Hapoel Tel-Aviv 2-1 Celtic: With tournament organisers Uefa trialing having an extra official behind each goal for Europa League matches, Johan Verbist (left) and Peter Vervecken are the fifth and sixth officials at the Bloomfield Stadium
Celtic defender Gary Caldwell warms up before kick-off. The Scotland international is deployed in a midfield berth for this opening Group C clash with club captain Stephen McManus returning to the defence and also reclaiming the armband from Caldwell
Georgios Samaras latches on to a terrific through ball by Gary Caldwell and slams the ball into the back of the net to give Celtic a 25th-minute lead. It is the Greek international's third goal of the season and his second in European competition
Samaras is joined by team-mates Scott Brown and Landry N'Guemo to celebrate his opening goal. The goal settles Celtic and they are comfortable for the rest of the first half while their Israeli hosts struggle to force themselves back into the game
Aiden McGeady is tackled by Hapoel Tel-Aviv's Dedi Ben Dayan. Republic of Ireland international McGeady is playing wide on the right with Shaun Maloney on the opposite side in a three-pronged attack spearheaded by goalscorer Georgios Samaras
Aiden McGeady remonstrates with Avihay Yadin after the latter commits a foul. Yadin stopped McGeady in his tracks to halt a dangerous looking Celtic counter attack and was booked for the challenge with McGeady also cautioned for his reaction
Hapoel Tel-Aviv improve dramatically after the break and are rewarded when Nemanja Vucicivic (far right) blasts home the equaliser in the 75th minute after Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc fails to clear Samuel Yeboah's dangerous low cross
It gets worse for the visitors as the Israeli side take the lead in the 88th minute through Maaran Lala's goal. Artur Boruc, Gary Caldwell and Glenn Loovens look on in disappointment knowing there is little time left to level the scores
The Hapoel Tel-Aviv players celebrate at the final whistle with the dramatic turnaround giving them an early three points in the competition. The Israeli side visit Hamburg in their next Europa League match, with the Germans having lost to Rapid Vienna
Celtic manager Tony Mowbray cuts a forlorn figure on the sidelines after having watched his side surrender a lead. It has turned out to be a frustrating evening for the former West Brom boss and Celtic will look to recover against Rapid Vienna in October
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