Hearts 2 - 0 Celtic

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By Colin Moffat
BBC Scotland

Rudi Skacel and Ryan Stevenson were on target as Hearts moved up to fourth place in the Scottish Premier League with a win over 10-man Celtic.

Fifty-eight minutes into a helter-skelter contest, Skacel drilled in a great strike from 16 yards.

Celtic then had midfielder Kris Commons sent off for an ugly, late challenge on Adrian Mrowiec.

Hearts sealed the points when Stevenson picked up a clever back-heel from David Templeton to crash home a shot.

The victory pushes the men in maroon ahead of St Johnstone on goal difference, while Celtic remain in third spot, ten points adrift of leaders Rangers.

Neil Lennon's side have lost three of their league fixtures this term, compared to just four defeats over the course of last season.

Tynecastle passed a morning pitch inspection following heavy overnight rain and the home side started like lightning on the zippy, wet turf.

The Celtic defence was caught napping at a fourth-minute free kick from Ian Black, with Hearts' lone striker Stevenson allowed a free diving header that Fraser Forster did well to tip round his post.

Soon after, Hearts skipper Marius Zaliukas hit the post with a shot from the penalty edge of the box, with Forster unsighted by a cluster of players following a corner.

Celtic took a while to get their strikers involved as a frenetic midfield battle raged on in the Edinburgh rain but the visitors should have taken the lead on 20 minutes.
Commons was sent off after 65 minutes

A poor header from Danny Grainger allowed James Forrest to scamper forward and cross from the right to find Bangura but the recent arrival's close-range header was not powerful enough and Jamie MacDonald got down smartly to make a fine stop.

From the resulting corner, Commons drilled in a shot that MacDonald had to turn away at his near post.

The game deteriorated, with the flow regularly interrupted due to the number of fouls being committed but both sides continued to fashion chances.

Forster made a fantastic save at full stretch to prevent Hamill's curling free-kick from 20 yards finding the top corner and MacDonald's palms were stung by a thunderous long-range strike from Commons before the interval.

Celtic made a strong start to the second half, with some sharp passing in midfield forcing the home side to sit deeper and deeper.

However, Hearts took the lead out of the blue when Hamill hoisted a high ball into the penalty area and Skacel latched on to a touch from Templeton to rifle a fierce, angled shot beyond Foster from 16 yards.

And things went from bad to worse for the visitors six minutes later as Commons was shown a straight red card for a late lunge at Mrowiec after losing control of the ball inside the centre circle.

Celtic responded with a shot from substitute Mark Wilson that was parried wide by MacDonald but Hearts were further ahead on 81 minutes.

Templeton scurried after a long ball over the top of the Celtic defence and conjured up a back-heel on the byeline that fell nicely for Stevenson, who was composed enough to evade the advancing Forster before slamming a shot high into the net.

The depleted visitors could not find a way back against a resolute Hearts defence, with the home side happy to hit on the break over the closing minutes.
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Sunday, 2 October 2011

Scottish Premier
Home Team Score Away Team Time
Hearts 2-0 Celtic FT
(HT 0-0)

Skacel 58
Stevenson 81

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Hearts

30 MacDonald
03 Grainger
06 Webster
26 Zaliukas
02 Hamill
04 Jonsson
08 Black yellow card (Smith 88)
12 Templeton (Novikovas 84)
16 Stevenson
19 Skacel yellow card (Obua 77)
31 Mrowiec

Substitutes

01 Balogh,
13 Obua,
17 McGowan,
10 Elliott,
18 Novikovas,
22 Smith,
27 Robinson

Celtic

01 Forster
04 El Kaddouri (McCourt 79)
05 Majstorovic
21 Mulgrew
02 Matthews (Wilson 73)
18 Ki Sung-Yeung yellow card
67 Wanyama
14 Bangura (Stokes 59)
15 Commons red card
49 Forrest
88 Hooper

Substitutes

24 Zaluska,
12 Wilson,
25 Rogne,
20 McCourt,
09 Samaras,
10 Stokes,
30 Slane

Ref: Craig ThomsonAtt: 14,749
HEARTS
CELTIC
Possession

Hearts 46%
Celtic 54%

Attempts on target

Hearts 4
Celtic 7

Attempts off target

Hearts 3
Celtic 6

Corners

Hearts 3
Celtic 12

Fouls

Hearts 16
Celtic 17

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Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:26 The referee ends the match.
90:00+2:49 Unfair challenge on Eggert Jonsson by Anthony Stokes results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Eggert Jonsson.
90:00+2:14 Shot on goal by David Obua from just inside the area goes over the target.
87:52 Substitution Gordon Smith on for Ian Black.
86:26 Ian Black concedes a free kick for a foul on Patrick McCourt. Direct free kick taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
83:42 Andy Webster takes the free kick.
83:42 Substitution David Templeton goes off and Arvydas Novikovas comes on.
83:42 Victor Wanyama gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Black.
82:26 Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the left by-line, Daniel Majstorovic gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Webster. Direct free kick taken by Jamie MacDonald.
81:56 Foul by Jamie Hamill on Patrick McCourt, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed by Charlie Mulgrew, Jamie Hamill makes a clearance.
80:22 Assist on the goal came from David Templeton.
80:22 GOAL - Ryan Stevenson:Hearts 2 - 0 Celtic Ryan Stevenson fires in a goal from inside the box to the top right corner of the goal. Hearts 2-0 Celtic.
78:27 Substitution Patrick McCourt replaces Badr El Kaddouri.
77:25 Sung-Yeung Ki produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the target.
76:31 Substitution David Obua joins the action as a substitute, replacing Rudi Skacel.
76:09 Corner taken by Sung-Yeung Ki, clearance made by Adrian Mrowiec.
75:31 Corner taken by Sung-Yeung Ki from the right by-line, Victor Wanyama takes a shot. Blocked by Marius Zaliukas.
Correction - 73:44 Corner taken by Sung-Yeung Ki.
73:44 Corner from right by-line taken by Sung-Yeung Ki.
72:34 Substitution Mark Wilson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Adam Matthews.
70:57 Foul by David Templeton on Adam Matthews, free kick awarded. Sung-Yeung Ki takes the direct free kick.
69:46 Foul by Gary Hooper on Marius Zaliukas, free kick awarded. Jamie Hamill crosses the ball, Header from deep inside the area by Andy Webster goes over the bar.
68:41 The offside flag is raised against Ryan Stevenson. Daniel Majstorovic restarts play with the free kick.
66:27 Unfair challenge on Adam Matthews by Daniel Grainger results in a free kick. The ball is crossed by Charlie Mulgrew, Daniel Majstorovic has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.
64:21 Free kick taken by Jamie Hamill.
64:21 Sent off Kris Commons is sent off by the referee.
64:15 Kris Commons concedes a free kick for a foul on Adrian Mrowiec.
62:03 The assistant referee flags for offside against Ryan Stevenson. Daniel Majstorovic takes the indirect free kick.
60:53 Victor Wanyama challenges Adrian Mrowiec unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Hamill takes the free kick.
59:48 Corner taken by Kris Commons from the right by-line, Headed effort from inside the area by Anthony Stokes misses to the left of the goal.
58:31 Substitution (Celtic) makes a substitution, with Anthony Stokes coming on for Mohamed Bangura.
57:55 The assist for the goal came from Jamie Hamill.
57:55 GOAL - Rudi Skacel:Hearts 1 - 0 Celtic Goal scored by Rudi Skacel from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Hearts 1-0 Celtic.
55:39 Free kick awarded for a foul by Adrian Mrowiec on Victor Wanyama. Free kick taken by Victor Wanyama.
55:05 Kris Commons gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marius Zaliukas. Jamie MacDonald takes the free kick.
52:21 Corner taken left-footed by Kris Commons, Charlie Mulgrew takes a shot. Save made by Jamie MacDonald.
52:10 Mohamed Bangura takes a shot. Blocked by Daniel Grainger.
51:21 Corner taken left-footed by Kris Commons, Marius Zaliukas manages to make a clearance.
50:29 Charlie Mulgrew fouled by Rudi Skacel, the ref awards a free kick. Daniel Majstorovic takes the free kick.
48:59 James Forrest fouled by Daniel Grainger, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Daniel Majstorovic.
47:04 Mohamed Bangura is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Andy Webster takes the indirect free kick.
45:01 The second half kicks off.
Half Time
45:00+0:15 The ref blows to signal half-time.
44:22 The referee blows for offside. Jamie MacDonald takes the indirect free kick.
43:05 Unfair challenge on Daniel Grainger by James Forrest results in a free kick. Jamie MacDonald takes the free kick.
42:13 Adam Matthews gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Templeton. Daniel Grainger restarts play with the free kick.
41:36 Adrian Mrowiec challenges Victor Wanyama unfairly and gives away a free kick. Daniel Majstorovic takes the direct free kick.
40:44 Gary Hooper is penalised for a handball. Jamie MacDonald takes the free kick.
37:58 Mohamed Bangura gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Marius Zaliukas. Jamie MacDonald takes the direct free kick.
37:23 Ryan Stevenson is caught offside. Direct free kick taken by Fraser Forster.
36:30 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Daniel Grainger, Victor Wanyama makes a clearance.
35:58 Kris Commons takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Adrian Mrowiec.
34:58 Kris Commons produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.
34:58 Booking Ian Black is shown a yellow card.
34:54 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ian Black on Kris Commons.
33:45 Kris Commons takes a shot. Save by Jamie MacDonald.
33:06 Kris Commons has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.
32:10 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kris Commons by Jamie Hamill. James Forrest takes the free kick.
30:32 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ian Black by Victor Wanyama. Jamie Hamill produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, Fraser Forster makes a save.
28:01 Free kick crossed left-footed by Daniel Grainger from right channel, Badr El Kaddouri manages to make a clearance.
28:01 Booking Booking for Sung-Yeung Ki.
27:48 Sung-Yeung Ki gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Rudi Skacel.
27:21 Unfair challenge on Victor Wanyama by Adrian Mrowiec results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Victor Wanyama.
25:05 Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
25:05 Booking Rudi Skacel is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
24:58 Rudi Skacel challenges Charlie Mulgrew unfairly and gives away a free kick.
24:35 Gary Hooper is caught offside. Marius Zaliukas takes the indirect free kick.
23:21 Effort from 35 yards by Mohamed Bangura missed to the right of the net.
22:29 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jamie Hamill on Gary Hooper. Sung-Yeung Ki takes the free kick.
22:01 The referee gives a free kick against Sung-Yeung Ki for handball. Free kick taken by Jamie Hamill.
21:03 Free kick awarded for a foul by Charlie Mulgrew on Adrian Mrowiec. Free kick taken by Jamie MacDonald.
20:27 Sung-Yeung Ki takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Adrian Mrowiec makes a clearance.
20:02 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Sung-Yeung Ki from the left by-line, Andy Webster makes a clearance.
19:48 Kris Commons takes a shot. Save by Jamie MacDonald.
19:21 Corner taken short by James Forrest.
19:02 The ball is delivered by James Forrest, Mohamed Bangura takes a shot. Save by Jamie MacDonald.
18:23 Free kick awarded for a foul by Adam Matthews on David Templeton. Ian Black takes the free kick.
17:35 Gary Hooper is caught offside. Jamie MacDonald takes the indirect free kick.
16:57 Unfair challenge on Ian Black by Victor Wanyama results in a free kick. Jamie Hamill crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, Adam Matthews manages to make a clearance.
14:55 The referee blows for offside. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
14:16 Kris Commons sends in a cross.
11:13 Victor Wanyama fouled by Ian Black, the ref awards a free kick. Victor Wanyama restarts play with the free kick.
9:39 Kris Commons takes a shot.
8:45 Foul by Mohamed Bangura on Marius Zaliukas, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jamie MacDonald.
7:52 Corner taken right-footed by Jamie Hamill, Charlie Mulgrew makes a clearance.
7:27 Marius Zaliukas takes a shot from just outside the area and strikes the post.
6:43 Jamie Hamill takes the inswinging corner, Daniel Majstorovic makes a clearance.
5:08 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Charlie Mulgrew by Ryan Stevenson. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
Correction - 3:06 Victor Wanyama gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adrian Mrowiec. Ian Black takes the direct free kick, Ryan Stevenson takes a shot. Save by Fraser Forster.
3:06 Adrian Mrowiec fouled by Victor Wanyama, the ref awards a free kick. Ian Black restarts play with the free kick, Ryan Stevenson takes a shot. Fraser Forster makes a save.
2:07 Charlie Mulgrew fouled by Ryan Stevenson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Charlie Mulgrew.
1:14 Ryan Stevenson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Fraser Forster takes the indirect free kick.
0:39 Corner taken right-footed by Sung-Yeung Ki from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Adrian Mrowiec.
0:00 The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.

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