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So we're 1-0 down. They had a goal disallowed which to be fair was soft but then they scored a really good goal. Potentially a foul on Brown in the build up but again we defended too high and got caught out by quick movement in our defensive third!

What a reply though! Great floated free-kick from Ntcham to the back post and Boyata doesn't give up on it and puts a diving header back across goal and it loops over the keeper! Great goal! Hopefully that gets us going now!
 
Steven Naismith probably should have been sent off for a late foul on Scott Brown where he not only put his knee into Brown's face (Brown had slide on the ground to clear the ball by the sideline) but he also proceeded to stamp his foot on Brown's inner thigh.
 
We continue to get caught out at the back. They play a long ball up, we go up to challenge for it but don't win it and then we're left scrambling to get back and usually end up left with a Hearts player unmarked.
 
Steven Naismith is walking a fine line! He's caught Forrest with studs to the ankle, no foul given, he kicked the ball at Lustig's head when he was on the ground after being tripped by Lafferty.....he's going to have to be very careful the way he's going!
 
GOAL! 2-1! Dembele! What a lovely composed finish! Rogic with an outside of the foot cross ball into the box to Dembele unmarked at the back post, controls it with one touch and passes it into the box with his second! Cracking goal!
 
Rogic whips one over to Dembele, who bring it down with class and finishes cool into the corner. 2-1!
 
Hi Welch!

McGregor nearly makes it 3! Great run on the outside, he sprints past Edouard who plays the ball through to McGregor who is in on goal but being closed down by the defender, gets his sot away but into the side netting!
 
Unfortunately looks like Edouard is going to be going off. Sinclair comes on, hopefully he's in the mood today because he's not been on it for a while. Usually plays well against Hearts though so here's hoping!

Seems to be a hamstring strain for Edouard, it might not be too bad and more precautionary to take him off.
 
Dembele going off, Armstrong coming on. With Edouard forced off, we had no strikers on the bench. However between Forrest, Rogic and Sinclair we have 3 players who can go and play up top. Forrest is the first to give it a try.
 
SO close from Jamesy Forrest! Sinclair cuts in, lays it back to Forrest and he tries to curl it from the left hand side and tries to curl it to the far post but it just goes wide! Keeper wasn't getting it either!

Then another attack and it was like pinball, we hit the post and if Armstrong hadn't been in an offside position then he would have had a tap-in!
 
YYYYAAASSS! Great play in the box from Armstrong to cut through and find Sinclair. And he buries the goal and the match 3-1! Great play.
 
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