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Without Saulius Mikoliunas, Edinburgh Hearts were unable to overcome the Dunfermline team in the away match of the 28th round of the Scottish Premier League and remain in fifth place in the league table.
On Wednesday, in a very controversial and nervous meeting, Hearts lost in the last minute to the leader Rangers and not only fell behind third-placed Hibernian, but also lost one of their leaders Saulius Mikoliunas for at least two games, disqualified for two red cards.
In Mikoliunas' place on the right flank came , and at the start of the match after his excellent run and pass, Denis Wyness missed a goal by just a little, but his shot was off target.
However, later the visitors handed the initiative to the opponents and had to thank goalkeeper Craig Gordon for maintaining a scoreless result, deflecting dangerous attacks from the hosts. However, the goalkeeper couldn't help the team in the 33rd minute, when Scott Wilson directed the ball into the net after a corner kick.
At the end of the first half, referee Charlie Richmond made a very strange decision - after Hristov fouled Cesnauskis, a penalty kick was awarded, but the referee showed the Lithuanian a yellow card for simulation and gave the ball to Hearts.
The second half started similarly to the first, and the home team played more successfully. Nevertheless, the visitors managed to equalize the score, as in the 62nd minute, scorer Wilson fouled Lee Miller in the penalty area, and Paul Hartley converted the penalty kick from 11 meters.
Later both teams tried to snatch victory and exchanged dangerous opportunities, but the match ended with Hearts unable to benefit from the draw. D.Cesnauskis played the entire game, while watched from the club's bench.
After these draws, the Edinburgh club is already three points behind fourth-placed Aberdeen, who narrowly beat Kilmarnock. The league leaders Rangers lost two points, playing a draw against Inverness after conceding a goal at home in the last minute.
In other matches, Motherwell beat Dundee United 2-0, while the absolute underdog Livingston won against Dundee. On Sunday, in the central match of the round, Hibernian and Celtic clubs will meet.
