It wasn’t pretty on the pitch, but there were ugly scenes afterwards as ten-man Hearts kept Hibs at bay in the Edinburgh derby fourth-placed shootout at Tynecastle.
Early optimism after Yutaro Oda's goal evaporated among the home fans after Alex Cochrane was sent off just before the half-hour mark. To make matters worse for the hosts, Kevin Nisbet sent the free-kick low past Zander Clark to restore parity and suddenly Hibs' tails were up. However, they missed some big chances before the break and despite plenty of huffing and puffing afterwards, they couldn't find the goal that would see them leapfrog their rivals.
Needle had been brewing the longer the game went - with a combined total of 17 minutes of added time at the end of each half, there was plenty of time for it. Lee Johnson was booked for charging into the Hearts technical area, while Elie Youan got involved with an overzealous fan in the stands during nine minutes added on at the end.
