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Celtic Stumbles at Home Against Heart Of Midlothian
Glasgow, Scotland – In a match played at Celtic Park, Celtic failed to assert their dominance despite enjoying 71% ball possession. Heart Of Midlothian secured the victory thanks to a solid defense and remarkable attacking efficiency.
The match became tense from the start, with several yellow cards shown by referee Donald Robertson. Yang Hyun-Jun of Celtic and H. Milne, C. Devlin and M. Steinwender of Heart Of Midlothian were cautioned.
The first half ended with Heart Of Midlothian leading thanks to a goal by C. Braga in the 43rd minute. In the second half, O. McEntee extended the lead for the visitors in the 64th minute, following an assist from H. Milne.
Despite dominating possession and generating 14 shots, only 4 of which were on target, Celtic couldn’t convert until the 90th minute, when K. Tierney scored a goal assisted by D. Maeda, but it wasn’t enough to change the result. Heart Of Midlothian, with only 8 shots, demonstrated greater effectiveness in front of the opponent’s goal.
The match ended with a score that reflects the defensive solidity and counter-attacking ability of Heart Of Midlothian, who knew how to take advantage of their opportunities despite conceding the initiative to Celtic.
Substitutions celtic: at minute 58 S. Tounekti came in and L. McCowan went out., at minute 65 B. Nygren came in and J. Kenny went out.
Substitutions heart of midlothian: at minute 71 A. Kyziridis came in and J. McCart went out., at minute 71 H. Milne came in and S. Kingsley went out., at minute 77 C. Halkett came in and F. Kent went out., at minute 78 C. Braga came in and P. Kabore went out., at minute 85 L. Shankland came in and C. Borchgrevink went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Celtic
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Heart Of Midlothian
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