JOHN BEATON/ STEVEN NAISMITH/ JONNY HAYES
‘I was totally wrong in my reaction . . . I had the red mist,’#Hearts star Steven Naismith opens up on angry reaction towards #Celtic winger Jonny Hayeshttps://t.co/tzwfluhWpD #HMFC pic.twitter.com/zowTJzbYX6
— Capital City Press (@CCP_sport) August 23, 2018
Naismith had been his usual niggly self, following on from escaping punishment during the match for two OTT attacks on Scott Brown and James Forrest during Celtic’s previous trip to Tynecastle.
This time Hayes was the target with the two players going in for a 50-50 challenge.
With both men grounded Naismith twice kicked out at Hayes then got to his feet to scream at the Irishman from within two feet, Beaton and his assistant decided against taking action.