Hearts 0 Celtic 3: Story of the match in eight pictures as Hoops keep Treble dreams alive by coasting into Scottish Cup semi-finals
The Hoops sealed another trip to Hampden Park by coasting into the last four of the competition in Gorgie.
Celtic kept their Treble hopes alive and kicking as they eased into the Scottish Cup semi-final draw with an impressive 3-0 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle on Saturday.
In what was the second meeting between the two sides in the space of four days - the Hoops running out 3-1 winners in the Premiership at Parkhead on Wednesday - goals from Aaron Mooy, Kyogo Furuhashi and Cameron Carter-Vickers ensured Ange Postecoglou’s side strolled into the last four of the competition.
Hearts created few clear-cut opportunities but Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart produced an excellent double save in the first-half to deny Tony Sibbick’s drive before bravely blocking James Hill’s follow-up attempt from point-blank range with the scoreline at 1-0.
Despite passing up further chances to add to their tally, the result made it 13 successive wins in all competitions for the champions. Here, we take a look at the story of the quarter-final tie through the camera lense:
Hearts created few clear-cut opportunities but Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart produced an excellent double save in the first-half to deny Tony Sibbick’s drive before bravely blocking James Hill’s follow-up attempt from point-blank range with the scoreline at 1-0.
5. Hearts cup hopes dashed
Stephen Kingsley cuts a dejected figure to sum up Hearts’ day as Furuhashi celebrates his goal in Gorgie. Photo: Paul Devlin - SNS Group
6. Carter-Vickers capitalises on poor defending
Hoops centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers finds himself unmarked in the box to nod home from substitute Matt O’Riley free-kick. Photo: Carter-Vickers capitalises on poor defending
7. Hoops into semi-final hat
Alistair Johnston jumps on top of his team-mates as Celtic celebrating scoring three goals against Hearts for the second time in four days. Photo: Craig Foy - SNS Group
8. Postecoglou praises side
Manager Ange Postecoglou was proud of the way his team “navigated this week really well” after winning three games in the space of a week.