Rather than award Celtic an indirect free-kick Beaton gave a foul against Kyogo and booked the Celtic striker for his attempt to keep the match flowing.
Midway through the first-half the Bhoys, seated diagonally opposite the absent Green Brigade, walked out the stadium.
It is undeniable that the sanctions imposed against those affiliated with the Green Brigade are a result of the group’s unapologetic solidarity with Palestine.
With trust and respect for the board at rock bottom it was no surprise that across Twitter the reaction to the Celtic statement was overwhelmingly negative.
All of that points towards the management, or lack of from Steven Naismith but BBC Scotland had a convenient lifeboat for the struggling Hearts boss to cling onto.
Eleven Celtic title wins over the last 12 years have almost broken the spirits at the BBC Sports Desk with Kenny Macintyre. Tom English and Alasdair Lamont visually and mentally scarred by covering those events.
Michael Nicholson and the board took a vow of silence on the issue, as did the Green Brigade for 30 minutes in a home match against Livingston that finished goal-less.
France turned on the style in patches but it sounded as if Thommo would rather be watching Peterhead against Dundee United on a cold Saturday night and trying to make the best of a lukewarm pie.
A free kick was awarded, Souttar’s red face never changed in shade with his side going on to win the match 3-0 to join St Mirren in second place in the SPFL Premiership table.
All of which points to a club which is running its managerial recruitment process around what is being posted on online message boards and social media sites.