:00:14. > :00:24.# There's a murmur in the air. # And I can fell it.
:00:24. > :00:28.
:00:28. > :00:34.You Hardy bought down the history books to find the last time St
:00:34. > :00:40.Mirren won the Scottish Cup 25 years ago. Ian Ferguson's goal was
:00:40. > :00:50.the winner against the UEFA Cup finalists, Dundee United. How times
:00:50. > :00:50.
:00:50. > :00:57.have changed. For their opponents today, a Cup glory his more recent.
:00:57. > :01:03.First, with Hearts Cup final defeat of Rangers in 1998, and in 2006,
:01:03. > :01:09.they got the better of Gretna. Hearts have won the Scottish
:01:09. > :01:14.tenants Cup 2006. For St Mirren, Cup success is long overdue. Four
:01:14. > :01:21.Hearts, it would provide welcome relief from tempestuous times at
:01:21. > :01:25.Tynecastle. Well 2012 p the year are brand new chapter is written?
:01:25. > :01:34.The chase for a place in the William Hill Scottish Cup
:01:34. > :01:41.semifinals starts right now. This quarter-final is live on the BBC.
:01:41. > :01:46.With Pat Nevin and me in the studio, Hearts striker, Kevin Kyle. Sap
:01:46. > :01:51.lake Kevin Kyle is not playing, but let's find out who is. Hearts with
:01:51. > :01:57.that fantastic result at Ibrox last week. It almost got lost in the
:01:57. > :02:03.fact that the main story this week has been about Rangers. Craig
:02:03. > :02:06.Beattie came on last week at Ibrox, and he gets his first start. Yes,
:02:06. > :02:11.and he gets his first start. Yes, playing alongside Stephen Elliott.
:02:11. > :02:18.They do not normally play it with two strikers, but if you are going
:02:18. > :02:25.to play with two strike us, someone has to play alongside Craig Beattie.
:02:25. > :02:34.It is a very attack-minded St Mirren side. Lots of attacking
:02:34. > :02:39.options with Van Zanten and Graham Carey. They are a 4-3-3. It is a St
:02:39. > :02:45.Mirren team have not been scoring many goals. Five draws in a row.
:02:45. > :02:49.They are hard to beat and that is good news on Cup day at Tynecastle.
:02:49. > :02:53.Danny Lennon has named virtually five strikers in that side. They
:02:53. > :03:00.have came here and tried to defend and lost, today they are going to
:03:00. > :03:06.go for it. Who will be the first team to make it into the last four,
:03:06. > :03:13.we will find out soon. No Rudi Skacel in the line-up for Hearts.
:03:13. > :03:17.He is on the bench. Would he not be a lucky charm to have around?
:03:17. > :03:23.Obviously scoring in every game he has played in this season, you
:03:23. > :03:26.would think he would be starting, but the manager is trying to mix
:03:26. > :03:35.but the manager is trying to mix things up. Or why? You would have
:03:35. > :03:45.to ask the manager that. If called upon, I am sure he will come on at
:03:45. > :03:47.
:03:47. > :03:53.and that trusty left food will get a goal. St Mirren have such an
:03:53. > :03:58.attack-minded side. But I could say the same for Hearts. I am surprised
:03:58. > :04:07.that Rudi Skacel is not playing, but there is creativity from Andrew
:04:07. > :04:14.Driver in the wadi area. I am slightly surprised that McGowan is
:04:14. > :04:21.on, but Kenny McLean can get for words as well. It should be an open
:04:21. > :04:27.game, there should be opportunities. I hope there are goals. Were you
:04:27. > :04:33.surprised last Saturday at what happened at Ibrox? Very surprised,
:04:33. > :04:38.because our recent run of results has not been great. I cannot
:04:38. > :04:44.remember the last time we got a victory there. But to go a goal
:04:44. > :04:49.down and come back end went 2-1, it was a fantastic result. To go there
:04:49. > :04:54.against a good Rangers side was a welcome boost. Four Hearts, this
:04:54. > :05:02.ended a run of five league victories with about a win. They
:05:02. > :05:06.were slipping out of the top six. surprise GPS people-watching,
:05:06. > :05:15.because there were lots of good players at Hearts. If confidence
:05:15. > :05:22.falls away, it can effectively win in the group. They came away with
:05:22. > :05:28.three points and were delighted about that. At this stage, you can
:05:28. > :05:34.smell Hampden Park. It is the quarterfinals, it is not miles away.
:05:34. > :05:40.That will boost their confidence. He is what underlines the surprise
:05:40. > :05:45.element in the starting line-up of Rudi Skacel. This was the game in
:05:45. > :05:51.January, Rudi Skacel hat-trick. scored three wonderful goals that
:05:51. > :05:57.they, or with his left foot, from outside the box. But the manager
:05:57. > :06:03.has picked different personnel today to play instead. It to the
:06:04. > :06:08.fans it might be surprising, but consistency is important. The video
:06:08. > :06:13.shows that Rudi Skacel is superb, but some weeks he is not involved
:06:13. > :06:19.in the game as much as you would hope. I'm sure that Rudi Skacel
:06:19. > :06:24.will accept the decision of the manager. It is more than two years
:06:24. > :06:30.since St Mirren beat Hearts and it was at Fir Park. Not a good playing
:06:30. > :06:36.surface. This was the semifinals of the League Cup competition. By the
:06:36. > :06:46.way, what a goal. I think there will be a better playing surface
:06:46. > :06:50.today. Billy Mehmet. Delight to attack in an exciting way. The
:06:50. > :07:00.manager tries to impose that style, so it will be different from that
:07:00. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:08.day. Let's hope this is not an omen about today, a bit St Mirren have
:07:08. > :07:13.drawn the last five games and several of them have been 0-0.
:07:13. > :07:20.does not sound exciting. We could do with an early goal. Both teams
:07:20. > :07:25.will be set to attack. It is nice to see two strikers up front for
:07:25. > :07:31.Hearts. St Mirren have three up front. Hopefully we will see some
:07:31. > :07:36.goals and there will be no goalless draw. Let's hear from that the
:07:36. > :07:43.managers. Paulo Sergio first. confident are you players give
:07:43. > :07:47.India a tremendous result last weekend? Victories always give
:07:47. > :07:50.confidence to the team. We have worked a lot, but today it is a
:07:50. > :08:00.different game with different characteristics, different
:08:00. > :08:01.
:08:01. > :08:04.opposition, so we have to worker lot to be happy at the end.
:08:04. > :08:12.important would it be for you and the club to progress further in the
:08:12. > :08:18.Scottish Cup? We're like the others, we are right here, and everyone
:08:18. > :08:23.wants to keep going in the cup. I am no different. It would be a
:08:23. > :08:27.dream to go to Hampden Park. We will do what we have to do to
:08:28. > :08:34.arrive there. Is there a real desire within your team to do well
:08:34. > :08:39.at the Scottish Cup this season? Certainly. Sometimes you take
:08:39. > :08:43.opportunities and the present and for yourself, and sometimes you are
:08:43. > :08:48.given opportunities. In the last round against Ross County, they had
:08:48. > :08:54.a fantastic opportunity to go into the next round, and they failed to
:08:54. > :08:58.take it. We put in a very good performance against Ross County.
:08:58. > :09:04.Tynecastle has not been happy hunting ground for you in the SPL
:09:04. > :09:11.this season, how will you rectify that? The first game this season,
:09:11. > :09:16.we did not bring our strengths and qualities with us. However, it was
:09:16. > :09:21.an own goal and a penalty kick that cost us dearly. In the second game,
:09:21. > :09:25.we were winning by two, Hearts were down to ten men, and then we self-
:09:25. > :09:32.destructed. We know it will be difficult, but we are looking
:09:32. > :09:35.forward to the challenge. Getting into the top six for St Mary and
:09:36. > :09:44.his season could be a struggle but getting to the semifinals could
:09:44. > :09:51.change the complexion? Yes. Ross County were expected to get through
:09:51. > :09:54.that Cup replay. But the manager now knows he has a chance. I do not
:09:54. > :10:00.think the expectation is that St Mirren will get a result. So they
:10:00. > :10:05.can go with it knowing that there is no danger it is unlikely that
:10:05. > :10:10.they will get to the top six so they can throw everything at it. I
:10:10. > :10:15.am looking to the mid- field -- I am looking forward to the midfield
:10:16. > :10:22.battle. I have always been a fan of Kenny McLean. He could be a
:10:22. > :10:25.fabulous player, against Ian Black. Ian Black is a really good player,
:10:25. > :10:31.player who is technically much better than people give him credit
:10:31. > :10:36.for, because everyone looks at the tackles and the bookings. Would he
:10:36. > :10:41.be more effective if he cut that side out of his game, all the cards
:10:41. > :10:46.that he picks up, or is that just what you get with Ian Black?
:10:46. > :10:52.depends on how the game goes for him. When everything is going well,
:10:52. > :10:56.he is a fabulous footballer with a good range of passing, very clever,
:10:56. > :11:01.but when it gets difficult, as he does not know where to draw the
:11:01. > :11:07.line, and he sometimes steps over it. Sometimes they're crazy tackles
:11:07. > :11:11.and even as a team mate, you think, what are you doing? Over the last
:11:11. > :11:19.five months he has been very quiet and it shows, because people are
:11:19. > :11:25.speaking about his football. I think he is a fabulous player. At
:11:25. > :11:32.the Sylla tackles will be always in his locker, if you think about the
:11:32. > :11:35.size of him, he is very small. But his all-round game is good. It is
:11:36. > :11:40.all well and good tackling hard and fair, but sometimes he oversteps
:11:40. > :11:46.the mark. People are speaking more about his football and he is
:11:46. > :11:50.enjoying it more. All the discussion about events of the
:11:50. > :11:57.pitch at Hearts has gone quiet, because relative to Rangers, it is
:11:57. > :12:02.not that bad? Yes. But to be fair, you are not thinking about that
:12:02. > :12:07.when you're out on the pitch. It is the last stage of the Scottish Cup,
:12:07. > :12:12.so you're focusing on that. For the players, they will be glad to leave
:12:12. > :12:17.that behind. Hearts will believe they can get through this. They
:12:17. > :12:24.have really good quality in the wadi areas. I like watching Andrew
:12:24. > :12:30.Driver. He can go a long way in his game. Mehdi Taouil is also an
:12:30. > :12:37.interesting player. On his day, he is technically as good as anyone,
:12:37. > :12:43.when it is not his day, get Rudi Skacel on, quickly. How will the
:12:43. > :12:52.sin-bin fans feel about how their season has panned out? -- how well
:12:52. > :12:57.the St Mirren fans. At the start of the season, a lot of people were
:12:57. > :13:07.speaking about St Mirren and how they were in the top six. There
:13:07. > :13:11.were high hopes, but things have become stale recently. Four of
:13:11. > :13:16.their last games have been goalless draws. Winning a game would make a
:13:16. > :13:22.difference. They will probably finish in the bottom six, but this
:13:22. > :13:27.is a great opportunity for them. It will be an interesting game, but it
:13:27. > :13:32.will be a difficult one for both sides. Hopefully Hearts will come
:13:32. > :13:38.out on top. A place in the last four of the Scottish Cup beckons
:13:38. > :13:42.for either Hearts or St Mirren. Let's get the Tynecastle and our
:13:42. > :13:46.commentators, Craig Paterson and Liam McLeod.
:13:46. > :13:51.Big dreams are run the line today. Hartson seemed million will have an
:13:51. > :13:57.eye on lifting the Scottish Cup at the National Stadium. Here is there
:13:57. > :14:00.a chance to make it to the semifinals. Since winning this
:14:01. > :14:06.competition in 2006, the cup competitions have not been kind to
:14:07. > :14:12.Hearts. They have won just four of their Scottish Cup games since
:14:12. > :14:18.beating Greg now in 2006. But they have been in charge of this fixture
:14:18. > :14:24.for a while, particularly at Gorgie. It has been 51 years since the
:14:24. > :14:29.Paisley side won here in a Scottish Cup tie. The last knockout meeting
:14:29. > :14:39.between the teams ended in a 1-0 St Mirren when at Fir Park in the
:14:39. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :15:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:15:34. > :15:41.only kept his cards in his pocket in one of the 29 game this is
:15:41. > :15:44.season. Craig Beattie getting up for a
:15:45. > :15:52.start today. His last appearance for Celtic was in the Scottish Cup
:15:52. > :16:01.final in 200. He has a chance to impress again, having done so as a
:16:01. > :16:11.half-time subat Ibrox last weekend. Steven Thompson won the cup with
:16:11. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:16:54. > :16:58.pre-league meetings between the on the front foot and it looks like
:16:58. > :17:08.they are doing that. The start is even more important. Try and get
:17:08. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :18:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:18:28. > :18:33.game. But you notice him when he's not in the team. Black and Mrowiec
:18:33. > :18:43.are the rock. Sitting there in the back four to make sure you don't
:18:43. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :19:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:19:48. > :19:53.That will be a feature of the game I think. Craig Beattie at the other
:19:53. > :19:57.end will try to do the same as Steven Thompson.
:19:57. > :20:01.He was leading with the arm, not the elbow. It might well have
:20:01. > :20:09.within a free kick. Thompson showing the Hearts defenders he's
:20:09. > :20:19.up for a battle today. He's the top scorer for St Mirren,
:20:19. > :20:46.
:20:46. > :20:56.shout there by Stevie O'Reilly. arm went out from Mehdi Taouil. How
:20:56. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:21:50. > :21:55.clear the collision was I'm not first blood to St Mirren. What a
:21:55. > :22:00.chance for St Mirren. Great link-up play. Good ball.
:22:00. > :22:10.He's got to find the corner. Determined to hit the target. Goes
:22:10. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:32.side foot, straight at the There is the first race and Paul
:22:32. > :22:42.McGowan proved he can match him for pace.
:22:42. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:56.Great recovery from Nigel handball but it hasn't been given.
:22:56. > :23:00.It looked like handball, it has to be said. The St Mirren players
:23:00. > :23:10.can't believe it. They are so close together, it is a question of where
:23:10. > :23:17.
:23:17. > :23:27.is the arm? Is it in anen natural fans here. They are here in good
:23:27. > :23:56.
:23:56. > :24:02.Not only does he get back but he gets the goal kick, but the big
:24:02. > :24:06.decision of the game so far, was this a penalty kick? A touch from
:24:06. > :24:11.Gary Teale. He's going to let fly, Daniel Grainger (Inaudible) and it
:24:11. > :24:15.hit somebody in the hand. I don't think you'll get a penalty for that.
:24:15. > :24:19.Is it one of those you eem given? If you are a fan you scream penalty,
:24:19. > :24:29.but the players are so close together it would be a big decision
:24:29. > :24:51.
:24:51. > :24:54.hasn't he? He's looking for them to get forward.
:24:54. > :25:04.He's named a team designed to give chances and that's what they've
:25:04. > :25:31.
:25:31. > :25:35.again for St Mirren. Mitch sent link-up play again. The hard work
:25:35. > :25:41.down the left-hand side for Nigel Hasselbaink shows his strength, but
:25:41. > :25:46.picks out a great pass. You would pansy Paul McGowan to at least hit
:25:46. > :25:56.the target. He size up the opportunity but just at the last
:25:56. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:26:54. > :26:57.second tried to get extra power off It winter over this time. It's a
:26:57. > :27:06.corner. A great save but St Mirren are cutting Hearts open at the
:27:06. > :27:11.moment. Is it offside? Nigel Hasselbaink, what are you going to
:27:11. > :27:16.do? Cuts inside, hits a defender and tips up and over the bar.
:27:16. > :27:26.Another chance gone. What a good start St Mirren have made to this
:27:26. > :27:26.
:27:26. > :29:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:29:20. > :29:23.handball against Teale but it's defending than attack sog far.
:29:24. > :29:30.-- attacking so far. Hasselbaink and Teale have been so involved
:29:30. > :29:40.early. Hearts want Driver and Mehdi Taouil
:29:40. > :30:02.
:30:02. > :30:08.to give them the option but it When you've got a big striker in
:30:08. > :30:18.there, give them something to go off. That ball was over the bar and
:30:18. > :30:33.
:30:33. > :30:37.out for the goal kick and any again it's wavered away by Stevie
:30:37. > :30:43.O'Reilly. I think this time he's kicked it on his own hand, so the
:30:43. > :30:47.chances of getting out of that are nil.
:30:47. > :30:57.If you are a defender and that happens you don't expect the
:30:57. > :31:32.
:31:32. > :31:37.Beattie to use his aerial ability. This is the handball Shi'ite, Ryan
:31:37. > :31:47.McGowan involved. You're not going to tell me you would give a penalty
:31:47. > :32:12.
:32:12. > :32:22.for that. It is worth a game, but anyone out there. A bit of
:32:22. > :32:31.
:32:31. > :32:41.well, something they have been consistent in for the vast majority
:32:41. > :32:41.
:32:41. > :34:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:34:05. > :34:12.of the season. When they have not Andrew Driver. He gets himself away
:34:12. > :34:22.from the wing and into the box. That could easily have, of Lee Mair
:34:22. > :34:47.
:34:47. > :34:56.and gone into the back of the net. he is not a natural winner. They
:34:56. > :34:59.have moved Mehdi Taouil into trying get him on the ball. For the last
:34:59. > :35:09.five minutes, Hearts are spending more time in the St Mirren half of
:35:09. > :35:09.
:35:09. > :36:02.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:36:03. > :36:12.have been some golf. It is a grey it saved. -- some goal. It is a
:36:13. > :36:16.
:36:16. > :36:24.great save. That is a clever ball from Craig Beattie. This is a
:36:24. > :36:29.nightmare from defenders. The goalkeeper does very well. And this
:36:29. > :36:39.happened at the other end of the pitch just afterwards. He was
:36:39. > :36:39.
:36:39. > :37:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:37:24. > :37:29.unlucky, he just dragged his shot player initially by Jim Goodwin,
:37:29. > :37:36.and then he does well and holds his line. You can see him holding, and
:37:36. > :37:45.I tell you what, you might claim he is level. But the linesman's flag
:37:45. > :37:55.went up straight away. Heading towards the first quarter of what
:37:55. > :38:17.
:38:17. > :38:26.sometimes it will go with the defender and sometimes the attacker.
:38:26. > :38:30.It was 50-50. It depends what angle the referee sees it from. A set-
:38:30. > :38:36.piece chance for St Mirren. We await the deadlock to be broken at
:38:36. > :38:46.Tynecastle. The free-kick looks further out and you would expect
:38:46. > :38:54.for a strike on goal. He scored against Aberdeen at Pittodrie from
:38:54. > :39:04.this sort of distance. He did not catch it. He has the power, but he
:39:04. > :39:12.
:39:12. > :39:17.got his foot under the ball. No goals, Graham Carey. He scored a
:39:17. > :39:27.fantastic goal against Dundee United in a league game against
:39:27. > :39:27.
:39:27. > :40:36.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:40:36. > :40:41.Hasselbaink. That infuriates managers. What is he thinking,
:40:41. > :40:45.Danny Lennon, because after 10 minutes he would have been
:40:45. > :40:49.delighted, but Hearts have come into the game? He will still be
:40:49. > :40:59.happy about the way his team are playing, dominating possession at
:40:59. > :41:33.
:41:33. > :41:40.the free kick. Andy Webster has words with Mrowiec.
:41:40. > :41:47.He cannot let teams get a free kick in this area. This is a real chance,
:41:47. > :41:51.perfect position. He has a chance to get it over the wall and down.
:41:51. > :42:01.Graham Carey has had a chance to set his sights, well I be him
:42:01. > :42:06.
:42:07. > :42:11.a strike than a few moments ago when it was about 15 yards back.
:42:11. > :42:21.You can see the goalkeeper is worried. Everyone is back for
:42:21. > :42:34.
:42:34. > :42:40.cannot deny it that St Mirren deserved that. St Mirren draw first
:42:40. > :42:45.blood at Tynecastle. It is a terrific strike. Jamie MacDonald
:42:45. > :42:50.went across but he could not reach it. It has gone through the hole in
:42:50. > :42:56.the wall. I do not understand why they have left a whole to knock the
:42:56. > :43:01.ball through. I do not know if the idea is to get the goalkeeper to
:43:01. > :43:11.look through that gap, but it has cost them, because Graham Carey has
:43:11. > :43:14.
:43:14. > :43:24.used the gap. Graham Carey gets his 4th goal. St Mirren are in front.
:43:24. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:05.They are in the box seat for a reaction. It is a corner. St Mirren
:44:05. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:33.can smell blood and they are going Mirren do hold on, I think he will
:44:33. > :45:05.
:45:05. > :45:15.Mirren at the moment, some really slick passing. That will lift their
:45:15. > :45:27.
:45:27. > :45:33.That's a corner. It's all hands to the pump just now.
:45:33. > :45:43.They are under pressure. A great ball. They get it in early. Gary
:45:43. > :45:44.
:45:44. > :45:54.Teale did all that. Get it out for a corner. It will be Graham Carey
:45:54. > :45:54.
:45:54. > :47:30.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:47:30. > :47:40.forward they come forward with menace. They keep getting two or
:47:40. > :47:40.
:47:40. > :49:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:49:20. > :49:23.three men in the final area to give want to see more pressure on the
:49:24. > :49:33.ball. This really is impressive from St Mirren. They are trying to
:49:34. > :49:34.
:49:34. > :50:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:50:37. > :50:47.take the crowd here at Tynecastle the Jambos.
:50:47. > :50:48.
:50:48. > :51:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:51:57. > :52:02.Nigel Hasselbaink was definitely the man causing the problems. Once
:52:02. > :52:12.again drives into the box. It was blocked by Hearts defenders but the
:52:12. > :52:46.
:52:46. > :52:56.home team have got to get to grips Stephen Elliott refused to accept
:52:56. > :53:18.
:53:18. > :53:25.he was going to be bullied off the Beattie! On his debut he hits
:53:25. > :53:29.Hearts level in the cup die! perfect header from the striker.
:53:29. > :53:39.You've got to mark him. You cannot allow him a free header. A good
:53:39. > :53:39.
:53:39. > :53:47.ball in. A decent run. Great header, right in the bottom corner. A
:53:47. > :53:52.perfect header from a really good corner kick. One start, one goal
:53:52. > :54:01.for Craig Beattie. He impressed last week. He's impressed the home
:54:01. > :54:05.fans this week. His Hearts career is off and running. That changes
:54:05. > :54:10.the complexion of the game now. The Hearts players get a lift.
:54:10. > :54:15.Hearts are going to make a change. Adrian Mrowiec is going to come off
:54:15. > :54:22.and Rudi Skacel is going to come on. I wonder if the manager, he was
:54:22. > :54:28.going to do it and then his team scored. He then changes and says
:54:28. > :54:34.let's leave it for five or ten. Paulo Sergio wasn't happy with the
:54:34. > :54:41.way thing were going. He knows that Rudi Skacel has a record of scoring
:54:41. > :54:46.against St Mirren, so he is through on a player who he knows has an
:54:46. > :54:56.impact. I think it might be eight goings in his last four goals.
:54:56. > :55:10.
:55:10. > :55:20.fans who have their tails up. Grot great defending but the corn
:55:20. > :55:20.
:55:20. > :56:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:56:04. > :56:09.is important they don't let their heads go down with such a fine
:56:09. > :56:19.start. You've got to retain the belief. That's football. You switch
:56:19. > :56:40.
:56:40. > :56:46.off a second, the opposition score Mirren could be in bother. Skacel
:56:46. > :56:50.was waiting for that pass. He made a poor choice. Skacel got up and
:56:50. > :57:00.Driver was there. He tried to go for it himself but just didn't
:57:00. > :57:00.
:57:00. > :58:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:58:15. > :58:20.Hearts manager. Won the cup for the even think of hitting the target.
:58:20. > :58:27.But they have that option now, Hearts, with Craig Beattie. Get it
:58:27. > :58:37.forward early. Suddenly, we were talking about the front three for
:58:37. > :58:37.
:58:37. > :00:56.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:00:56. > :01:01.St Mirren being supported but now WHISTLE Ian Black is taken out of
:01:01. > :01:04.the game by Nigel Hasselbaink. He just gets up and gets on with
:01:04. > :01:14.He just gets up and gets on with things. If you're going to dish it
:01:14. > :01:14.
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:02:26. > :02:33.out, you have got to be able to Craig Beattie did so well to get
:02:33. > :02:40.this on target. A perfect strike. Is he offside when that ball was
:02:40. > :02:45.struck? He is not, he is onside. That is a massive let-off for St
:02:45. > :02:52.Mirren. Craig Beattie headed the equaliser after a Graham Carey gave
:02:52. > :03:02.some men in the lead. Here it is, through the gap in the wall. At
:03:02. > :03:05.
:03:05. > :03:15.that point, St Mirren had is a deserved lead. Hearts came back.
:03:15. > :03:15.
:03:15. > :03:25.Danny Grainger's corner. Craig Beattie's header. Then came that
:03:25. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:30.controversial moment at the end of Thank you. It is a cracking
:03:30. > :03:34.Scottish Cup tie, the first of this quarter-final weekend. Pat Nevin
:03:34. > :03:40.and Kevin Kyle are with me in the studio. Hearts will be delighted
:03:40. > :03:46.about the way that first half has turned around, because St Mirren
:03:46. > :03:52.dominated early on. Yes. We will be delighted with the draw, but we
:03:53. > :04:00.were disappointed with the goal that was chopped off. It did not
:04:00. > :04:04.look offside. Hopefully the manager will have a few words in the
:04:04. > :04:10.dressing room and we can continue where we left off. St Mirren
:04:10. > :04:16.looking vulnerable, having had so much control of the game? It should
:04:16. > :04:22.happen at some point in the game. Hearts are the home side. But the
:04:22. > :04:26.control that some men had over the game was incredible early on. I
:04:26. > :04:33.thought they played really well, particularly on the left with Nigel
:04:33. > :04:38.Hasselbaink. We noticed that Ian Black started to get more into the
:04:38. > :04:43.game and controlling it, and suddenly Hearts had a good period.
:04:43. > :04:51.Hearts could have been 2-1 up at the break, but it has made for an
:04:52. > :04:57.exciting game. It has been so fantastic. St Mirren have to keep
:04:57. > :05:02.playing their own game, and that is not easy when you have lost a goal.
:05:02. > :05:05.Craig Beattie thought he had scored Craig Beattie thought he had scored
:05:05. > :05:12.again it right on half-time. Was this a big break for St Mirren?
:05:12. > :05:17.Thigh it is a massive break. came to Craig Beattie and he put it
:05:17. > :05:21.in the back of the net. The replay shows that he is clearly onside.
:05:21. > :05:29.That is disappointing because that is a massive call and the linesman
:05:29. > :05:36.has got to get that spot-on. It is not even close. No, but that is to
:05:36. > :05:41.be expected. It looks easy when we slowed down. But the assistant is
:05:41. > :05:49.looking along the line? I agree. That is his job and he has got it
:05:49. > :05:54.wrong. But it is difficult. It is an old argument, if you have
:05:54. > :05:59.managed to get a video replay, we could play that back immediately
:05:59. > :06:08.and the goal would stand. But that is not in the rules. I feel sorry
:06:08. > :06:13.for Hearts because they deserve that goal. Would you describe this
:06:13. > :06:18.as a set-piece shambles from Hearts point of view. I do not want to be
:06:18. > :06:25.too critical, because they our team-mates, but it does not look
:06:25. > :06:35.like the best of walls. There is a gap between a Andy Webster and the
:06:35. > :06:35.
:06:35. > :06:40.man next to him. It has ended up in the back of the net and it is a
:06:40. > :06:44.disappointing Gold to lose. The St Mirren defending was not too clever
:06:44. > :06:51.on the equaliser but that is why Hearts have brought in Craig
:06:51. > :06:55.Beattie. Yes, good power and a lovely header down. Have Velicka
:06:55. > :07:02.been near post for St Mirren. I have no idea what Gary Teale is
:07:02. > :07:11.supposed to be doing, I see is not on the post. Is he the front man,
:07:12. > :07:17.AC going to stop anything? He is doing nothing. The amount of times
:07:17. > :07:21.a goal is scored because someone is not standing on the front post. I
:07:21. > :07:26.cannot see any point in Gary Teale standing where he is standing
:07:26. > :07:32.because it is not stopping anything. It is hard enough to believe that
:07:32. > :07:40.some men are all square at half- time. They could have been 2-1 down
:07:40. > :07:46.because how many good chances did they have early on? They dead. This
:07:46. > :07:51.comes from a mistake by Ian Black. It was good played down the line.
:07:51. > :07:57.They were unlucky. For the first half-hour, St Mirren had numerous
:07:57. > :08:07.chances to take the lead. Tassel bank has been fantastic as well.
:08:07. > :08:07.
:08:07. > :08:17.Look at close he was. -- Nigel Hasselbaink. When one winner goes
:08:17. > :08:23.
:08:23. > :08:27.down the line, the other one goes into the box. -- winger. In St
:08:27. > :08:32.Mirren harbour lot of attacking options, but they have failed to
:08:32. > :08:39.put the chances away. Did St Mirren turn up with the right attitude in
:08:39. > :08:44.contrast to the home team? I do not know. It is sometimes just one
:08:44. > :08:48.player who puts on some pressure. The game moves in that direction.
:08:49. > :08:55.Because Nigel Hasselbaink was getting beyond the defence on the
:08:55. > :09:00.left, it pulled Hearts back. There was not enough help between the
:09:00. > :09:06.Hearts forward line and midfield. Because Hassell Bank is pushing
:09:06. > :09:15.forward, it gives the rest of the St Mirren players a chance. -- at
:09:15. > :09:22.Nigel Hasselbaink. If I wasn't Mirren, I would get the ball to
:09:22. > :09:24.Nigel Hasselbaink. He can isolate the full back. St Mirren will be
:09:24. > :09:29.hoping not to look back on this game and it encapsulates their
:09:29. > :09:38.whole season. Great football, lots of chances, but not taking enough
:09:38. > :09:42.of them. Yes, that is the story of their season. In the first half,
:09:42. > :09:46.they must have passed it 10 or 15 times without Hearts getting
:09:46. > :09:51.anywhere near the ball. They have got to believe that they can do
:09:51. > :09:57.that and they have got to take their chances. If they do not, they
:09:57. > :10:02.will eventually be punished. those St Mirren chances and a
:10:02. > :10:09.couple of penalty claims to add in as well. I do not think the second
:10:09. > :10:14.one was going to be given against McGowan. What about this one?
:10:14. > :10:21.not deliberate and I do not where else he can put his hands. But the
:10:21. > :10:27.ball is always going towards the goal. I have seen plenty given on
:10:27. > :10:32.those occasions and St Mirren can be disappointed. I think we are
:10:32. > :10:38.showing this for comedy value! No wonder he has a bandage on his hand
:10:38. > :10:42.if he keeps doing that. There was nothing in that one. St Mirren will
:10:43. > :10:48.be disappointed that they did not get that but there were some big
:10:48. > :10:56.calls for the officials. Was Andrew Driver too honest? Could this have
:10:56. > :11:01.been a penalty? Yes. It was good build up. There was a great turn.
:11:01. > :11:07.He is thinking that from six yards out he could have got a goal, but
:11:07. > :11:15.it is nice to see that he stayed on his feet. I would not have went
:11:15. > :11:19.down because I cannot dive! It's I would like to applaud him now for
:11:19. > :11:24.being an honest footballer who wanted to score a goal more than
:11:24. > :11:33.throwing himself to the ground. I understand that is the modern way
:11:33. > :11:37.we look at the game, but I applaud him. The game has turned. Even
:11:37. > :11:41.without Hearts been given the gold they should have had a head of the
:11:41. > :11:47.half-time whistle, they are in a good place which they were not in
:11:47. > :11:52.after half-an-hour. Scoring a goal changes the attitude of the entire
:11:52. > :11:57.team in the midfield. The Hearts midfield had been overrun. The
:11:57. > :12:04.tactics were perfect. The Hearts management may have had a look at
:12:04. > :12:09.it, and decided that it was not working. They got Mrowiec off
:12:09. > :12:13.quickly after the equalising goal went in. I was thinking that was a
:12:13. > :12:23.strange time to make a change, but they have looked better and better
:12:23. > :12:23.
:12:24. > :12:28.after that. Intriguing for the second half. I thought that the
:12:28. > :12:35.midfielders were totally dominant, and that is the base from which St
:12:35. > :12:45.Mirren have that done well. What about today's other finals. --
:12:45. > :12:50.
:12:50. > :12:56.other quarterfinals. It originated against Hibernian. It -- Ayr United.
:12:56. > :13:00.They know what causing Cup upsets is all about. Look at this. Yes,
:13:00. > :13:05.they will fancy their chances against Hibernian who have not been
:13:05. > :13:09.in the best of form this season. They are second from the bottom of
:13:09. > :13:15.the table and not playing with confidence. Anything can happen
:13:16. > :13:25.today. You will be hoping that lightning does not strike twice at
:13:26. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:34.Somerset Park, Pat Nevin? Yes. It is the Somerset Park effect. You go
:13:34. > :13:41.down there and it just changes. It is like an old-fashioned Scottish
:13:41. > :13:45.Cup game. United lift themselves for it. They're not in the best
:13:45. > :13:51.position in the First Division, but I think they are very good team.
:13:51. > :13:57.For a cup game, with the fans behind them, get them back to
:13:57. > :14:01.Easter Road, I would accept that knife. You will see highlights from
:14:01. > :14:07.that match and the best of the Tynecastle action tonight at
:14:07. > :14:15.10:30pm. Also, we will be on at 10 o'clock tomorrow night for Dundee
:14:15. > :14:19.United again Celtic, and Motherwell against Aberdeen. It is 1-1 at
:14:19. > :14:26.Tynecastle halfway through. A massive talking point ahead of the
:14:26. > :14:32.half-time whistle when Craig but -- Craig Beattie had the ball in the
:14:32. > :14:38.net for the second time today, but it was not given. You can see that
:14:38. > :14:44.he is onside. It was a good finish. It was a good finish from a tight
:14:44. > :14:48.angle. For someone who has not had a lot of match practice, as he has
:14:48. > :14:54.looked sharp. He took the first ball well and he anticipated his
:14:54. > :15:00.ball coming through at some point. He was unlucky for that to be ruled
:15:00. > :15:06.offside. Do you still have sympathy for the officials? Yes, because I
:15:06. > :15:11.have run the line myself a few times. It looks easy, and they got
:15:11. > :15:17.it wrong that time, but when the defenders are walking out, the two
:15:17. > :15:23.central defenders are running out, and that makes it harder. You have
:15:23. > :15:28.to be looking at the shot. The shot happened about 30 yards out, so by
:15:28. > :15:35.the time you have moved your eyes to it, they have moved beyond the
:15:35. > :15:39.ball. That is why they make these mistakes. That is why we must
:15:40. > :15:48.eventually have video replay technology. I have some sympathy
:15:48. > :15:53.for the assistant on that occasion, What's been going on in that away
:15:53. > :16:00.dressing room during half-time, Kevin? A team who were so much in
:16:00. > :16:04.charge early on and at the end of that first half looking vulnerable.
:16:04. > :16:09.I think Danny Lennon will want them to do what they did in the first
:16:09. > :16:14.half-hour of the game, because they were passing the ball really well.
:16:15. > :16:19.To believe in what they were doing, to get the goal to try and go 2-1
:16:19. > :16:23.ahead. They don't have to change a lot, because they are play well,
:16:23. > :16:28.that's evident, but they've got to be clinical in front of the goal.
:16:28. > :16:33.Obviously Hearts I think might come out like St Mirren did in the first
:16:33. > :16:37.half and take control of the game, grab the bull by the horns and get
:16:37. > :16:41.the game finished as quickly as possible. Danny Lennon will be
:16:41. > :16:47.saying to them to continue with what you are doing and when you are
:16:47. > :16:52.in front of the goal to be more clinical. We have a chance to ask
:16:53. > :16:59.you about your hip injury. You last played 14 months ago, you had
:16:59. > :17:02.surgery a few weeks ago and were on crutches for a long-running hip
:17:02. > :17:06.problem. How hopeful are you that you will play again? I'm very
:17:07. > :17:11.hopeful. The surgeon explained the consequences, he wasn't too sure
:17:11. > :17:15.what he was going to find. But after doing the surgery, as I came
:17:15. > :17:21.round he spoke to me and said he was far more on the milk than he
:17:21. > :17:28.was after being inside -- more optimistic than he was after being
:17:28. > :17:31.inside high hip. He said as long as you take you're time with your
:17:31. > :17:35.rehabilitation programme I'm optimistic you will get back to
:17:35. > :17:44.playing. I'm taking my time with rehab, not trying to push it. Just
:17:44. > :17:51.make sure that I do get back. You've never hurried in your life
:17:52. > :17:59.so no point starting now is there? It didn't work out. This time I'm
:17:59. > :18:02.going make sure that at the end of a 12-week programme, but I'm
:18:02. > :18:09.looking to it being at the end of June. I've spoken to the manager
:18:09. > :18:12.and he said regardless of your contract situation we want tow do a
:18:12. > :18:17.pre-season and we'll ache pretty there. My goal is from the
:18:17. > :18:23.beginning of July to be ready for pre-season. It will be great to
:18:23. > :18:28.think that you make a comeback, so all the best with that. And what a
:18:28. > :18:33.comeback for your team. Craig Beattie heading in the equaliser as
:18:33. > :18:40.Graham Carey rifled on that free kick. And right on half time. How
:18:40. > :18:50.big a talking point will that be at full time? The Craig Beattie goal
:18:50. > :18:52.
:18:52. > :19:02.chucked off by officials, so it Your commentators are Craig
:19:02. > :19:02.
:19:02. > :19:58.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:19:58. > :20:08.make a change in the first half and That was a foul. Just nicked the
:20:08. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:44.chance! Elliott can't believe it. Chances don't come any better. The
:20:44. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:00.goalkeeper does well on a couple of They had three bangs at it. Samson
:21:00. > :21:10.was equal to the first two, but Elliot had the best chance of the
:21:10. > :21:10.
:21:10. > :21:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:21:52. > :21:57.Hearts starting on the front foot Driver. When you've started well
:21:57. > :22:07.and you know you've got the opposition under the cosh, keep
:22:07. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :22:35.It's Skacel! The comeback is complete. What a
:22:35. > :22:41.surprise! It's Rudi Skacel. It is absolutely incredible. The record
:22:41. > :22:47.that this lad has against St Mirren. He tortures them, continually
:22:47. > :22:51.scores against them. I mentioned his shooting abit. Didn't expect it
:22:51. > :22:56.to come in the aerial route, but the right place at the right time.
:22:56. > :23:00.If you get a quality ball in the box, it's half a yard and that is a
:23:00. > :23:06.brilliant header from the midfielder. No chance at all for
:23:06. > :23:10.the goalkeeper. Right in the bottom corner. What a start for Hearts.
:23:10. > :23:20.What a signing Craig Beattie is turning into for Hearts. A great
:23:20. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :23:31.ball in. It is not the cleanest of contact for Rudi Skacel. Now St
:23:31. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :24:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:24:14. > :24:19.Mirren have got to show their now who can grab this game by the
:24:19. > :24:29.scruff of the neck? Paul McGowan can't get a touch, therefore you
:24:29. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:34.can't get into it wide areas. -- into the wide areas.
:24:34. > :24:44.Hearts will feel this is justified given what happened just before
:24:44. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :25:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:25:45. > :25:51.We've seen that before haven't we? now. St Mirren know they are going
:25:51. > :25:57.to dig their way back into the game. Through themselves into challenges,
:25:57. > :26:07.trying to see if they can bully Hearts back off the ball.
:26:07. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :27:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:27:09. > :27:14.first one wasn't a penalty. Neither different class since the start of
:27:14. > :27:17.the second whatever. They have grabbed the game by the scruff of
:27:17. > :27:21.their neck. They are making it hard for St Mirren. Now they are trying
:27:21. > :27:31.to turn the screw. A third goal would put them in a terrific
:27:31. > :27:31.
:27:31. > :28:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:28:48. > :28:58.luxury of a Rudi Skacel on the play from St Mirren in the second
:28:58. > :28:59.
:28:59. > :31:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:31:00. > :31:05.St Mirren fans when they were in at the last moment. It came off
:31:05. > :31:11.David Van Zanten at the last moment. I cannot believe he does not pull
:31:11. > :31:16.the trigger. He tried that little trite and he was crowded out. Watch
:31:16. > :31:25.this. He takes an extra touch and that allows the defenders to see
:31:25. > :31:35.him off. It may be a moment Hearts end up regretting. St Mirren have
:31:35. > :31:36.
:31:36. > :31:46.had several of those. Hugh Murray comes on for the Paisley side. He
:31:46. > :31:46.
:31:46. > :32:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:32:31. > :32:35.is very much a one-club man. himself a few seconds to see if
:32:35. > :32:43.there was any advantage and he has come back for the initial free kick.
:32:43. > :32:53.There is nothing in that, it is just a tackle. Hearts feel hard
:32:53. > :32:54.
:32:54. > :33:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:33:38. > :33:43.Hearts are now playing all the football, looking confident. St
:33:43. > :33:53.Mirren cannot make three passes in a row. It seems strange for a team
:33:53. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:12.that played so well in the first to see the best of times since he
:34:12. > :34:22.came back from that long. It was a period that began before
:34:22. > :35:02.
:35:02. > :35:08.the injury with a potential McGowan. He has got great recovery
:35:08. > :35:18.pace. He was done by some skill, but because he is fleeter of foot,
:35:18. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :36:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:36:03. > :36:08.as he can get back to make the match of the season against Rangers.
:36:08. > :36:18.He has been in and out of the team, but he also has an Edinburgh derby
:36:18. > :36:18.
:36:18. > :37:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:37:16. > :37:21.Just another warning to Hearts that That could have been a hat-trick.
:37:21. > :37:31.The skill was brilliant. Now you need the composure and he has gone
:37:31. > :37:32.
:37:32. > :37:42.for power. His fate was under the ball. He blasted it over. -- his
:37:42. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:07.spot on that time. It was a good ball in. Nigel
:38:07. > :38:07.
:38:07. > :38:13.Hasselbaink was on the run, but he set off too early. St Mirren do not
:38:13. > :38:19.have the same options as Hearts. They were able to bring Rudi Skacel
:38:20. > :38:29.on. St Mirren have still got Marc McAusland and Darren Mooy. But they
:38:30. > :38:30.
:38:30. > :39:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:39:54. > :40:04.Nigel Hasselbaink knocks it over the bar. He has got to do better
:40:04. > :40:09.
:40:09. > :40:13.than that. Just when St Mirren made some magic, a poor finish.
:40:13. > :40:20.looked like it was going to break for Steven Thompson before it even
:40:20. > :40:23.arrived to Nigel Hasselbaink. needs to hit it cleanly. The
:40:23. > :40:33.goalkeeper has virtually no chance from there, but you have got to hit
:40:33. > :40:46.
:40:46. > :40:50.just now. Marius Zaliukas. When you're defending, do it properly.
:40:50. > :41:00.If you do not want them to take a quick throw-in, smash the ball out
:41:00. > :41:33.
:41:33. > :41:43.Grainger had made a terrific run down the outside. He went on his
:41:43. > :41:43.
:41:43. > :42:59.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:42:59. > :43:09.own and did not make a great job of kick, but the referee says no file.
:43:09. > :43:09.
:43:09. > :44:05.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:44:05. > :44:15.there from the St Mirren striker. Are wry smile. He tried to go
:44:15. > :44:16.
:44:16. > :44:23.between two strong alliance. -- two strong players. That is frustration.
:44:23. > :44:28.Just go warning for Steven Thompson. He's keeping his cards in his
:44:28. > :44:38.pocket today. I am all for that. There is nothing worse than red
:44:38. > :44:53.
:44:53. > :44:58.Jersey. Why the foreword wants to grab the
:44:58. > :45:05.defender's Jersey, I do not know. All these breaks in play are good
:45:05. > :45:15.for Hearts. If the play is broken up, Hearts will not mind that at
:45:15. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :46:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:46:47. > :46:57.moment the decisive goal of the Nigel Hasselbaink.
:46:57. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :47:20.brought to the club by Danny Lennon in the summertime. And this is a
:47:20. > :47:20.
:47:20. > :49:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:49:13. > :49:23.the -- fouled by Grainger, says the Captain. How many times have they
:49:23. > :49:23.
:49:23. > :50:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:50:04. > :50:10.been in a position to push forward, are going to get the equaliser from,
:50:10. > :50:20.Craig. You've God wide players, but it is all ifs and buts. They are
:50:20. > :50:59.
:50:59. > :51:09.just not producing. involved, Paul McGowan, but goes at
:51:09. > :51:18.
:51:18. > :51:28.side has had a couple of difficult wrong ones but unfortunately today
:51:28. > :51:36.
:51:36. > :51:42.as well, so he's banged to rights. It is a horrible job with the new
:51:42. > :51:52.offside law. But have they taken part in the move? Bring back the
:51:52. > :51:52.
:51:52. > :52:33.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:52:33. > :52:43.chance at the back, leave themselves short in an efforts to
:52:43. > :53:17.
:53:17. > :53:21.Taouil lying with his head buried in the turf. St Mirren are unhappy.
:53:21. > :53:26.They've taken a quick throw and time's running out. The referee has
:53:26. > :53:31.decided this may have been a head knock. It is hard to tell how much
:53:31. > :53:36.contact there was. The St Mirren players and the manager are raging
:53:36. > :53:41.that they weren't allowed to take a quick one and get moving.
:53:41. > :53:49.steamed be caught by Nigel Hasselbaink's left arm or left
:53:49. > :53:59.hand.'S being asked to be treated off the park by royal royal royal.
:53:59. > :54:00.
:54:00. > :54:06.-- by Stevie O'Reilly. Paulo Sergio to your right. I think
:54:06. > :54:16.we know who the happier manager is. His team can dictate the way this
:54:16. > :54:48.
:54:48. > :54:58.game is. They can make passes and Who will be punished this time?
:54:58. > :55:17.
:55:17. > :55:27.Taouil getting the boos from the St back there. I think Hearts may have
:55:27. > :56:02.
:56:02. > :56:05.to think about a substitution. You McGowan, Hearts will play on.
:56:05. > :56:10.challenges, similar severity. One isn't given and the second is.
:56:10. > :56:16.Maybe the referee has a better view than we do. Craig Beattie, I think
:56:16. > :56:19.he's won the ball hasn't he? The biggest concern for Danny
:56:19. > :56:29.Lennon is that the opposition goalkeeper hasn't been tested
:56:29. > :56:55.
:56:55. > :57:05.area but he has at least got the koenslaigs prize of a corner kick,
:57:05. > :57:29.
:57:29. > :57:39.Graham Carey's corner kick beats everyone. That was a complete and
:57:39. > :58:17.
:58:17. > :58:21.save by Jamie MacDonald. Superb. It has gone in! Would you believe it?
:58:22. > :58:25.Nigel Hasselbaink has levelled things up for St Mirren. It did not
:58:25. > :58:31.look likely but they are off the canvass and still in the Scottish
:58:31. > :58:36.Cup. Incredible. An incredible finish. He no idea how he got that
:58:36. > :58:42.in the back of the net. I thought the chance was gone. I thought
:58:43. > :58:48.Jamie MacDonald had saved a tie but they kept at it. There is a block.
:58:48. > :58:55.There was an even better block. It comes off the heel of Marius
:58:55. > :59:05.Zaliukas. That beat the goalkeeper and from nothing St Mirren have
:59:05. > :59:15.grabbed themselves an equaliser. So unucky for -- unlucky for Marius
:59:15. > :59:16.
:59:16. > :59:21.Zaliukas. It was going nowhere near the goal until Zaliukas. Hearts
:59:21. > :59:31.have the opportunity to get a ball from a long throw from Paul McGowan.
:59:31. > :59:58.
:59:58. > :00:02.We are moving into the final few might be struggling right now. But
:00:02. > :00:12.here is the goal again. He's knocking it across. It is
:00:12. > :00:12.
:00:12. > :00:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:00:54. > :01:04.definitely an own goal. So unlucky will it be a winner? I doubt it. I
:01:04. > :01:32.
:01:32. > :01:38.think both teams might settle for right and he says that Gordon
:01:39. > :01:48.Middleton has his flag up. I think the linesman is spot-on. Craig
:01:49. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:12.Beattie just went too early. Three linesman who shook his head. Craig
:02:12. > :02:22.Samson is out of jail. That was close to a free kick right on the
:02:22. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:47.edge of the ball over the line. It is impossible for the same night to
:02:47. > :03:07.
:03:07. > :03:11.get that one right. Craig Samson Offside against Andy Webster.
:03:11. > :03:21.Andy Webster is ushering the ball out of play, why has the flag not
:03:21. > :03:25.
:03:25. > :03:35.gone up? In to a fading with play? He was part of the place. --
:03:35. > :04:00.
:04:00. > :04:04.was a gilt-edged chance. -- Craig Samson gets rid of the danger.
:04:05. > :04:14.has come to McGowan on the volley. He hit it well and it was a good
:04:15. > :04:51.
:04:51. > :04:59.save. There is going to be two Every time a team gets forward,
:04:59. > :05:02.you're thinking that something might happen. He is the Nigel
:05:02. > :05:12.Hasselbaink challenge on Ian Black. This is what led to the golf. We
:05:12. > :05:35.
:05:35. > :05:41.goal-kick. We're moving into the final minute. The referees
:05:41. > :05:45.following the ball. There was a tangle, whether it was meant or not.
:05:45. > :05:55.Very difficult for the rectory to spot when these things are off the
:05:55. > :06:05.ball. -- for the referee. It looks like we're going to have a replay
:06:05. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :07:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 54 seconds
:07:01. > :07:11.from Jim Goodwin. Stephen Elliott has gone for the goal kick. I think
:07:11. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:19.Redrow is fair. -- I think a draw is fair. The St Mirren fans are
:07:19. > :07:25.making the noise as Stevie O'Reilly N's a pulsating cup tie at
:07:26. > :07:31.Tynecastle. The teams will have to do it all over again on 21st March,
:07:31. > :07:36.that is a week on Wednesday, in Paisley. Marius Zaliukas with an
:07:36. > :07:43.own goal. He turned Nigel Hasselbaink's effort into his own
:07:43. > :07:52.net. Nigel Hasselbaink was probably St Mirren's most productive player
:07:52. > :07:58.in the second half. Craig Beattie was very impressive again, after
:07:58. > :08:06.impressing at Ibrox last weekend. He scored in the first half before
:08:06. > :08:16.setting up Rudi Skacel for Hearts' second. Graham Carey gave cent men
:08:16. > :08:18.
:08:18. > :08:19.at the a lead a long time ago, on 20 minutes. -- St Mirren. The
:08:19. > :08:24.20 minutes. -- St Mirren. The spoils are shared, probably
:08:24. > :08:34.deservedly in the end. Hearts are the most disappointed as they
:08:34. > :08:36.
:08:36. > :08:41.I think we could all stand another helping of that Cup tie in Paisley
:08:41. > :08:47.a week on Wednesday. We went into it with high hopes but it turned
:08:47. > :08:52.into a very entertaining 90 minutes. It does seem a long way back to
:08:52. > :08:58.Graham Carey's free kick which had St Mirren ahead in the match. Well
:08:58. > :09:04.worth it at that stage because they had so much of the match. Up let's
:09:04. > :09:06.hear from Nigel Hasselbaink. That was a hard game, I take it? It was
:09:06. > :09:16.very hard. All the players gave very hard. All the players gave
:09:16. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:24.their all. It was a real game of two haps. St Mirren were arguably
:09:24. > :09:32.the better in the first half, but then a Hearts turned on the style.
:09:32. > :09:39.I was doing the hard work. We started well in the first half. As
:09:39. > :09:48.a team, we work hard. It is good for us and them as well. In do you
:09:48. > :09:53.fancy them at home? He yes. I think we are stronger at home. Well done.
:09:53. > :09:57.It was Nigel Hasselbaink being fouled by Andy Webster 25 yards out
:09:57. > :10:05.and which allowed Graham Carey the chance to give St Mirren the lead.
:10:05. > :10:09.Yes. Nigel Hasselbaink caused Hearts problems throughout the game.
:10:10. > :10:15.Everything's under Len dead was through Nigel Hasselbaink. He is
:10:15. > :10:19.following that in as well. As he was everywhere. Nigel Hasselbaink
:10:19. > :10:27.is a top selection for man of the match, but maybe Craig Beattie as
:10:27. > :10:29.well? Yes, he was fabulous. Just after this goal, he could have had
:10:30. > :10:39.after this goal, he could have had another one, the one that was ruled
:10:39. > :10:44.out. This crosses brilliant. It is a quality cross that a centre-
:10:44. > :10:48.forward is desperate to attack. He would love to get that himself. He
:10:48. > :10:56.was fabulous until the gas completely ran out with 15 minutes
:10:56. > :11:04.to go. Understandable given that he has not had many games. This was
:11:04. > :11:09.remarkable. It went in off Marius Zaliukas. This was 2-2. Unfortunate
:11:09. > :11:12.for Marius Zaliukas. St Mirren did well to keep the ball alive.
:11:12. > :11:22.Throughout the game, Nigel Hasselbaink did not give up on
:11:22. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:26.anything. St Mirren kept fighting until the end. It is bad for Hearts,
:11:26. > :11:31.but these things happen in football. but these things happen in football.
:11:31. > :11:39.Let's hear from Craig Beattie. grab the ball and got an assist. Be
:11:39. > :11:43.you think you did well enough to get the victory? Yes. I have just
:11:43. > :11:50.seen the goal that they got to keep themselves in the Cup tie, and it
:11:50. > :11:56.was not pretty. I the disappointed? It looked like you had grabbed a
:11:56. > :12:04.second goal, and television replays suggest that you were inside?
:12:04. > :12:09.I am disappointed. The linesman told me at half-time that he did
:12:09. > :12:15.not know if it was offside, but he put up his flak. We're very
:12:15. > :12:22.disappointed. Do you feel that you have more to bring to this team?
:12:22. > :12:27.Yes, it is just my second game. I had 45 minutes at Ibrox and I will
:12:27. > :12:32.hopefully get fitter. What do you think about the replay? It will be
:12:32. > :12:36.a difficult game. There are not many easy games. We want to get to
:12:36. > :12:40.many easy games. We want to get to Hampden Park. Thank you. I do not
:12:40. > :12:44.think we could have dreamt that that match would produce as many
:12:44. > :12:50.talking points as it did, the disallowed goal, and also Craig
:12:50. > :12:55.Samson having his hands around a ball outside the penalty box.
:12:55. > :13:01.trying to make excuses for the officials earlier, but stop the
:13:01. > :13:07.video there, it is outside the box when his hands first touch it, but
:13:07. > :13:13.if the assessment is not completely sure, then it is inside the box. It
:13:13. > :13:19.is quite close. Once again, they got it wrong. I think that was
:13:19. > :13:24.outside. We were saying it was a free kick, but it was a close one.
:13:24. > :13:31.I tried to make excuses for the assistance beforehand, but there
:13:31. > :13:35.were some mistakes. However, when you have an exciting game, some of
:13:35. > :13:41.it will be the mistakes of the referee and the players. Nigel
:13:41. > :13:45.Hasselbaink was superb today. Hearts fans know whether to laugh
:13:45. > :13:51.or cry? They turned things around and got themselves into a winning
:13:51. > :13:55.position and then they would be in the semifinals at the death? They
:13:55. > :14:01.will be disappointed because the only bad bit of the game was the
:14:01. > :14:06.first 20 minutes and the last five minutes. The majority of the game
:14:06. > :14:11.they dominated, with good possession. These things happen in
:14:11. > :14:16.football. You have got to play until the 90th minute, until the
:14:16. > :14:22.final whistle blows. We will take encouragement from the performance
:14:22. > :14:26.and take it into the replay, and repeat the performance. That
:14:26. > :14:31.comeback will do Sunderland a whole lot of good, because you did wonder,
:14:31. > :14:39.the way the second half was going, where the equaliser was coming
:14:39. > :14:45.from? Yes. For the last 15 minutes, Hearts were the better side. In the
:14:45. > :14:51.second half, Hearts were miles ahead. A lot of that wasn't the
:14:51. > :14:55.fact that McGowan had stop Nigel Hasselbaink playing. He had two
:14:55. > :14:59.players closing him down all the time. You could not see where they
:14:59. > :15:05.were going to get a goal, but when Nigel Hasselbaink gets more time
:15:05. > :15:11.and space, as he started to explode into the game. I enjoyed watching
:15:11. > :15:16.the fact that he was waiting for that moment. He was going for it.
:15:16. > :15:21.He had a great effort all the way through the game. I really enjoyed
:15:21. > :15:26.it. Craig Beattie going forward, as he could be a great addition to
:15:26. > :15:33.Hearts. Is the momentum with St Mirren going into the replay in
:15:33. > :15:38.Paisley? Today Hearts were the favourites being at home. St Mirren
:15:38. > :15:44.will look forward to taking Hearts back to the brand new stadium. I
:15:44. > :15:52.was going to say Love Street! They will fancy themselves being the
:15:52. > :15:58.home side. St Mirren having the backing of the home crowd, they
:15:58. > :16:02.will fancy it more than Hearts. Hearts will have to put in a good
:16:02. > :16:08.performance. If that sets the tone for the rest of the quarterfinals,
:16:08. > :16:13.we will be more than happy. Yes, I am excited and looking forward to
:16:13. > :16:18.it. I suspect that all the other cup ties will be just as exciting,
:16:18. > :16:24.because they all have a good story behind them. But they will do well