lucky horse Scottish Premiership: Brendan Rodgers Accuses His Celtic Side Of Being 'Too Passive' In Dundee Draw

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Brendan Rodgers acknowledged Celtic were "too passive" and "not aggressive enough" as they drew 3-3 with Dundee. (More Football news)lucky horse

The Scottish Premiership leaders saw their three-match winning run come to an end as they were twice pegged back at Dens Park and then required a last-gasp leveller of their own.

Luke McCowan and Yang Hyun-jun saw efforts cancelled out by Oluwaseun Adewumi and a Cameron Carter-Vickers own-goal, before Aaron Donnelly headed the hosts in front in the 78th minute.

The team led by Ammad Butt, finally secured their first victory with a 2-1 win over Japan and then delivered a decisive 5-1 win against China, to enter the semi-finals. Their final pool match ended in a narrow 2-1 loss to India.

Now, the top four teams have entered the semifinals and the last two teams will have to fight for the fifth spot on the table. India have won all of their five matches. Pakistan are second with two wins and two draws.

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The Hoops managed to rescue themselves in the third minute of stoppage time through Arne Engels' penalty after Mohamad Sylla handled a Nicolas Kuhn shot. 

While Rodgers praised the determination of his players in ensuring they did not leave the contest empty-handed, the Celtic head coach conceded they must do better.

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"We had lots of control in the first 40 minutes, then we give away a needless goal from a counter attack. That gives them impetus," he said.

"I give credit to the players,ph143 casino they kept going. But for our standard, that second half has to be better. We were too passive, too slow. Just not aggressive enough.

"Tonight was about doing the basics well, and we did not do that well enough."

Dundee boss Tony Docherty was disappointed his side could not quite hold on for a first win over Celtic in almost 24 years, but was pleased with the way they held their own against the runaway leaders in testing circumstances.

"I'm immensely proud, but the overriding feeling is one of disappointment," he said. "I thought we did enough to win.

"I watched Celtic put on Kuhn, Engels, [Luis] Palma... I've asked Lyall Cameron to get off his sickbed to play; Finlay Robertson hasn't trained; Cesar Garza had to come off.

"To put in that level of performance against that opposition is bordering on heroic. We made a Champions League team wobble. We sensed itlucky horse, we went for it and gave everything to win that match. I thought my players deserved that tonight."