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Celtic Seals Fifth Straight Title With 3-1 Win Over Hearts After Late VAR Drama

Two VAR rulings will intensify scrutiny of Scottish refereeing.

Overview

  • Celtic beat Heart of Midlothian 3-1 on the final day to overturn a one-point gap and clinch the Scottish Premiership.
  • Lawrence Shankland scored first before halftime, a VAR-checked penalty leveled it, and late goals from Daizen Maeda and Osmand sealed the result.
  • The video assistant referee validated the penalty and confirmed Maeda’s strike after a long review.
  • The crown is Celtic’s 56th and fifth in a row, extending a run in which only Glasgow clubs have won the league since 1985.
  • A week of debate over calls, including a stoppage-time penalty at Motherwell, set a tense tone that the VAR decisions did nothing to ease.