Brave Hearts hold off Killie

Hearts 1 Kilmarnock 0

The home side were not in top form for most of a hard-fought match but 10 minutes from the interval, when midfielder Rudi Skacel sent the Lithuanian clear of the visiting defence with a clever pass, there was no doubting the quality of the finish from around 16 yards out.

The second-half was more even but despite some nerves in the closing stages interim boss John McGlynn guided his charges through to their second victory in five days since he took over from the departed George Burley.