Michael Stewart's second-half penalty at Parkhead sent Hearts past wasteful Celtic and in to the semi-finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup with a 1-0 win.
In the 58th minute the Hearts midfielder, who had been booed by his own supporters during Saturday's goalless Clydesdale Bank Premier League game with Falkirk, scored from the spot after Hoops left back Danny Fox had tripped Christian Nade inside the Celtic box.
Parkhead substitutes Paddy McCourt and Georgios Samaras both hit the woodwork and the Greece international missed several chances as the home side pressed for the equaliser.
As the anxiety gripped Parkhead in the dying stages, skipper Stephen McManus was red carded for a wild lunge at Andrew Driver and when the final whistle went the boos rung out around the stadium.
Hearts will join St Mirren, St Johnstone and Rangers in the hat for the last-four draw while Hoops manager Tony Mowbray will have to find answers to his side's shocking home form, with two wins out of nine at Celtic Park since taking over from Gordon Strachan in the summer.
There was little doubt about the decision to award the penalty, although Celtic stopper Lukasz Zaluska did manage to get a hand to Stewart's successful, yet weak, effort.
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give him time but am goin to qusetion his man management skills.we all know the squad is not good so why come and slate the team to the media,he should have chose his words carefully about slating the team cause they did need a kick up the backside but theres ways of doin that.theres nothing we can until jan and next summer so ul have to work with wot uve got,get the self belif back into the players.u say we deserve better quailty players but we deserve our manager to do his job aswell.wot if u bring in ur own players and they are poor,or u goin to keep buyin and sellin players till u get it rite,no u should be able to man manage these players into better ones
uve lost the dressin room already it seems
but get ur finger out everyone one at the club
We must bring O'Dea back
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