🔗 Share this article Hearts Push Eight Points Clear Ahead at Top After Shankland's Penalty Kick Sees Off The Glasgow Giants A historic moment didn't occur at Tynecastle Park, since it's far too early for such milestones. This game highlighted is that Hearts possess a real serious opportunity of breaking Scottish football's four decade-long dominance by two. That advantage stands at eight points for Hearts over Celtic, whom they comfortably swatted aside. Try to chase them down. Turning Point in the After the Break A brief but pivotal phase proved decisive, after an opening period that was evenly matched. It was remarkable after they extended their advantage was how comfortable the remainder of the game was for the Tynecastle team. Kyziridis scored Hearts’ second, moving infield before thumping a right-footed shot past the stationary the Celtic keeper. More joy followed in the stands, Murray bringing down Braga for a foul that the captain slotted home. Rodgers appeared frustrated; he hardly has his troubles to seek. Fans start to rejoice after Alexandros Kyziridis (second right) puts Hearts 2-1 up against Celtic. Celtic's Response Celtic had actually recovered well from an early setback. The defender, who endured a torrid afternoon, scored an own goal due to confusion when trying to remove a delivery from Shankland. Celtic edged their way back into the game, leader Callum McGregor, scoring a Tierney cutback for the equaliser. Hearts' Defensive Resilience The keeper Alexander Schwolow, who had denied from Benjamin Nygren in the first half, blocked an Arne Engels shot which flicked off Magnússon. Halkett blocked a Shin Yamada attempt in the dying moments. They comfortably saw out the game as the game concluded. “We shall not be moved” has become the popular anthem at the stadium. One cannot overlook the buzz. Complete analysis coming soon.