The Jambos Extend Eight Points Ahead at the Summit Following Shankland's Penalty Kick Defeats The Glasgow Giants
We did not witness at Tynecastle Park, since it's far too early for such landmarks. This game highlighted is that Hearts are at least in with serious opportunity of disrupting Scottish football's 40-year dominance by two. That advantage stands at eight points for the maroon side over the visitors, whom they comfortably swatted aside. Try to chase them down.
Decisive Period in the After the Break
Three second-half minutes proved decisive, after an opening period that was contested closely. What was so notable after they took a 3-1 lead was how comfortable the closing stages of the game was for the home side. The Greek winger doubled the lead, drifting inside before blasting a strike past the motionless the Celtic keeper. Delight increased in the stands, the Celtic defender fouling Braga for a foul that the captain slotted home. Brendan Rodgers cut such a disconsolate figure; his problems are mounting.
Fans start to rejoice after Alexandros Kyziridis (second right) puts Hearts 2-1 up against the opposition.
Hoops' Reaction
Celtic had actually recovered well from an early setback. Dane Murray, who had a difficult day, turned the ball into his own net due to haste when trying to deal with a delivery from Shankland. Celtic edged their way back into the game, leader Callum McGregor, scoring a Tierney pull-back for the equaliser.
Solid Backline
The shot-stopper Alexander Schwolow, who had saved superbly from Nygren in the first half, parried an Engels shot which touched Tómas Magnússon. Craig Halkett blocked a Shin Yamada attempt in the dying moments. They comfortably saw out the game as the clock ticked down. “We remain resolute” has become the Tynecastle verse of choice at Tynecastle. It's hard to ignore the noise.
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