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Hatate’s Stoppage-Time Penalty Earns Celtic 2-2 Draw at Ibrox and Boosts Hearts’ Lead

The result keeps Hearts six points clear at the top with nine league matches left.

Overview

  • Rangers surged ahead through Youssef Chermiti’s double on 8 and 26 minutes, highlighted by a spectacular overhead kick.
  • Kieran Tierney sparked Celtic’s fightback with a 56th-minute header after second-half adjustments from Martin O’Neill.
  • A VAR review sent referee John Beaton to the monitor before ruling Dujon Sterling handled in the area in stoppage time.
  • Jack Butland saved Reo Hatate’s penalty and the initial rebound before the midfielder forced in the equaliser at the third attempt.
  • Both teams dropped crucial points in the title race, leaving Celtic third with a game in hand, and they meet again at Ibrox in next weekend’s Scottish Cup quarter-final.