Celtic recorded a 3-1 win over fierce rival Rangers that kept the heat on Hearts in a thrilling Scottish Premiership title race on Sunday.
Nigeria internationals Kelechi Iheanacho and Emmanuel Fernandez were in action for Celtic and Rangers respectively.
While Iheanacho was introduced into the game on 81 minutes, Fernandez played for 90 minutes.
The win means second-place Celtic moved a point behind Hearts with two matches left, while Rangers dropped out of contention for the title and is assured of finishing third.
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Trailing to Mikey Moore’s ninth-minute opener for Rangers, Celtic fought back to equalize through South Korea winger Yang Hyun-jun in the 23rd before a second-half double from Daizen Maeda — the second from the Japan forward being a looping overhead kick that dropped underneath the crossbar in the 57th, TSN reports.
The next installment of a title race for the ages comes on Wednesday. Hearts, without a Scottish league title in 66 years, will be expected to beat sixth-place Falkirk, while Celtic faces a testing trip to fourth-place Motherwell, which held Hearts to a draw on Saturday.
If the title is still in the balance next Saturday, it promises to be a sensational final day — with Celtic hosting Hearts in what would be a last-round shootout.
Celtic has won 13 of the last 14 league titles, the other going to Rangers.
