Bhoys tumble out of CIS cup at Parkhead

Celtic 0 Hearts 2

Celtic were sent crashing out of the CIS Insurance Cup as Hearts booked their place in tomorrow’s semi-final draw.

A late double from substitute Andrius Velicka sealed the win after both teams had produced an uninspiring match at Parkhead.

Just 21,492 fans made the trip to the east end of Glasgow and those Celtic fans who stayed away would have been grateful of being spared the sight of their team passing up any chance of claiming the first silverware of the season.

Sno squandered one of the best chances of the night when he latched on to a Brown pass only to blast over when it looked so much easier to leave the net bulging.

Vennegoor of Hesselink had had little impact on the game and he was replaced by Killen with 20 minutes to go, while Hearts swapped Elliot for Andrius Velicka.

Velicka turned the game on its head when he grabbed the opener in controversial circumstances with 76 minutes gone, lashing home a superb cut-back from Andrew Driver despite claims the ball had gone out of play.

McGeady then appeared to handle the ball in the box but no award was given before Hearts confirmed their place in tomorrow’s semi-final draw when Velicka bagged his second of the night with a superb 20-yard shot with five minutes to go.