Fixture Roundup
October 2013 - December 2013
Hearts 0 - 1 Yeovil
League Game
A disappointing result as Yeovil eventually managed to gain the victory. Hearts barely turned up and had it not been for Jamie MacDonald then the scoreline could have been worse. Hearts were able to hang on when the keeper guessed right to save a Paddy Madden penalty in the first half. A curling free kick from Ed Upson in the 72nd minute sealed victory for Yeovil.
Celtic 1 - 2 Hearts
League Game
A victory and performance completely out of the blue from a phenomenal Hearts. Goals from Ryan Stevenson in the 79th and 88th minutes put Hearts into a commanding position. Lassad pulled one back for Celtic 1 minute into injury time but Hearts held onto the ball long enough to secure the victory. Ryan Stevenson picked up man of the match for his performance.
Crewe 2 - 2 Hearts
Crewe win on penalties
Paint Trophy 2nd Round
A controversial decision cost Hearts badly in this game. David Templeton put Hearts in front with a driving run in the 3rd minute before putting the ball past the Crewe keeper. Hearts held the lead at half time but then on the 57th minute a controversial decision saw Crewe awarded a penalty for what looked like a dive. West converted the penalty for Crewe to level the score. 2 minutes later and Crewe's Abdul Osman saw a straight red card for violent conduct. Hearts went back in front in the 67th minute through Dale Carrick but again Crewe leveled, this time through Max Clayton in the 69th minute. The match eventually went to penalties and Crewe sealed victory thanks to misses from Dale Carrick and Scott Robinson. Following the match Hearts manager Scott Potter was heavily critical of the decision to award a penalty to Crewe, the FA were completely silent on the criticism.
Hearts 5 - 1 Rotherham
League Game
Hearts released a lot of anger on Rotherham after what happened in the previous game. Danny Wilson headed Hearts into the lead after just 10 minutes. 2 minutes after the second half and Revell leveled the score for Rotherham. This is when Hearts turned up the heat. Jason Holt put Hearts back in front after 52 minutes before Danny Wilson added his second in the 66th minute. A double from Ryan Stevenson in the 73rd and 84th minutes ended the match in dominant fashion in front of a crowd of 12,915. Ryan Stevenson picked up man of the match for his performance.
Hearts 3 - 0 Middlesborough
League Game
Following up from the big win over Rotherham. Ryan Stevenson continued his great form too by putting Hearts into the lead after 28 minutes. Second half goals from Danny Wilson and Colin Martin send the Hearts fans home happy. A crowd of 11,948 saw Danny Grainger pick up man of the match for his hand in the goals.
Birmingham 0 - 2 Hearts
League Game
Dale Carrick shot Hearts into the lead after 27th minutes to give Hearts the lead. Once again on form Ryan Stevenson found the back of the net in the 77th minute to give Hearts a big victory. Ryan Stevenson picked up man of the match in an all round good performance by Hearts.
Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 1 Hearts
Capital One Cup 4th Round
A stutter in the form book as Hearts sucumbed to defeat. Missilou and Hulse put Hearts behind with no reply until Danny Grainger curled in a free kick in the 92nd minute but Hearts crashed out of the cup in an all round poor performance.
Brentford 1 - 3 Hearts
League Game
Hearts bounced back from the cup exit in the previous match to continue their superb league form. Brentford scored first through Balanta in the 12th minute of play. Colin Martin leveled the score in the 25th minute sending both teams in at half time level. Danny Wilson put Hearts in front in the 74th minute. Brentford continued to push men forward as they traced the equalizer, this allowed Jason Holt to score a goal from inside the center circle of his own half!! Holt spotted the keeper of the line and fired a fantastic high ball forward over the keepers head in a goal which will be spoken about for years to come. Danny Wilson was the man that picked up man of the match in an all round great performance from Hearts.
Oldham 0 - 1 Hearts
League Game
Callum Patterson scored the only goal of the match 20 seconds after the restart in a good performance from Hearts in an otherwise forgettable match.
Hearts 4 - 0 Crawley
FA Cup 1st Round
The only cup competition which Hearts remain in and they made it to the second round with a superb hattrick from Jason Holt with goals in the 34th, 39th and 60th minutes. Colin Martin then chipped in with a goal in the 65th minute in an all round good performance from Hearts in front of 12,637 fans. Jason Holt naturally picked up man of the match.
Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Hearts
League Game
A poor performance from Hearts and an own goal from Danny Wilson in the 22nd minute force Hearts into defeat. Jamie MacDonald picked up man of the match for preventing a bigger defeat.
Hearts 4 - 1 Doncaster
League Game
Bounce back ability! Hearts back to winning ways with a great performance against Doncaster. All 4 goals from Hearts came in the first half with Jason Holt, Jamie Hamill, Jamie Walker and Ryan Stevenson all on target. A penalty from Billy Paynter 1 minute after the restart was the only answer. Jason Holt picked up man of the match in front of 16,225.
Crawley 1 - 4 Hearts
League Game
Hearts must have been working on their set pieces before this game. A 12th minute penalty from Jamie Hamill, curling free kick from Danny Grainger, a goal headed in from a corner by Colin Martin and a goal headed in by Matthew Bates from a free kick put Hearts well in front. Jones notched a goal for Crawley. Danny Grainger picked up man of the match for his goal and his hand in 2 other goals.
Swindon 2 - 2 Hearts
League Game
Hearts through 2 points away late in this game. Ryan Stevenson and Jamie Walker scored in the 62nd and 73rd minutes to put Hearts into a commanding lead. Williams and Marrow then leveled in the 86th and 88th minutes to steal a point from the jaws of defeat. Jamie Walker picked up man of the match for a goal and an assist.
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