Celtic fans were reminiscing over Craig Bellamy’s stunning hat-trick against Dundee United which took place over 15 years ago.
The former Wales international scored a brilliant trio of goals as the Hoops had a topsy-turvy encounter with the Terrors. His first goal may have been the best of the bunch as he smashed home a stunning strike from the right-hand side of the penalty box. Bellamy’s second came from a pass right through the centre of the pitch as he chipped the ball into the back of the net.
One fan called the strikes ‘unreal’.
Unreal hat-trick that day 🍀🍀🍀
— Michael Tiernan 🏴🏴🍀🍀🍀 (@michael_tiernan) March 19, 2020
The Welshman’s third proved to be just as simple as his second with the retired attacker slotting home after Chris Sutton flicked on the ball. Overall, he had a great spell with the Glasgow outfit, scoring seven times in 12 league appearances (via Soccerbase). Supporters remembered the hat-trick with fondness as they took to Twitter to react to a video of the 2005 match. Here is a selection of tweets:
One of the finest hatricks
— Sean McGarvey (@Seannyho) March 19, 2020
What a day!!!
— Padraig B (@paddyb1888) March 19, 2020
@sandy_sturrock some day
— Chris Cappie (@chriscappieee) March 19, 2020
One of the finest hat tricks I’ve seen from a Celtic player
— Stephen McLaughlin (@BhoyPapa) March 19, 2020
Baller
— Enda Taylor (@loftyhoops1) March 19, 2020
Some display from him. Class player. Rab Douglas? Not so.
— Eddie van Coupon (@coupon_eddie) March 19, 2020
Celtic fans, what did you make of Bellamy’s hat-trick? Let us know your thoughts below!
