Joe Hart goes from zero to hero in Scottish Cup semi-final penalty shootout to set-up Celtic swan song

In Celtic’s Scottish Cup semifinal triumph against Aberdeen via penalty shootout,

Joe Hart fulfilled his personal redemption arc.

Nothing could separate the two teams, even at penalties, following an exciting match that

ended 3-3 after extra time. That is, until Hart made a play.

The surprise choice to take Celtic’s fifth penalty and win it for the Hoops was the former

Manchester City player, who will retire at the end of the current campaign.

However, he struck the post with his penalty kick, only moments after Ryan Duncan,

the outstanding player for Aberdeen, had also struck the woodwork.

Hart, though, quickly atoned for his actions by stopping Killian Phillips with a spectacular save,

moving Celtic to the Scottish Cup final.

It implies that Hart’s last match as a professional football player will take place against either

Hearts or Rangers next month for the Glasgow giants.

However, it required some work to even reach the penalty spot following a thrilling 3-3 stalemate

at Hampden Park in a game that left Dons devastated.

Twenty minutes after Bojan Miovski gave Aberdeen a startling lead, Nicolas Kuhn equalised.

The game appeared to be won when James Forrest’s curling goal for Celtic made it 2-1, but

Ester Sokler’s equaliser in the ninetieth minute added a late twist.

After Brendan Rodgers’ lead was restored by Matt O’Riley, it appeared as though the chaos would eventually stop. However, in the 119th minute, Angus Macdonald scored a header to force extra time

and penalties.

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