The champagne is on ice at Parkhead as Celtic overturned an early deficit with a quickfire double earlier than Matt O’Riley bagged the Hoops third within the second half towards Hearts.
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Hearts appeared to stress the hosts from the get go and the guests obtained an immediate reward because of ahead Ellis Simms.
A cross on the left from Hearts midfielder Alex Cochrane into the Celtic 18-yard field was helped on by Liam Boyce, however the ball fell straight to Hoops centre again Carl Starfelt.
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Nonetheless, the Swedish defender obtained his toes all twisted up and as a substitute of clearing the ball he set it up completely for Simms to thump a volley previous Joe Hart who might solely stand and watch the ball fireplace again into the online.
Parkhead was shocked into silence as Simms and his teammates wheeled away to have fun whereas Postecoglou reduce a pissed off determine on the sideline.
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Nonetheless, Celtic didn’t have to attend an age to safe the equaliser, as a mazy run from Portuguese winger Jota performed a key position in Maeda’s aim.
Hoops midfielder David Turnbull gained the ball again deep in his personal half earlier than passing the ball to Jota who was loitering close to the midway line in the course of the pitch.
He then danced his means by the Hearts defence on the correct aspect earlier than squaring the ball to Maeda, who fired a first-time end previous Craig Gordon within the Hearts web.
It took simply 10 seconds from the second Jota acquired the ball to Maeda scoring because the Hoops look to capitalise on the ahead stress.
Celtic didn’t take very lengthy to get the second, as Greg Taylor’s cross from the left discovered the pinnacle of Jota within the field.
He headed the ball again throughout the face of aim and Hoops striker Kyogo Furuhashi obtained his head to it, nodding the ball over the road to present Celtic the lead.
The third aim that Celtic so desperately craved arrived with virtually 20 minutes left to play, as Taylor floated a cross in from the left and located an unmarked Matt O’Riley on the far publish who cushioned the ball on his left foot earlier than passing the ball into the again of the online.
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