There were not a lot to pick from but Celtic’s win over Hearts back in December to seal the Quadruple Treble certainly has to be the game of the season from the last campaign.
Even if it is hard to take the there were no supporters there to enjoy it, Celtic sealed a fourth consecutive treble by beating Robbie Neilson’s side on penalty kicks. First half goals from Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie had Celtic cruising towards the trophy but poor defending saw Hearts crawl back into the match with two goals (unsurprisingly from set pieces). Hearts forced the game towards extra time, where Leigh Griffiths managed to nudge Celtic ahead. However, this was short-lived when Josh Ginnley equalised once again. The game would head for penalties.
Kris Ajer was the man that showed nerves of steel to stand up and blast the winning penalty beyond a helpless Craig Gordon. The latter will have been hoping to get one-up on his former employers and the script appeared to be written for Gordon’s retribution. Ryan Christie had his head in his hands when he missed but Kingsley and Wighton were denied by Conor Hazard.
The Jekyll and Hyde performance of Celtic was exposed again, a first half masterclass before capitulating at the back and blowing a two goal lead but managed to seal the win on penalties, 4-3. It was a Quadruple Treble for Celtic, an enormous achievement and with all the emotions involved, the game of the season.
