This season is just beyond anything anyone would have imagined.
Crazy, crazy, crazy. Celtic’s title hopes are still in their hands after a winner right at the death against Motherwell on Wednesday evening.
Hearts were beating Falkirk 3-0, they had the game signed, sealed and delivered. The Premiership title, more or less, heading in their direction. Then Kelechi Iheanacho netted a late winner at Fir Park.
Sky Sports had broadcast both games simultaneously, but their main team was at Tynecastle, with presenter Eilidh Barbour sharing that there was an air of ‘deflation’ inside the stadium once that Celtic winner went in.
Barbour: “What a night. It’s incredible. We have seen Hearts do what they needed to do. It almost feels a little bit deflated in this stadium when that penalty went in at Fir Park.
“But for Hearts, they did what they had to do. They still have that point advantage. They still need to go to Celtic Park and get something. They don’t have to win the game, and that’s where they have a slight advantage.”
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John Robertson says Celtic’s late win against Motherwell is ‘gut-wrenching’ for Hearts
Hearts legend John Robertson had his heartache at missing out on the title during his playing days, and now he is witnessing it as a fan.
If the game had remained 2-2, then Celtic would have needed to have beaten Hearts by four goals on Saturday afternoon to become champions of Scotland.
But now, everything has flipped on its head, because a win would mean that Martin O’Neill has kept the title at Parkhead.
That’s why Robertson stated that Iheanacho’s penalty kick was ‘gut-wrenching’ for him.
Given that this is Hearts’ last home game of the season, the players were still on the pitch post-match, with their families, thanking the fans for their support.
But as Barbour pointed out on Sky Sports Football, the feeling changed inside the stadium.
Barbour: “What a night. It’s incredible. We have seen Hearts do what they needed to do. It almost feels a little bit deflated in this stadium when that penalty went in at Fir Park.
“But for Hearts, they did what they had to do. They still have that point advantage. They still need to go to Celtic Park and get something. They don’t have to win the game, and that’s where they have a slight advantage.”
Robertson: “I said at the start, I thought both teams would win. It looked like Hearts had done their business here 3-0. It looked like it was going to finish 2-2 between Celtic and Hearts.
“You are talking about the last kick of the game. It feels like a defeat. Gut-wrenching. To go to Celtic Park with a six-goal advantage, meaning Celtic would have had to win 3-0 to win the title, it’s a much bigger obstacle than having to go there and now have to avoid defeat.”
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