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00:00Derek McKinnisil, there's nothing that he's never seen before, recognising that his side
00:14have just got to keep their wits about them and weather this initial storm from Kilmarnock.
00:22Stuart Kettlewell's side actually have less possession than anyone else in the league.
00:30It's their conversion rate that is so impressive though, in which they have the best chance
00:40conversion rate. Hawks are second in that stat though, they do dominate the ball more as well Hawks.
00:49Well it's interesting to see Harry Milne playing right midfield again, it's the fourth game in a row
00:54the sides remained unchanged. Obviously it's all positive results in that time but I just did feel
01:00that the last game at home there in the Derby, you could start to tell and get a sense that
01:06it's not, well it's clearly not a long-term solution there but it was starting to sort of highlight that
01:12it's not his natural position. He's done a good job there but
01:16perhaps a little bit surprised that there wasn't a change made.
01:22Well Brown's challenge on Braga will be penalised.
01:31Just looking at obviously the fill that's given here
01:34just coming through the back of Braga, it's a free kick, I mean
01:40there's no question about that, you can't win the ball but just on that point over on the right hand side
01:46obviously Borkovic's been back for a month now and still not on the bench
01:52O'Shean McEntee's still playing right back, Harry Milne's up on the right hand side in front of him
01:58that is clearly the one area of the park where hearts are
02:02it's makeshift at the moment and they need to try and figure out the best personnel
02:08Kingsley leaves it for Kisiridis, it got a flick at that
02:12front post off Brown and will be in the hearts corner
02:16It's a dangerous ball in from Kisiridis
02:22James Brown at the front has to deal with it, he can't leave it, he's got to do something
02:32it's moments like that where he can easily end up on target
02:37Harry Milne to deliver, free hitter, it's Halkett again
02:42the Edinburgh Derby hero
02:47and now the opening goal at Rugby Park for Craig Halkett
02:54and things just keep getting better and better for Hearts and Derek McInnes
02:59he'll be delighted inside Derek McInnes, he's shown no emotion there but
03:04initially you're thinking how on earth has Craig Halkett got all this space
03:08is there a block, no, he just gives a little shove there
03:12it's Robbie Dees isn't it
03:16too strong for him and then it's a bullet header
03:21the delivery from Harry Milne, fantastic
03:24that's not good defending from Robbie Dees, you've got to say, he's out muscled
03:29but there's that man, Craig Halkett, his season just goes from strength to strength
03:34the danger, him and Finlay in particular
03:39in the opposition box is so important
03:43and the delivery there from Harry Milne, top class
03:46I mean I almost brought it up before that corner was being taken
03:51and I ran out of time
03:52that's now nine goals between the two Hearts centre-backs
03:56some return, you'd be happy with that from your strikers
03:59first of all you've got to say, great delivery
04:04the corner is in a really dangerous area
04:08and then you know if you're doing that
04:10with the danger of the likes of Finlay and Halkett
04:14you're giving yourself a real opportunity to go and
04:17cause problems and it shows the importance of set pieces
04:20because we're talking 20 minutes into the game
04:23Kilmarnock has started really brightly
04:26and all of a sudden you're 1-0 up
04:28the confidence starts to flow again
04:30but yes, to make, you know, to back up your point
04:35you would be very happy if your strikers were getting that
04:39unless you were Claudio Braga and Laurence Shankly
04:42cause they've got 13 between them
04:43yeah
04:44Anderson
04:49Milne to smash it clear
04:53all comes back to that
04:58award of the free kick that led to the corner
05:02that's a free kick, there's no question about it
05:06a needless one to go in on though
05:08yeah, it's naive
05:08it's a silly and cheap free kick to give away
05:13because as the ball's getting played up to Braga here
05:17sometimes you've just got to recognise
05:18you can't get that ball
05:19you can't get it without going through the back of the
05:23the, er
05:24the attacker
05:28and
05:28you know, that sort of, er, tackle's just not allowed in football
05:33it's been that way for a good number of years
05:35Watson
05:38out to Kilty
05:39Kamarnock has started brightly but
05:44they've got to find another gear all over again
05:47Watson
05:54Watson goes down but it's
05:55play on
05:56sent forward by
05:58McIntyre
05:58you can see
06:09Raging
06:11supporters that are, er, in jubilant mood
06:19but you'll also know there's plenty of time levels
06:24in fact
06:25before the weekend's games
06:33only Hearts have scored more than Kilmarnock
06:36in the Premiership
06:38back with
06:45Finlay
06:47I mean
06:57I defy anybody to say that
07:01this is not good for Scottish football
07:04you look at that away
07:05section
07:06it stands full
07:07we saw it last season with Aberdeen
07:09we're seeing it this season with Hearts
07:10and long may it continue
07:13because competition
07:16is what we're looking for
07:18there's many teams that can do it as possible
07:20this has been a game that's been talked up for
07:24a couple of weeks
07:26and it's living up to the billing
07:27Kingsley
07:29deflection on the cross
07:30Milne
07:30coming in at the back post
07:32Kiseridis
07:37Kamarnock unable to get it away
07:40Braga takes over
07:41Braga clips one with the right foot
07:44and Dees
07:45he's there to send it skyward
07:48Beningame wins it back
07:52again Hearts have it high up the pitch
07:54Kiseridis
08:03Thompson will win the header
08:05but Milne can pick it up
08:07coming in as Kiseridis at the back post
08:10Browns flick
08:12Kiseridis with the ball at cross
08:14oh and nobody wanted it
08:16McInty was the closest
08:18all he needed was a touch
08:20that seems pretty bizarre in the end
08:24it's difficult for James Brown there
08:26he's getting caught under it
08:27he can just flick it away
08:28but then
08:28this ball in
08:29everybody just sort of leaving it
08:34and hoping for the best
08:35from a Kilmarnock perspective
08:36unfortunately for them
08:37there was nobody
08:39in a Hearts jersey
08:40coming in the back
08:40because it would have been a tap
08:41into an empty net
08:42Alcott wins it well above
08:47Dakers
08:49Polwarth and quickly onto that
08:55was Beningame
08:55didn't give him a moment's thought
08:59Kiseridis
09:01just goes a little wide
09:03and Hearts will settle for the corner
09:07but it could have been better there
09:08they probably should have created an opening there
09:11well it's complete roles reversed there
09:13when you look at this
09:13look at for Beningame's perspective
09:15right in on top of Polwarth
09:16they're the ones winning
09:17the loose ball
09:19I can see
09:21you know
09:21that Beningame
09:23trying to find that spare man out there
09:25I just think
09:25perhaps he could have played that
09:27a yard in front of
09:28Kiseridis
09:29so that his touch
09:30takes him past the defender
09:31then it comes
09:34to Halkett again
09:35he gets a second chance
09:36and off the line
09:36Anderson I think it was
09:40Brown repels
09:42the secondary effort
09:43well
09:44the Hearts have firmly
09:46got their tails up now
09:47and see
09:48the strength of
09:49Halkett there again
09:51he just pins
09:52Robbie Dees
09:53holds him off
09:55and he's able to get the
09:56the contact on it
09:58from Robbie Dees perspective
10:01he's got to do better
10:02now
10:02look
10:03Craig Halkett is a real threat
10:04but there's the challenge
10:051v1
10:06he's a radius
10:09with the
10:09ball in now
10:11Beningame
10:12Shankland
10:13Devlin gets his shot in
10:16but
10:17not wide of target
10:18never really caught it
10:20well
10:21smiles on the faces
10:22and no wonder
10:23it's a good little spell
10:26here from Hearts
10:27and now it's the turn of
10:35Kilmarnock just trying to
10:37weather the storm
10:37the away side are now
10:39pushing towards
10:42Kilmarnock's goal
10:44one by Dees
10:59and now
10:59Polworth
11:01will eventually come to
11:04Brown
11:05Devlin
11:07scampering back
11:09Shankland
11:12Devlin
11:13Beningame
11:13and McEntee
11:18that's a really good ball
11:19from McEntee
11:20Milne was taken out
11:21off the ball
11:22by
11:23Tom Thompson
11:25see there
11:31fizzes it into the front
11:32man
11:33while the free kick's
11:34being awarded
11:35for the challenge
11:36between Thompson
11:36and Milne
11:37on the touchline
11:38but the confidence
11:40is starting to flow
11:42the Hearts team
11:43beginning to knock it
11:45about
11:45with a wee bit more
11:47authority
11:48taking control of the game
11:50at the moment
11:50Kingsley
12:09Braga takes it in
12:11that's good play from Braga
12:12again
12:12you know
12:13taking up that position
12:14where he's just on the
12:16inside channel
12:16and for the fullback
12:17he can either fire it
12:19down the line
12:19or hit his feet
12:20and on both occasions
12:21there
12:21he's taking the ball
12:22in really well
12:23he's taking the ball
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12:46and he's taking the ball
12:47and he's taking the ball
12:48and he's taking the ball
12:49and he's taking the ball
12:50Kizaridis can go both ways it's Kizaridis with the ball across James Brown's given him far too much
12:58space there to go down the line Devlin Brown gets a flick on it Kingsley retrieves it before it goes
13:09out Kizaridis will pick it up the threat of him coming in on the right I think is forcing James
13:23Brown to give him that space but he's as big a danger on his left as well but Dakar's unable to
13:30continue with that I think maybe the pre-kick given against Polworth
13:33I've got to be honest that I think they're the referee Ross Hardy's actually right it's not
13:42going to make it any easier for the home support there but as Kami Devlin's letting this ball roll
13:49across his body you just watch Polworth there that little that little hold Rory is enough to just
13:55make sure that Kami Devlin isn't able to get a free run and then obviously you've got Dakar's picking
14:01up the loose ball but that was it was a free kick
14:04that's dominating the ball and the scoreboard finding their reward
14:12it's Kingsley it's neat from Hearts it's really tidy Kizaridis eventually running out of room
14:20Dakar's stride past Devlin there's only about a foot and a half between them
14:34McIntyre
14:37McIntyre
14:41McIntyre
14:46Mayo
14:53up the line for Anderson
14:56Devlin gets a touch but now Watson
15:01Brown
15:03over hit
15:04from James Brown
15:10coming up next weekend Sunday the 26th of October we're off to Petaudry for Aberdeen
15:16against Hibbs in the Premiership that's 2 o'clock on Premier Sports 2 and the same day it is El
15:23it is El Clasico
15:25Real Madrid against Barcelona that will be on Premier Sports 1 from 3.15 and we've also got the
15:31Premier Sports Cup semi-finals Motherwell against St Mirren that's the 1st of November and then on the 2nd from 5 o'clock
15:39or rather from 1 o'clock it's Celtic against Rangers both games from Hampden Park on Premier Sports 1
15:46they've been hard done by in the opening 31 minutes
16:04well he's been a popular signing Claudio Braga song of the season so far
16:11it's not bad is it, not bad at all
16:13it's not bad at all
16:21and it's no great surprise that he's been a popular addition because he's been very good
16:27full of energy
16:29constant threat
16:31and always willing to have a strike on goal
16:35and he's been a really good foil for Lorne Shankland at the top end of the park
16:47Brown into Polworth and again is Braga working hard not to allow any time and space for the commanding midfielder
16:55Karmarnik midfielder
17:03Nail for Stanger
17:09breaks down for Karmarnik
17:10you know it's not it's not a bad idea
17:12Kilti is making the running behind, he just over hits Stanger
17:16there was a little bit of a gap there as well
17:18had he been able to wait the pass
17:20well you've got to say that since the goal hearts have looked pretty good
17:28they've been knocking the ball about they've been looking dangerous
17:30Kilti started the game very brightly
17:40Watson wins that for Dakers
17:42just uses it to his body to shield that from Beningame Dakers
17:46and it took a touch on its way through so corner kick for Kili
17:52well he looks unorthodox at times doesn't he but he's very effective
17:58you see cutting back on his right foot there
18:00Craig Halkett gets a good block on it because it would have been on target
18:04because he's very effective
18:12a real bullet header that
18:15Dakinis scored in the win against Samirin
18:16he was a belter wasn't it, really was
18:18he got up brilliantly
18:22Hart's scoring with there, only shot on target.
18:34Coming from a corner kick,
18:37so Marnock unable to make anything work with that.
18:52Stuart Kettlewell with Stevie Frail behind him,
19:13his assistant, former Marks coach.
19:22Sore one for Craig Kilty, his wrist seems to be causing the problem.
19:48Molly Watkins remaining out injured.
19:55That's really, really good play again from Braga.
20:08There's men over, Milne's over the far side as well.
20:12Cesaridis gets there ahead of Brown, but the flag goes up against the Greek winger.
20:19There's a number of occasions already when the balls come in to Claudio Braga.
20:22He's been very, very tidy with his play.
20:27Linking up with Lauren Shankland allows the attack to continue.
20:31Just thought when it came to Stephen Kingsley,
20:34could they maybe just look to play that cross field pass?
20:37Harry Milne was in.
20:39Kelly have just got to try and up that intensity again.
20:45It's just dropped out of the game slightly for them.
20:48Certainly brought it in the early minutes.
20:54Well, up until Hart scored, they were, you know, the better side.
20:57They were the ones that were, looked the most threatening.
21:01And set piece.
21:03Bang, Hart's won the lop.
21:04And from that point on, the visitors have been very good.
21:09Look at the likes of Devlin and Beningame there in the middle of the park.
21:22The two of them in complete contrast to what we've seen in the first 20 minutes
21:26where the likes of Watson, Polworth and Kilty snapping in, winning those loose balls.
21:31Devlin and Beningame have really been going through a power of work in the last 15 minutes or so.
21:37Polworth back to Thompson.
21:54And it will come from Dees.
21:57Watson look to rise for it.
22:00And then to flick it on, Dakers could be a handful here for Halkett.
22:03Now down goes Anderson, Dakers with the shot!
22:06It's all just wide from Marcus Dakers.
22:09There are a few appeals still continuing towards Ross Hardy.
22:14Well, it's another one of those moments that, for Kelly, they're just able to keep it alive.
22:19There's bodies in there constantly making it difficult.
22:22Hart's not able to clear it.
22:24And then Dakers, he just cuts right across it.
22:27He doesn't get a clean strike.
22:29They're just looking at this one here.
22:31Harry Milne in there.
22:33Greg Kilty, I don't think so.
22:35And there's that one from Dakers.
22:37That's an opportunity there for the big striker.
22:40Good play there from Kaziridis.
22:41Good awareness.
22:42Spinning it out wide for Kingsley.
22:43Now it's forced to go backwards.
22:44Halkett the goalscorer.
22:45Finlay.
22:46Kingsley up to Beningabe.
22:48He's swarmed but manages to get the ball out to Kaziridis.
22:53Now Devlin.
22:54Devlin.
22:55Now Devlin.
22:56Inching forward.
22:57Shanklin.
22:58That's an important touch.
22:59That's an important touch.
23:00That's an important touch.
23:01He's forced to go backwards.
23:02Halkett the goalscorer.
23:03Halkett the goalscorer.
23:04Finlay.
23:05Kingsley up to Beningabe.
23:10He's swarmed but manages to get the ball out to Kaziridis.
23:21Now Devlin.
23:23Inching forward.
23:24Shanklin.
23:25That's an important touch from Thompson.
23:27Very important.
23:30Halkett stamps his name on it.
23:32I'm sure if nobody got in his way.
23:39McAtee will accept the corner.
23:42Yeah it was an important block earlier because Harts had men over.
23:46Not able to get the block and just stop that attack but Harts pick the ball up.
23:52He'll go again.
23:53McAtee down the right hand side on this occasion.
23:56You've got to say.
23:57He's not a right back.
23:59He's not a natural right back but he's plugged that gap pretty effectively for Harts so far.
24:03So has the man taking the corner here.
24:07Well he's already got one assist.
24:09Looks front post this time.
24:11But McAtee was running and another opportunity for Harts.
24:15Milne a bit more on it this time.
24:29It's Watson that wins the first header.
24:32Drops for Devlin.
24:33Dakers didn't know where it was for a second.
24:36Kizuridis on the right foot.
24:39Looks back.
25:06That far corner.
25:07Well it's so often his intention.
25:08Didn't quite get the angle right.
25:09It just dips rather than swerves.
25:10You see he gets out into this good position here.
25:13You're right.
25:14He's always wanted to dive in on his right foot here.
25:15But.
25:16Dipping.
25:17Dangerous.
25:18But.
25:19Doesn't get his foot wrapped round it to get in on target there.
25:21He's capable.
25:22We've already seen that.
25:23We went close again in the derby.
25:24After that wonderful goal against Volker.
25:25It was almost a carbon copy.
25:26Wasn't it?
25:27Well, he's got to get the angle right.
25:28He just dips rather than swerves.
25:29You see he gets out into this good position here.
25:30You're right.
25:31He's always wanted to dive in on his right foot here.
25:32But.
25:33Dipping.
25:34Dangerous.
25:35But.
25:36Doesn't get his foot wrapped around it to get it in on target there.
25:37He's capable.
25:38We've already seen that.
25:39We went close again in the derby.
25:41After that wonderful goal against Volker.
25:43It was almost a carbon copy wasn't it?
25:47There's Devlin. Watson, the challenge comes in from Devlin, the referee's going to his pocket for a yellow card for the Australian.
25:59Well, he's adamant that it's not. I just think as soon as you go down on the ground you're running the risk.
26:11Although, I mean, there's clearly been a collision, Watson's been hurt, but that doesn't necessitate that it needs to be a yellow card. I'll be interested to see the replay here.
26:31That's not. I mean, the referee's right there. That's not a yellow card. David Watson's hurt himself because he's won the challenge and gone in and made contact with Kami Devlin there.
26:45I'm not really sure what else Kami Devlin can do there. He can't just disappear.
26:50I think that's harsh. I mean, OK, you can talk about giving a free kick there, which is debatable, but it's not a yellow card for me.
27:04Three minutes to go to the break. It's been a first half that has raced on as Anderson doing well.
27:14Dakers looks to turn. Shanklin Beningame just in front of Kizaridis. Harts had a good counter-attack opportunity there.
27:25Yeah, but it was good play there from Kelly as well. You can sense just a little bit more urgency in their play there.
27:33You need to, as I said before, just inject a little bit of pace and intensity back into their game here.
27:39There's only one goal in it.
27:43Managers will be preparing their thoughts in 15 minutes during the break.
28:04Milt wins the free kick, another opportunity for the likes of Finlay and Halkett to go forward.
28:20You know, that's before you even, I mean it's a free kick, yep.
28:26That's before you start looking at the likes of McIntyre, Shanklin.
28:31You know, there's plenty in there.
28:36And then you're talking about second balls perhaps where the likes of Braga who's so bright.
28:42It's no huge surprise that Harts have been a real threat from set pieces this season so far.
28:47And of course they've got a dedicated set piece coach as well now, Harts.
28:52Milne leaves it for Kizarides, Braga's header.
28:59Flashes just wide.
29:03Gets up quite early.
29:07Great idea, just trying to flick it on towards the back post there, but can't get it on target.
29:17Finlay with a commanding header.
29:35Beech was a little hesitant before finding Stanger.
29:44Kizarides finds Devlin.
29:51Well marshalled by Brown.
29:54That was good defending, wasn't it?
29:56You just see Kizarides wanting to take that touch round the corner and there was the gap there, but the Irishman stepped in and blocked it well.
30:03Finlay able to shield that back to Svono.
30:08Svono.
30:28McEntee challenges with Thompson.
30:32Last touch comes off the Irishman.
30:34Svono.
30:46Beningemi emerges.
30:50Forward from McEntee.
30:52Final seconds of the half, Braga's not going to give this one up.
30:55Braga's won it.
30:56Claudio Braga will tee it up for Devlin.
30:59Oh, that could be a big moment.
31:01Devlin with a huge chance in the final seconds of the half.
31:04It will be the final touch of the half.
31:08Derrick McInnes races up the tunnel.
31:10Well, it's a dangerous moment.
31:12You look at the play there from Braga.
31:16Could he have just played a little bit more in front of Kami Devlin?
31:20You can see the frustration of Derrick McInnes and understandably so.
31:25Well, it could have been the perfect end to the half for Hearts.
31:29As it is, they will settle for that.
31:31Craig Halkett's header, the free header from a corner means at the break at Rugby Park.
31:38It is Kilmarnock 0.
31:39Heart of Midlothian.