Heart of Midlothian

Birkirkara

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Leg 2Aggregate: 1 - 2Birkirkara advances.

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Hearts' European hopes ended with a surprise 2-1 defeat to Birkirkara on a night of frustration at Tynecastle.

It looked like the Gorgie side had done the hard bit in the first leg of their Europa League second qualifying round by leaving Malta last week with a goalless draw.

However, in a scrappy first 45 minutes, attacker Jamie Walker hit the bar before midfielder Prince Buaben had a weak penalty saved by visiting keeper Miroslav Kopric.

In the 55th minute defender Christian Bubalovic stunned the...

Birkirkara

Heart of Midlothian

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Leg 1

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Hearts skipper Alim Ozturk rattled the crossbar as the visitors went agonisingly close to securing a Europa League second qualifying round success in the searing heat of Malta.

However, the Jambos will be confident of finishing the job at Tynecastle next week after dominating in their 0-0 stalemate against a limited Birkirkara side.

Conor Sammon also saw a goal contentiously disallowed after just thee minutes, while Jamie Walker was a constant threat.

Hearts' only regret as they touch down in Edinburgh...