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On Saturday in the Scottish "Premier" League, there were four matches of the 33rd round. In the main match in Glasgow, despite a goal from Andrius Velička, "Hearts" lost to the "Rangers" club.
The hosts started the match much more actively, and "Hearts" goalkeeper Craig Gordon had to save his team a couple of times from close range shots by Dado Pršo and Kris Boyd. However, the guests were the first to take the lead. In the 16th minute, Laryea Kingston broke through from the middle of the field towards the "Rangers" goal, passed the ball to Andrius Velička on the right, and the Lithuanian scored a precise shot into the far corner of the goal to put his team ahead.
After the goal, "Hearts" retreated to defense. Meanwhile, "Rangers" launched one attack after another and Craig Gordon had to demonstrate all his skill.
The hosts equalized immediately after the break. In the 52nd minute, Alan Hutton passed the ball from the side to Gavin Rae in the penalty area, and he headed the ball into the far corner of the goal.
The attacks of "Rangers" continued, while the Edinburgh players were content with occasional and not very dangerous counterattacks. However, as has often happened this season, "Hearts" failed to maintain the favorable result. With just over 10 minutes left to play, Barry Ferguson scored a great goal into the top corner after turning past the defenders - 2-1.
A.Korobochka's students still do not lose hope of climbing to 3rd place, as "Aberdeen" dropped points in a draw against another Edinburgh club "Hibernian". The struggling "Hibernian" club recently ended the match even with two players sent off.
In the other matches, "Dufermline" secured victory after a longer break defeating "Dundee United", and "Inverness" beat the "Motherwell" team.
On Sunday and Monday, two more matches will take place, after which teams in positions 1-6 and 7-12 will split into two groups and compete in a single round system.
Statistics:
"Aberdeen" 2 – 2 "Hibernian" 19‘ [0 – 1] Damon Gray 25‘ [1 – 1] Russell Anderson 40‘ [1 – 2] Dean Shiels 80‘ [2 – 2] Richard Foster 52‘ Sean Lynch and 89‘ Dermot McCaffrey (both "Hibernian") were sent off the field "Rangers" 2 – 1 "Hearts" 16‘ [0 – 1] Andrius Velička 52‘ [1 – 1] Gavin Rae 79‘ [2 – 1] Barry Ferguson "Dunfermline" 1 – 0 "Dundee United" 34‘ [1 – 0] Tam McManus "Inverness" 2 – 0 "Motherwell" 14‘ [1 – 0] Craig Dargo 45‘ [2 – 0] Craig Dargo
League table:
