Fans drunk on drama as intoxicating title race takes another twist

Fans drunk on drama as intoxicating title race takes another twistImage source, SNSByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Fir ParkPublishedJust nowMuch more of this and there's going to be a run on heart-rate monitors among the maroon-clad folk from Edinburgh. Every Hearts game is a pulse-quickening drama now. Every tackle, every header, every kick a palpitation-inducing moment.And every contentious call an invitation to erupt. And erupt Hearts did in this frantic contest at Motherwell. When Alexandros Kyziridis went down in an incident with Tawanda Maswanhise in the 68th minute, it looked like Hearts were getting an opportunity to make it 2-1 from the spot.Referee Steven McLean said no. VAR Greg Aitken said 'hold your horses'. Aitken got McLean over to the screen but McLean was unmoved. "He [Kyziridis] was impeded," Hearts manager said Derek McInnes later. "It's such a poor decision. The main talking point. I don't understand why that's not a penalty."Wonder of wonders, Jens Berthel Askou disagreed: "Not enough in it," said the Motherwell manager. "Some sort of contact, but minimal. Kyziridis makes it look like there's more contact than there is."People see what they want to see, but this season will have an endgame to conjure with. A historically-brilliant campaign will surely go to the wire now. Good point or bad? Time will tellHearts were unbeaten and unbowed, but damaged. Two points dropped and two players down. Marc Leonard and the wonderful lynchpin at the back, Craig Halkett, were invalided out of the action. And out of the last two games of the season.At the end, the players went to their fans to thank them for their support, which was unceasingly loud and passionate even on full-time, when the draw was confirmed.Their throats would have been in need of a soothing nectar last night. Their minds? Scrambled. They will try to convince themselves that a point at Fir Park...