Brora shake off the rust to inflict ‘embarrassing’ defeat on Hearts
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Hearts were two penalty kicks away from winning the 2020 Scottish Cup final in December; last night they crashed out of the 2021 competition at the first time of asking in one of the most humiliating nights in the club’s history.
A 2-1 defeat at the hands of Brora Rangers — who had played just one match in 2021 and 10 competitively since the pandemic began — owed everything to the part-timers’ incredible energy, fitness and defiance but also the fecklessness of a Hearts side who just didn’t turn up.
Their manager Robbie Neilson, pictured, was furious and made it clear in his post-match comments.
“We can’t accept that tonight,” he said. “It’s an embarrassment for us, an embarrassment for the football club and for