{"id":1358,"date":"2018-04-21T15:10:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T20:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1358"},"modified":"2018-04-23T08:11:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:11:28","slug":"hibs-put-celtics-title-celebrations-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1358","title":{"rendered":"Hibs Put Celtic&#8217;s Title Celebrations on Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/jamieMacLarenHibernianVceltic_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/jamieMacLarenHibernianVceltic_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/jamieMacLarenHibernianVceltic_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Celtic&#8217;s SPL title celebrations remain on hold after they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Hibernian.<\/p>\n<p>The Hoops would have been crowned champions for a seventh successive season with victory at Easter Road but they ended up suffering only a third league defeat since May 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Maclaren put an inspired Hibs ahead in the 24th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Vykintas Slivka added a second with 10 minutes remaining to leave former Celtic boss Neil Lennon on the verge of a memorable victory over his old side.<\/p>\n<p>Celtic pulled a goal back through substitute Odsonne Edouard in the 87th minute to set up a grandstand finish, but they could not find an equalizer.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Rodgers&#8217; men can still clinch the title this weekend, however, if Rangers and Aberdeen both lose.<\/p>\n<p>If that does not happen, then Celtic can finish things off themselves when they host their arch-rivals Rangers at Parkhead next weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1358\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1358&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1358\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1358&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1358\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1358&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1358\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celtic&#8217;s SPL title celebrations remain on hold after they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Hibernian. 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