🔗 Share this article The Jambos Extend Eight Points Ahead Ahead at the Summit After Lawrence Shankland's Penalty Kick Overcomes The Hoops We did not witness at Tynecastle Park, since it's far too early for such landmarks. This game highlighted is that the Edinburgh club possess a real serious opportunity of ending Scottish football's 40-year dominance by two. Make that an eight-point lead for the team over the visitors, whom they comfortably swatted aside. Catch them if you can. Decisive Period in the After the Break Three second-half minutes proved decisive, after an opening period that was evenly matched. What was so notable after they took a 3-1 lead was how stress-free the rest of the game was for the Tynecastle team. Kyziridis scored Hearts’ second, cutting in from the left before blasting a strike past the motionless the goalkeeper. Soon there was further euphoria in the stands, Dane Murray bringing down the Hearts player for a penalty that Lawrence Shankland tucked away. Rodgers looked dejected; he hardly has his troubles to seek. Fans start to rejoice after Alexandros Kyziridis (second right) puts Hearts 2-1 up against Celtic. The Visitors' Fightback Celtic had actually recovered well from an early setback. The defender, who had a difficult day, scored an own goal due to confusion when trying to deal with a Shankland cross. Celtic edged their way back into the game, the captain Callum McGregor, finishing a Tierney pull-back for 1-1. Solid Backline The Hearts goalkeeper Schwolow, who had saved superbly from Nygren in the first half, kept out an Engels shot which touched Magnússon. Halkett thwarted a Shin Yamada attempt in the dying moments. Hearts were otherwise untroubled as the minutes passed. “We stand firm” has become the popular anthem at Tynecastle. It's hard to ignore the noise. Detailed coverage to follow.