{"id":2313,"date":"2026-08-26T20:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2026-08-26T20:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:34:18","slug":"rapid-wien-2-2-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2313","title":{"rendered":"Rapid Wien 2 – 2 Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Beau Reus’ two penalty saves saw heroic Hearts overcome Tomas Magnusson’s red card to pull off a stunning shoot-out victory away to Rapid Vienna, after a 4-4 aggregate draw, to book a return to the Conference League league phase.<\/p>\n

Following a 2-2 draw in the first leg at Tynecastle, the Jambos’ European journey looked to be fizzling out when they were reduced to 10 men in the 75th minute of the play-off round second leg while trailing to Ercan Kara’s first-half goal.<\/p>\n

But substitute Landry Kabore equalised a few minutes later before Calvin Miller volleyed Hearts ahead in the 10th minute of extra-time, only for Rapid to hit back in the 119th minute and make it 4-4 on aggregate.<\/p>\n

But Hearts rediscovered their poise to edge the shoot-out 4-3 and secure their most significant result in Europe for more than two decades, meaning they will compete in the Conference League for the third time in five seasons.<\/p>\n

Boss Wouter Vrancken made one change to the Jambos side that started the first leg as James Wilson replaced Kabore in attack.<\/p>\n

Rapid soon set about seizing the upper hand and Yusuf Demir and Tonni Adamsen both worked Reus in the opening 10 minutes.<\/p>\n

Hearts suffered a blow in the 15th minute when Tom Renaud was carried off after Rapid attacker Petter Dahl fell awkwardly on his leg while being fouled by Jordi Altena.<\/p>\n

Magnusson replaced the Frenchman but Hearts were struggling to get a foothold as the Austrians looked the likelier side.<\/p>\n

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The breakthrough came in the 34th minute when the hosts worked their way into the box and Demir’s low shot from the right took a nick off Oisin McEntee and broke kindly to the unmarked Kara, who slotted into the empty net from the edge of the six-yard box.<\/p>\n

Hearts were almost handed a way back into it when Braga seized on a loose pass but the Portuguese striker was unable to set himself perfectly and his angled shot from inside the box was beaten away by Niklas Hedl.<\/p>\n

Demir curled just wide from distance, then Kara fired over from the edge of the box as the visitors continued to live dangerously .<\/p>\n

Hearts enjoyed a spell of pressure towards the end of the half, with Josh McPake and McEntee threatening with shots from outside the box.<\/p>\n

The Jambos continued building their way into the game after the break, with captain Blair Spittal volleying just wide from 20 yards out before Wilson and Braga both spurned opportunities.<\/p>\n

Magnusson then sent a close-range header wide from a Spittal free-kick but the Icelandic midfielder’s night was cut short when he was shown a second yellow card for a trip on Jannes Horn in the 76th minute.<\/p>\n

The 10 men drew level within three minutes, however, as substitute Kabore adjusted his body and chested Spittal’s corner into the net at the near post.<\/p>\n

Remarkably Hearts went ahead in the 100th minute when Miller volleyed in a cross from substitute Rogers Mato.<\/p>\n

But just as the depleted Jambos looked like hanging on, Nenad Cvetkovic knocked in Moulaye Haidara’s cross in the 119th minute to force penalties.<\/p>\n

Miller, Altena, Mato and Sabah Kerjota all netted from the spot for Hearts, with McEntee the only Jambo to miss, as Reus saved two Rapid kicks to emerge as the hero.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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