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Hearts 2-2 Petrocub
The Scotsman
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19/12/2024
Mark Atkinson reports from a dramatic night at Tynecastle.
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There's an icy chill swirling around Tynecastle Park and it's not just the December air after
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Hearts crashed out of Europe this evening, drawing 2-2 with Moldovan minnows Petro Cup
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and blowing their chance of reaching the play-off round of the Europa Conference League.
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All the more galling for Hearts was that they came back from a goal down to lead 2-1 thanks
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to strikes from James Wilson and Blair Spittel with a concession of an 83rd minute penalty
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via VAR converted by the Moldovans meant that Hearts ended up drawing the match and
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due to TSC's remarkable comeback at home to NOAH meant that they finished 25th in the
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league table, missing out on goals scored in the top 24 and going out of Europe.
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This place was aghast at full time, lots of anger and ire directed at Neil Critchley,
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the manager and his players. Hearts are also bottom of the Premiership and while Europe
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has been their sanctuary this season from domestic travails, there is no hiding place
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for the Jambos. It's a dark times down Gorky. Hearts are massively underperforming and their
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supporters have had enough. We had chances, sack the board and Hart and McLovian, you're
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in the wrong hands. And unless fortunes turn round quickly it's going to be a real winter
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of discontent for a club that finished third by miles last season in the Premiership.
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A word has to go to PetroCup, the Moldovan side from the tiny city of Hincesti. They
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had nothing to play for but pride but did really well and showed admirable spirit to
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come back when they fell behind 2-1. But it's Hearts who will hog the headlines for all
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the wrong reasons. They are out of Europe, they've passed up the chance to break that
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long duck of continental football after Christmas. It finished here, Hearts 2, PetroCup 2.
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