Speedy Wien 2 – 2 Hearts
Beau Reus’ two penalty saves noticed heroic Hearts overcome Tomas Magnusson’s pink card to tug off a shocking shoot-out victory away to Speedy Vienna, after a 4-4 combination draw, to guide a return to the Convention League league part.
Following a 2-2 draw within the first leg at Tynecastle, the Jambos’ European journey seemed to be tapering off once they have been diminished to 10 males within the seventy fifth minute of the play-off spherical second leg whereas trailing to Ercan Kara’s first-half aim.
However substitute Landry Kabore equalised a couple of minutes later earlier than Calvin Miller volleyed Hearts forward within the tenth minute of extra-time, just for Speedy to hit again within the 119th minute and make it 4-4 on combination.
However Hearts rediscovered their poise to edge the shoot-out 4-3 and safe their most vital end in Europe for greater than twenty years, that means they are going to compete within the Convention League for the third time in 5 seasons.
Boss Wouter Vrancken made one change to the Jambos facet that began the primary leg as James Wilson changed Kabore in assault.
Speedy quickly set about seizing the higher hand and Yusuf Demir and Tonni Adamsen each labored Reus within the opening 10 minutes.
Hearts suffered a blow within the fifteenth minute when Tom Renaud was carried off after Speedy attacker Petter Dahl fell awkwardly on his leg whereas being fouled by Jordi Altena.
Magnusson changed the Frenchman however Hearts have been struggling to get a foothold because the Austrians regarded the likelier facet.
Landry Kabore’s aim took the tie in Austria to extra-time
The breakthrough got here within the thirty fourth minute when the hosts labored their manner into the field and Demir’s low shot from the suitable took a nick off Oisin McEntee and broke kindly to the unmarked Kara, who slotted into the empty internet from the sting of the six-yard field.
Hearts have been virtually handed a manner again into it when Braga seized on a unfastened move however the Portuguese striker was unable to set himself completely and his angled shot from contained in the field was crushed away by Niklas Hedl.
Demir curled simply huge from distance, then Kara fired over from the sting of the field because the guests continued to reside dangerously .
Hearts loved a spell of stress in direction of the tip of the half, with Josh McPake and McEntee threatening with photographs from exterior the field.
The Jambos continued constructing their manner into the sport after the break, with captain Blair Spittal volleying simply huge from 20 yards out earlier than Wilson and Braga each spurned alternatives.
Magnusson then despatched a close-range header huge from a Spittal free-kick however the Icelandic midfielder’s night time was reduce quick when he was proven a second yellow card for a visit on Jannes Horn within the 76th minute.
The ten males drew stage inside three minutes, nevertheless, as substitute Kabore adjusted his physique and chested Spittal’s nook into the online on the close to put up.
Remarkably Hearts went forward within the one hundredth minute when Miller volleyed in a cross from substitute Rogers Mato.
However simply because the depleted Jambos regarded like hanging on, Nenad Cvetkovic knocked in Moulaye Haidara’s cross within the 119th minute to power penalties.
Miller, Altena, Mato and Sabah Kerjota all netted from the spot for Hearts, with McEntee the one Jambo to overlook, as Reus saved two Speedy kicks to emerge because the hero.
