Wouter Vrancken was proud of Hearts for holding firm to see out a 2-1 home win over St Johnstone as he admitted his battle-weary side ran out of steam in the second half.
The Jambos – buoyed by their midweek Conference League play-off triumph away to Rapid Vienna – were good value for their two-goal lead after James Wilson’s early strike was followed by a second that went down as an own goal from Saints debutant Enes Alic, albeit Laurent Mendy was claiming it.
