Sport / Football / Scottish Cup Bottle of Buckfast thrown at Celtic winger Scott Sinclair during cup tie against Hibs By Ross Crae March 2, 2019, 7:13 pm © SNS Group / Rob Casey Referee Willie Collum removes a bottle from the pitch, which was thrown from the stands Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Celtic winger Scott Sinclair had a bottle of Buckfast thrown at him while taking a corner in this evening’s Scottish Cup tie against Hibs. Play was stopped momentarily as referee Willie Collum retrieved the missile, which looked to have been thrown by home fans in the East Stand. The match commander at Easter Road was informed of the incident. After James Forrest opened the scoring minutes later, a flare was also thrown onto the pitch, this time from away fans in the South Stand. Celtic won the cup tie 2-0, progressing to the semi-finals of the competition. Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe
