Young Hearts in cup glory

Hearts lifted the SPFL Reserve Cup on Monday evening after defeating
Motherwell in the final at Tynecastle.

Goals from Lewis Moore and Callumn Morrison saw the young
maroons grab silverware before a crowd of nearly 1,800.

Hearts Reserve coach Andy Kirk was understandably proud of
his young charges. He told the official Hearts website:

“This was a cup final and we treated it like a senior
cup all the way through; we need to win every game,” he said. “We’ve managed to
do that, and I’m delighted.

“They need to enjoy
moments like this. We’ve got 16-year-old boys in that dressing room and this is
an amazing experience for them.

“As much as we are
trying to develop them as players and improve their game knowledge and
technical ability, there’s got to be that winning mentality in their mindset.

“It’s invaluable for
these players. This is a moment they can look back on, they’ll have the
pictures of it – they’ve achieved it, and it’s especially nice for it to be at
Tynecastle.

“But at this point in development, it becomes really important to win – because when they step into the first-team at a club like Hearts, you need to win. That’s the most important thing.”

Photo courtesy of www.heartsfc.co.uk