🔗 Share this article Hearts Push Eight Points Ahead Clear at the Pinnacle After Lawrence Shankland's Penalty Sees Off Celtic A historic moment didn't occur at Tynecastle, since it's far too early for such landmarks. This game highlighted is that the Edinburgh club are at least in with strong chance of breaking Scottish football's four decade-long dominance by two. They now lead by eight points for the maroon side over the visitors, whom they easily dispatched. Catch them if you can. Turning Point in the After the Break A brief but pivotal phase proved decisive, once the initial exchanges that was evenly matched. The striking aspect after Hearts surged 3-1 in front was how comfortable the rest of the game was for the home side. Kyziridis netted the second goal, cutting in from the left before firing a powerful effort past the motionless the Celtic keeper. Soon there was further euphoria in the stands, Dane Murray bringing down the Hearts player for a penalty that the captain slotted home. Rodgers cut such a disconsolate figure; he hardly has his troubles to seek. The crowd erupted after Alexandros Kyziridis (second right) puts Hearts 2-1 up against the opposition. Hoops' Reaction Celtic bounced back from the hosts' quick opening. The defender, who endured a torrid afternoon, scored an own goal due to haste when trying to deal with a Shankland cross. They gradually fought back into the game, the captain McGregor, scoring a Kieran Tierney cutback for level terms. Solid Backline The Hearts goalkeeper Schwolow, who had saved superbly from Benjamin Nygren in the first half, kept out an Engels shot which flicked off Tómas Magnússon. Halkett stopped a Shin Yamada attempt in added time. Hearts were otherwise untroubled as the minutes passed. “We stand firm” has become the Tynecastle verse of choice at the ground. It's hard to ignore the noise. Full report to follow.