Celtic secured a place in the Champions League with an own goal from Young Boys on a night of disallowed goals, missed consequences and red card drama at Parkhead.
The Hoops knew a win against the side bottom of the table would all but guarantee a play-off place and Kyogo thought he had given them the dream start only for his strike to be ruled out for offside.
Callum McGregor’s foul saw the Japan striker denied again before he had a third goal ruled out, again for offside, as they dominated against a side who have yet to pick up a point in this season’s Champions League.
Luck was not on the side of Celtic with a poor penalty of Arne Engels stored without problems after Greg Taylor knocked down the area before the break.
Auston Trusty hit the bar before Kasper Schmeichel produced a brilliant double save to deny the youngsters, but their fortunes turned when Loris Benito turned Adam Idah’s ball into his to spark wild celebrations.
Celtic have Daizen Maeda sent off for a late, pointless challenge as they progressed to the knockout stages with a game to spare.
A draw would have left Celtic potentially wanting a result at Villa Park next Wednesday, however, due past purpose propelled them to 18th place, on 12 numbers with Juventus, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
A win at Birmingham next week would likely see Celtic clinch one of the play-off places, should they finish in the top eight and go straight into the last 16.
The late slice of luck was no less than Celtic deserved for a performance that was full of verve for 60 minutes. Midfielders Callum McGregor, Engels and Hatate dominated play and Celtic found spaces through the visiting back four right from the start.
Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn were outdoors regularly, but deliveries did not decrease for Furuhashi.
The first goal of the Japanese striker was produced six minutes after a pass from Engels and Kuhn temporarily took place after a McGregor pass, but saw his diverted shot after overcoming the 3 men.
Hatate and Furuhashi took advantage of partial opportunities before Kasper Schmeichel stopped in the first part to overcome the 25 -yard shot by Joel Monteiro.
Furuhashi then scored two goals in two minutes just after the 30-minute mark. The first came first after McGregor robbed Niasse and put the centre-forward at the goalkeeper’s feet, but Norwegian referee Rohit Saggi penalised the Celtic captain for a foul after a VAR review.
Furuhashi then marked the back after converting the maeda crossover from a short distance.
Engels’ weak penalty was saved in the 41st minute after Taylor removed his top, however, the Belgian shook the miss to create several set piece chances before the break. Furuhashi and Hatate, twice, approached here.
The tension continued after the break. Engels, Maeda and McGregor all held shots and were faithful to the bar before Celtic were almost punched out for Schmeichel to make a brilliant double save for Darian’s men.
Celtic power degrees began to minimize and Brendan Rodgers brought in some adjustments to locate the momentum, Alex Valle and Paulo Bernardo coming in mid-halftime before Aidah replaced Furuhashi.
There was no immediate impact and visitors threatened from some set-pieces but Idah’s run-in behind led to the goal and Schmeichel saved from Sandro Lauper in the final seconds of stoppage time.
Celtic Brendan Rodgers:
“We didn’t score the penalty and that can tip you to the limit, you never did.
“The winning goal, showing that point of composure in the 85th minute of the game, building the play from the goalkeeper to the entire team field, and then a safe pass from Reo.
“We get that little bit of luck for the winning goal that we never had in the first half.
“I have worried in many games here where you end up drawing that game and the end is a bit flat, and even worse a game in which you should not have done it.
“For us to win it, it shows the maturity and it shows the progression of this team.
“It’s a little bit of history created, we haven’t been in the knockout stages for a long time.
“If we look at the progress, we have won 3 games, we have drawn 3, we have lost one. Going into the Champions League, it’s a very smart consistency. “
Former Celtic defender Mark Wilson on Sky Sports News:
“In fact, they deserved it for the balance of the game and the chances they created. The 3 goals they scored were disallowed, however, you may see that it was falling and suddenly, suddenly, the game replaced it and it seemed that it They had ruined.
“The coach makes adjustments at the right time and it is Adam Idah, who has had a tough time, who leads the line well and takes advantage. It was great luck to get the goal, but who cares?
“There were a lot of nights at Celtic Park that went the other way and Celtic fell apart from that tournament, so I don’t think Brendan Rodgers cares too much that their looks lost in the moment, just that they were given the purpose that mattered and that is what gets them into the playoffs. “