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Hearts feel sorry for Celtic but Shankland and Naismith offer alternative verdicts on Tynecastle ref drama

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Lawrence Shankland reckons the decision to send Celtic midfielder Yang Hyun-jun off against Hearts at Tynecastle was harsh. And while boss Steven Naismith doesn't share that view, he believes NEITHER penalty at Tynecastle should have stood.

Just minutes after Adam Idah had seen his early penalty kick saved by Jambos stopper Zander Clark, VAR called on referee Dom Robertson to send the South Korean off for a high boot on Alex Cochrane.

Talisman Shankland watched on as teammate Jorge Grant fired the hosts in front from the penalty spot after Tomoki Iwata had been penalised for a handball, and then had a goal chalked off for offside by VAR after initially appearing to make it 2-0 in first half stoppage time.

But the Scotland international was superb on the day, and was rewarded for his all-round display when be brilliantly finished from Calem Nieuwenhof's neat touch inside the box to bag his 27th goal of the season.

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