Hearts a dream return to the top-flight. The central defender had the freedom of Tynecastle to rise and meet Michael Smith's swirling free-kick just before the end of normal time to secure a fantastic victory for Robbie Neilson’s team.
But, if it was joy for the Jambos gaffer, it was a hammer blow to his counterpart Ange Postecoglou. The Aussie looked to be on course for an opening night point when unlikely Celtic hero Anthony Ralston snared a superb second-half equaliser for his team to cancel out an early counter from Gary Mackay Steven.
Defeat was harsh on Celtic, but that mattered nothing to the hosts who celebrated a magnificent return to the top tier of the Scottish game.
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