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David McLean

Recalling Hearts' 4-4 Edinburgh New Year's derby drama 20 years on

The traditional New Year's encounter between Hearts and Hibs has thrown up plenty of drama down the decades, with the 0-7 game at Tynecastle on Jan 1st 1973 being top of the tree for those of a Leith persuasion - but Hearts have had lots to gloat about too.

At 4.50pm on January 2, 2003, arguably the most extraordinary Edinburgh New Year's derby in recent memory came to a conclusion as Hearts lapped up what had looked like being an extremely unlikely point against their greatest rivals at Tynecastle Stadium.

With Hibs netting two late goals in the 89th and 91st minutes to make the score 4-2, only the most optimistic of maroon-tinted spectacle wearing Hearts supporters would have expected to be leaving the ground with anything but the bitter of taste of defeat in their mouths.

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