Heart of Midlothian F.C.
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Hearts ended their season by losing today 2-1 to second place Celtic. The inability to gain any kind of traction in the final five-game stretch of the season leaves the Tynecastle side five points shy of fifth place. Even more embarrassingly, Hearts will finish the season with a lower point total than Hamilton Academical, though the post-season split keeps Hearts technically above the Accies. In today’s game it was Robbie Keane (pictured) and Zheng Zhi who did in Hearts with the latter’s goal coming from a fine volley for the Chinese international on the hour mark.
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Though the odds were low, Hearts still had an outside chance of qualifying for the Europa League with two wins to end the season. Instead the Jambos could muster only a nil-nil draw with third place Dundee United at Tynecastle and now cannot finish higher than sixth place. The combination of only one point from their own match and the points shared by Motherwell and Hibernian in their wild 6-6 draw leave Hearts three points adrift of Hibs’ fifth position and four points shy of Motherwell in fourth with just a one game left in the season. Hearts were never likely to qualify for Europe after their 2-0 home loss to the Well but now the dream has officially died.
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Suso (pictured) and David Obua pulled Hearts back from the depths and produced a famous victory in the final Edinburgh derby of 2009/10 as Hearts defeated hated Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road on Saturday. The visitors went down a goal after a soft penalty gave Anthony Stokes a goal on 55 minutes for Hibs. But the fantastic combination of substitutes Suso and Calum Elliot brought Hearts back and saw Obua score the winner just a minute from time.
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Heart of Midlothian suffered what will likely prove to be the loss that ended all hope of qualifying against for Europe in a 2-0 disaster defeat to Motherwell at Tynecastle. Teenager Steven Saunders scored his first ever goal and a Marius Žaliūkas own-goal from a John Sutton shot was all the visitors would need to jump into fourth place and stymie Hearts in sixth.
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Hearts played a tough and tight first half against Rangers but were ultimately undone by two goals from the home side and a red card shown to Eggert Jónsson in a 2-0 loss at Ibrox. Kyle Lafferty and Kenny Miller (pictured) scored the goals for ‘Gers as the champions pulled within a single win of winning the Scottish Premier League outright. Meanwhile Hearts remain in sixth place, no closer to fifth place Motherwell and even further behind both third place Dundee United and fourth place Hibernian.
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Opening the post-split part of this season away to Rangers is either good or bad, depending on how you look at it. Hearts will play their most challenging game at Ibrox on Sunday in the first of the final five matches of the year. On one hand it’s tough to start away to such a strong Rangers side. A bad loss could set negative momentum that could carry through the last four matches. On the other hand, playing the most difficult game first, even if a poor result occurs, could be a good thing as it means the rest of the games will be easier by comparison.
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The 2009/10 season is not a lost cause after all. Suso (pictured) scored the game’s only goal as Hearts defeated Kilmarnock at Tynecastle on Saturday and confirmed their place in the top six split. The three points were fully needed as St. Johnstone today won their game, moving them to what would have been equal points had Hearts lost. So now the second season begins with five games left to determine the final standing, three of which the Jambos will get to host at Tynecastle.
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Hearts have the opportunity to finish this season in the top six with a result at home tomorrow against Kilmarnock. With a three point advantage over seventh place St. Johnstone, a single point at Tynecastle keeps the Jambos above the waterline and guarantees no worse a finish than sixth. Of course a loss to Killie leaves Hearts’ fate in the hands of those Saints who will face Aberdeen on Sunday.
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Hearts will now have their top-six fate in their own hands after St. Johnstone fell yesterday to Dundee United, 1-0 at McDiarmid Park in Perth. With that loss, the Saints remain three points behind Hearts and in seventh place with only one game left to determine to cut-off point. The Jambos will host tenth place Kilmarnock with the season on the line. A top-six finish guarantees games against the top five the rest of the way and gives Hearts some measure of consolation after spending a good part of the first half of the season among the dregs of the league. If the Jambos lose though, and St. Johnstone beat Aberdeen by any margin, the Saints will jump to sixth as they already hold a better goal differential. That would be a complete disaster for Hearts.
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The goal was to win both of the last two games before the cut-off point in the SPL. That didn’t happen but Hearts did manage a tough away point at St. Mirren Park today finishing 1-1 with the Buddies. Marius Žaliūkas scored the equalizer for the Jambos after falling behind just before half-time on a Graham Carey free kick. Žaliūkas’ header was vital for Hearts as they now move three points clear of seventh place St. Johnstone and moved within seven of Motherwell who shockingly lost at home to Falkirk.
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