Celtic overcame Hearts this evening in the Sottish League Cup semi-final, Brendan Rodgers' men prevailing 3-0 after the game was goalless at half time.
One man who didn't make it to the break was Celtic's Eboue Kouassi, the Ivorian midfielder was substituted on 26 minutes, but not before Hearts forward Steven MacLean got up close and personal with him during a corner.
MacLean clearly appears to grab Kouassi's *ahem* bollocks, before the Celtic player collapses to the ground in pain:
Happy to confirm the beautiful game is still alive and well in Scotland pic.twitter.com/ALPNfj9s7E
— Saul Anderson (@SaulAnderson1) October 28, 2018
MacLean evoking the memory of Vinnie Jones and this infamous incident:
— Andy (@1872andy) October 28, 2018
The Hearts captain may face retrospective punishment for his actions, Eboue remonstrated with the officials in the aftermath of the clash but referee Willie Collum had missed the incident.
Goals from Jerome Sinclair, James Forrest and Ryan Christie secured the win on the day with the pick of the bunch coming from Christie, who stroked home from long range on 72 minutes:
