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Spartans FC vs Heart of Midlothian

U.S. Open Cup
Spartans
SFC
1-2
Final
Hearts
HOM
The Vanloq Community Stadium

Match pulse

SFCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTHOM
Team1H2HT
SFC011
HOM112

Who won: Hearts 2-1

Heart of Midlothian beat Spartans FC 2-1 on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at The Vanloq Community Stadium. Goals for Spartans: James Craigen (64'). Goals for Hearts: Kenneth Vargas (12') and Frankie Kent (90'+2').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 16.3Craig GordonG
  2. 26.3Craig HalkettCD
  3. 36.3Stephen KingsleyCD-L
  4. 46.3Frankie KentCD-R
  5. 56.3Jorge GrantCM-L
  6. 66.3Beni BaningimeCM-R
  7. 76.3Alex CochraneLM
  8. 86.3Alan ForrestRM
  9. 96.3Kyosuke TagawaF
  10. 106.3Kenneth VargasCF-L
  11. 116.3Yutaro OdaCF-R
  12. 126.0Daniel DenholmSUB

Player of the game

Craig Gordon

HOM · 90'

6.3

Play by play

  1. Match ends, The Spartans 1, Heart of Midlothian 2.
  2. Second Half ends, The Spartans 1, Heart of Midlothian 2.
  3. 90'+4'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Forrest

    Substitution, Heart of Midlothian. Aidan Denholm replaces Alan Forrest.

    A. Denholm

  4. 90'+3'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Armstrong

    Substitution, The Spartans. Alan Brown replaces Rhys Armstrong.

    A. Brown

  5. GOAL90'+2'

    Goal! Header

    F. Kent

    Goal! The Spartans 1, Heart of Midlothian 2. Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane following a corner.

    SFC 1 - 2 HOM
  6. 90'+2'

    Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Blair Carswell.

  7. 90'+1'

    Attempt saved. Craig Gordon (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.

  8. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Dishington

    Substitution, The Spartans. Cammy Russell replaces Jamie Dishington.

    C. Russell

  9. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Henderson

    Substitution, The Spartans. Sean Brown replaces Blair Henderson.

    S. Brown

  10. 88'

    Foul by Blair Henderson (The Spartans).

  11. 88'

    Free kick won

    Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 87'

    Free kick won

    Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  13. 87'

    Foul by Callum Booth (The Spartans).

  14. 85'

    Attempt saved. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

  15. 83'

    Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Jamie Dishington.

  16. 83'

    Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.

  17. 81'

    Corner, Heart of Midlothian. Conceded by Danny Denholm.

  18. 80'

    Attempt missed. Jorge Grant (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.

  19. 79'

    Hand ball by Rhys Armstrong (The Spartans).

  20. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Watson

    Substitution, The Spartans. Danny Denholm replaces Kieran Watson.

    D. Denholm

  21. 75'

    Attempt blocked. Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  22. 70'

    Free kick won

    Jamie Dishington (The Spartans) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  23. 70'

    Foul by Kenneth Vargas (Heart of Midlothian).

  24. GOAL64'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    J. Craigen

    Goal! The Spartans 1, Heart of Midlothian 1. James Craigen (The Spartans) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Callum Booth following a corner.

    SFC 1 - 1 HOM
  25. 64'

    Corner, The Spartans. Conceded by Stephen Kingsley.

Leaders

SFCHOM
Total Shots
James Craigen
1
Alan Forrest
5
Saves
Blair Carswell
8
Craig Gordon
1