Substitute Kelechi Iheanacho fired home an added time penalty to give Celtic a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock at the Rugby Park on Sunday,reports Completesports.com.
Iheanacho, who linked up with the Scottish Premiership champions on a free transfer at the start of the month was handed his debut in the thrilling contest.
The Nigeria international was named among the substitutes by manager Brendan Rodgers.
The 28-year-old took the place of Daizen Maeda 20 minutes from time.
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Daizen Maeda nodded home the opening goal for Celtic from inside the box in the 55th minute following an excellent delivery from Marcelo Saracchi.
Kilmarnock levelled the game from a corner-kick, with David Watson powering a header beyond Kasper Schmeichel.
Celtic were awarded a penalty for handball following a VAR check.
Iheanacho stepped up to take the spot-kick and fired it high in to the net with the last kick of the game, giving the Hoops a 2-1 win and maintaining their unbeaten start to the Premiership season.
By Adeboye Amosu