MORITZ JENZ says it was a dream come true to score on his Celtic debut as he lapped up his side’s celebrations with their huge travelling support in Dingwall.
The German defender headed a crucial second goal for Celtic with just six minutes to go after Ross County’s Alex Iacovitti had cancelled out Kyogo’s opener for the visitors.
Liel Abada went on to score a third in stoppage time, capping off the perfect day for Jenz as he made his bow in Scottish football.
“It wasn’t a bad debut,” Jenz said. “It was amazing to play my first game in front of a fantastic away crowd. Then to score was like a dream come true.
“We knew at 1-1 we had to win the game so I wanted to get in there and score the goal. In the end, it happened.
“You always hope to get on the end of the ball and I timed it well. I showed real desire to score the goal.
“Of course, you must have a good relationship with the fans because they back you up even in difficult moments. Today was difficult, we were pushed to the end, and they helped us.
“It was incredible to celebrate with them at the goal. I’ve always wanted to score in a British game and run into the crowd. There’s no stopping, you just run in with your emotions. It was amazing. It took some time to get out but I did”
Jenz now has his sights set on a regular place in the heart of the Celtic defence. Stephen Welsh missed this game through illness to hand him his opportunity, while Carl Starfelt was back on the bench following a hamstring injury.
“I need to continue to train hard and if I get the chance to play give my best,” he said.
“We all push each other to reach the highest level possible.
“It’s a team game. I’ll keep pushing and the coach will decide who plays.
“I’m looking forward to keep playing like that. I want to be confident and consistent this season.”
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel