Hearts must wait.

A spectacular goal quelled the nervousness shown by Heart of Midlothian against Clydebank on Saturday and it pushed the league leaders to within a point of their first championship win for 26 years.

'We looked edgy for just about the first time this season,' said their manager, Alex MacDonald, 'and there was a lot of tension on the field.

' The goal, splendidly struck by Mackay after 34 minutes gave Hearts a 1-0 victory over a stubborn Clydebank side and stretched their unbeaten run to 31 matches.

Celtic's chance of snatching the title appears to have vanished even though they beat Dundee 2-0 with goals from McClaire and Johnston.

But they were unconvincing against opponents who played for most of the game with 10 players.

The climax to Hearts' astonishing season will come next Saturday at Dens Park, which is expected to house its biggest crowd for years as an army of Edinburgh supporters travel to Dundee to encourage their team over the final hurdle.

Hearts will find Dundee in more combative mood at home than they were at Parkhead because their opponents need two points to give them a glimmer of hope of finding a place in next season's UEFA Cup.

Dundee are equal on points with Rangers, who played with more resolution and skill to earn a 1-1 draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie to make themselves favourites for the coveted place in Europe.

The season is also ending disappointingly for Dundee United.

They lost 2-1 at home to St Mirren, who gave their opponents a lesson in goal scoring.

Gallagher was the marksman on both occasions and Redford scored for United.

Taken from timesonline.co.uk