteran Denmark goalkeeper raced helplessly across his line. He narrowly avoided crashing into the goal post.
The unforced error by Carter-Vickers gifted Club Brugge a 26th-minute lead at Celtic Park.
Celtic has impressed in the Champions League this season and earned another point on Japan international Daizen Maeda's goal in the 60th.
The Scottish champion is 20th in the 36-team standings with eight points, which UEFA projected before the season as likely enough to advance to the knockout stage. Celtic is away to Dinamo Zagreb on Dec. 10, with games in January against last-place Young Boys and Aston Villa.
The top eight teams in January go directly to the round of 16 in March, and teams placed from ninth to 24th enter a playoffs round in February. Those two-leg playoffs will decide the other eight round of 16 teams.
Scots give kilt-wearing Club Brugge fans the thumbs up
Many were the Club Brugge fans who opted for Scottish attire to attend Wednesday night’s fixture at Celtic Park. Fans were enthused by the prospect of seeing a great team like Celtic at work at close quarters.
Ahead of the match Ralph Vanden Berghen told VRT: ‘I am very happy that Celtic came out of the draw. Visiting Celtic Park was on my bucket list and if it's at a time when Club is playing, that's a dream come true.’
Ralph’s firend Louis was one of the West Flemish fans kitted out in traditional Scots’ attire: ‘It started as a joke,’ he says, laughing. ‘One of our friends ordered Scottish kilts online. We are combining them with our Club Brugge jerseys. We’ve noticed the Scots appreciate the combination.’
‘We travelled via Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. As a joke the customs asked us to take off our kilts during the checks. We had a blast!’