Celtic vs. Leicester City: Score and Reaction from 2016 ICC

Premier League champions Leicester City secured a penalty shootout victory over Celtic after a 1-1 draw in normal time in the International Champions Cup (ICC).

Riyad Mahrez netted within seconds of the second-half whistle, but Leicester were pinned back when Eoghan O’Connell found the corner from long range on 60 minutes.

After five perfect penalties from each side, James Forrest was the first to be denied after a big palm away by Kasper Schmeichel as Daniel Amartey downed the Scottish league winners.

The Champions of English and Scottish football locked horns north of the border in the first match of the USA/Europe section of the ICC. 

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers—who faced a rocky start to his managerial career in Scotland following a humiliating defeat in the UEFA Europa League to Gibraltan opposition—came up against an English outfit for the first time since Liverpool sacked him.

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri named a near-full-strength side at Celtic Park, including Mahrez, Danny Drinkwater and new signing Nampalys Mendy.

John Hartson felt the fixture would provide his former club with a true test of their potential:

Real test for Celtic today versus Premier League Champions Leicester City.. The team need these games decent opposition! ?

— John Hartson (@JohnHartson10) July 23, 2016

With 11 minutes on the clock, the Foxes should have opened the scoring. Algerian winger Mahrez embarked upon a fine dribble before setting up England’s Euro 2016 absentee Drinkwater on the right of midfield. The defensive-minded playmaker swept a dangerous ball behind Celtic’s back four towards Leonardo Ulloa, but the Argentine attack could only shoot wide of …

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