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A KASPER HOGH hurricane swept Celtic to an emphatic 5-1 triumph over shell-shocked Kilmarnock who were simply blown away at Rugby Park. The Danish dangerman opened his scoring account with the champions with a headed goal in 64 seconds and had completed his hat-trick by the 34th minute as the Hoops rampaged to three crucial points. Benjamin Nygren and James Forrest got in on the act in the second-half of a rousing encounter in which the visitors hit the woodwork three times – Nygren, Hogh and Camilo Duran all denied – and, apart from the five goals, Killie keeper Max Stryjek had to produce six excellent stops from 11 efforts on target. THE BHOY DANE GOOD…Kasper Hogh is walking on air after his hat-trick in Celtic’s 5-1 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. It was a pulverising performance against Neil McCann’s groggy team who were happy the hear the final whistle in their first game on their splendid new grass-based surface which replaced their infamous artificial pitch that every visiting line-up dreaded over the years. Naturally enough, the spotlight fell on three-goal man Hogh who was delighted to hang onto the matchball afterwards. The club’s record £11million-plus signing from Bodo/Glimt said: “First of all, all glory to God. You can see I’m a happy man and I got some great assists from the boys. “The feeling we had as a team and the way we played was so nice. “We had such a good connection and suddenly the ball was going into the goal.” Hogh had fired blanks in his debut when the hosts beat Dundee 1-0 with a Nygren goal at Parkhead six days earlier and, speaking to Celtic Player, added: “After that game, I said that I had to do some shooting practice. “I just take one day at a time and keep training, so it was nice to see that pay off on this occasion.” Hogh will be looking to add a couple more when the champions travel to Tannadice for the opening tie in the Premier Sports League Cup on Saturday evening against a Dundee United side thumped 4-0 by Hearts at Tynecastle yesterday. WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? Celtic Confidential is the stunning book that brings the exclusive inside stories behind the headlines. Who was the tycoon who would have ruined Celtic? What really happened the night Kenny Dalglish quit the club? The real story behind Mo Johnston’s sensational move to Ibrox. All is revealed in Alex Gordon’s sixteenth Celtic book which is available NOW. Order a copy and get £5 OFF the cover price of £25. Just click SHOP HERE and your book will be on its way. Enjoy the revelations!