The official social media broadcast of the United States Major League Soccer saw Kyogo Furuhashi sent to Atlanta United earlier this week. Good job to manager Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic team, who got their wires crossed.
Without the Japanese striker, the defending champions would not have been able to emerge from the freezing conditions of the Global Energy Arena without their slow march to the Premiership title suffering a minor slip and fall.
Despite the Baltic weather and choppy pitch, Celtic played at a fairly slow pace for most of this match, never mind that the final score was made even more impressive with two goals scored in added time. And that's perhaps understandable when you enjoy a lead at the top of the table that now stands at a remarkable 18 points.
However, this was perhaps something of a reminder that they must keep their minds on the job, no matter how tempting it may be to take their bread and butter for granted and have one eye on games like the upcoming high-profile Champions League. risk. matches with Young Boys and Aston Villa.
The league is done and dusted. No doubt. The problem for Celtic is that it can sometimes be difficult to get back to full strength when the level has dropped and it doesn't seem unfair to say that Rodgers' team are not at their best at the moment.
The Old Firm's 3-0 defeat to Rangers was a disaster. The home wins over St Mirren and Dundee United were a little heavier than you might expect and there was a period in this game where it briefly looked like they might be in danger of ending with a really painful one.
Furuhashi celebrates after the final whistle as victory leaves Celtic 18 points clear at the top.
The Japanese striker had given Celtic the lead in the first half, beating Jordan Amissah.
Furuhashi had put them ahead with a clever finish at the start of the first half but, after being denied by the excellent home goalkeeper Jordan Amissah, they faded for a while at the start of the second half and awarded a penalty to Jordan White.
As it was, Furuhashi reappeared with nine minutes remaining to put Rodgers' men in front, with the final score boosted by an Arne Engels penalty and an effort from substitute Luke McCowan as County collapsed.
If this match took a little while to heat up, it was perfectly understandable. Parts of the early morning trip north for visiting fans looked like a winter wonderland. When the match began at 12:30 p.m., the temperature on the pitch was eight degrees below zero.
At that moment, it felt more like purgatory. And the lack of action on the field did little to divert the mind from the fact that my fingers and toes felt like they would soon turn black and fall off.
Rodgers was forced to make changes up front due to the absences of Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn, opting to field Furuhashi and Adam Idah in the same lineup.
Furuhashi spent time in the center and also sometimes drifted to the right, with Yang Hyun-jun employed on the left. Within eight minutes, the Japanese gave a clear indication of the danger he would present at all times.
He received a pass with his back to goal halfway inside the County half, moved away from his man and fired a shot that deflected into the path of Idah inside the area. The Irishman took the ball well and made space to shoot, but his low shot went to the wrong side of the near post.
The next real opportunity came at the other end of the park, just after the quarter-hour mark. A mistake by Auston Trusty deep inside Celtic territory saw Josh Nisbet grab the ball and pass it to Noah Chilvers in an excellent position on the right.
Arne Engels secured the victory in added time with a penalty
Luke McCowan (right) also scored for the league leaders.
He advanced to the edge of the area and took aim, and really should have done better than deflecting his low effort. At least he had to make visiting goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel work.
Celtic had their penalty claims dismissed in the 25th minute when Reo Hatate went down in the area with Eli Campbell close by. Rodgers appealed to fourth official Duncan Nicolson, but VAR reviewed the Greg Aitken incident and decided that no foul was committed.
Furuhashi then forced a good low save from Amissah following a clever drop by Idah before finally breaking the deadlock five minutes before the break. And what a delicious, delicious ending it was. What a move, really.
It all started when Schmeichel was on the outskirts of his own field. The ball passed through Trusty, Hatate and Engels before reaching Alistair Johnston, who had spent much of the game pushed to the right of the park.
The Canadian fired a magnificent low ball from the flank that simply asked for someone to time his run and get it to the end.
Furuhashi, of course, was the man, and his first attempt flew past Amissah and into the net. It could have been done and dusted at half-time if not for the Staggies' No. 1. Shortly after the first match, the former Sheffield United player made a brilliant double save from Idah and Kyogo to keep his team in the game.
And with an hour left on the clock, their heroism took on additional meaning when the hosts equalized from the penalty spot.
County's new signing Kieran Phillips was substituted at half-time as part of a double substitution that saw him come into the play alongside White in place of Ronan Hale and Nohan Kenneh, and he found himself in the thick of things fairly quickly. .
Jack Grieves, replacing the injured Kacper Lopata, fired a great ball and Johnston unceremoniously bowled Phillips over as he tried to take advantage.
He was evasive. Referee Matthew MacDermid immediately indicated. And then there were not one, but two VAR checks, the second for a possible offside, before the way was clear for White to step up and send Schmeichel the wrong way.
Amissah was back in action for County soon after when he made a brilliant save in the top corner after Alex Valle's effort was deflected towards goal.
Johnny Kenny, back from his loan spell with Shamrock Rovers, impressed his manager with his outing.
Substitute Johnny Kenny, who had returned from his successful loan spell at Shamrock Rovers, then fired the ball straight at Amissah from close range on his debut for the club before Furuhashi pounced.
Engels did well to receive a throw-in and hold off Josh Nisbet before firing a really dangerous ball into the box. Furuhashi pulled ahead of George Harmon and headed home in style. The Staggies broke down after that and awarded a penalty when James Brown fouled Yang Hyun-jun, a decision finally made after an endless VAR review.
Engels saw his first attempt saved by Amissah, but a replay was awarded as the goalkeeper moved too soon and the Belgian made no mistake on the second attempt.
McCowan then completed the game with a close-range finish in sub-zero conditions.
A warm way to end what was, at times, an unusually uncomfortable afternoon for visitors in more ways than one.