Hearts edged out St. Mirren, 5x2, on Saturday, in the match for the 13th round. In this competition, Austin MacPhee's team came from a defeat, and Jim Goodwin's team came from two defeats.
The opening goal was scored by Steven Naismith in the 6th minute. With 21 minutes on the clock, Jonathan Obika struck for St. Mirren, laid on by Tony Andreu. The luckless Sean McLoughlin scored an own goal after 30 minutes. In the 33rd minute, Danny Mullen strucked the second goal for Paisley's team, laid on by Vaclav Hladky. After 42 minutes, Oliver Bozanić struck for Hearts, assisted by Michael Smith.
After the break, Jamie Walker struck for Edinburgh's team, laid on by Michael Smith. Jake Mulraney netted the last goal in the 77th minute.
After the result Hearts is 9th in the table, 11 points, while St. Mirren occupy 12th place, 8 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Austin MacPhee's team visit Kilmarnock, whilst Jim Goodwin's team will play at home against Ross County.
Hearts | St. Mirren | |||
7 | 4 | Shots | 3 | 8 |
7 | 2 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
8 | 4 | Total Tackles | 5 | 7 |
7 | 3 | Tackles Won | 2 | 8 |
8 | 5 | Ball steals | 6 | 7 |
43 | Total Passes | 43 | ||
7 | 29 | Passes Completed | 25 | 8 |
2 | Saves | 2 | ||
7 | 3 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 8 |
3 | Fouls Suffered | 3 |