Source: TheGuardian
Celtic are Premiership champions for 53rd time after beating 10-man Hearts
For 43 minutes, this was not at all going to Celtic’s script. With victory over Hearts needed to secure a successful defence of the Scottish Premiership, Ange Postecoglou’s team were rocking in a manner rarely witnessed on the domestic scene. What was to follow should really have been obvious, even if the whiff of controversy was attached to it.The Edinburgh club’s buoyancy was duly and effectively ended by the dismissal of Alex Cochrane. The prospect of Celtic heading to Ibrox next Saturday looking to claim the flag also basically ended as Cochrane headed for the dressing room. Kyogo Furuhashi, who has a useful habit of scoring against Hearts, flicked home the goal that had looked inevitable midway through the second half. Oh Hyeon-gyu converted an Aaron Mooy cross to add gloss to Celtic’s victory. They are the champions of Scotland once more; an outcome no observer can reasonably argue with. Continue reading......read full article
