3 talking points as Hearts surge into Scottish Cup semi final after St Mirren cracker serves up thrills and spills

Hearts edged a six-goal thriller thanks in no small part to super sub Aaron McEneff to storm into the Scottish Cup semi final on a pulsating evening in Gorgie.

The Irishman scored within seconds of leaving the bench midway through the second half to fire the Jambos back ahead after they’d blown a two-goal lead.

He then turned provider for Elis Simms to settle the tie after Beni Baningime - with his first career goal - and Peter Haring had shot them into an early two-goal lead.

An outrageous ding-dong cup tie under the Tynecastle lights saw the Jambos blaze into a commanding position before being pegged back by the spirited St Mirren for whom Connor Ronan struck an incredible second half equaliser.

But McEneff netted with his first touch to turn the tide back in Hearts’ favour before turning provider for Simms.

Jak Alnwick was back between the sticks for Saints and had to look sharp after seven minutes to parry a fizzing Barrie McKay strike.

Hearts were playing the neater stuff early on and the ever impressive McKay was at the heart of most of it. A reverse pass to Ben Woodburn resulted in Liam Boyce’s low cross being hacked clear by Charles Dunne.

But in 16 minutes the Jambos forged ahead.

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