They left it late, but Hearts are into the Scottish Cup fifth round after a last-gasp 2-1 win over Spartans. An early goal for the favourites can often set the tone and make sure an upset is avoided, and it looked like that was going to happen here.
Jorge Grant's deep cross was met really well by Kenneth Vargas, whose accurately placed header left boyhood Jambo and big Craig Gordon fan Blair Carswell with no chance.
Speaking of Gordon, he showed there's nothing wrong with his agility despite 13 months out. The 40-year-old sprung up to tip a volley from former Hibs kid Callum Booth over the crossbar after 20 minutes.
As far as clear cut chances, there wasn't much more to it. Carswell made a decent first half save after Gordon's acrobatics.
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