Sander Kartum’s glory double to dispose of Dundee in Hearts’ Scottish Gas, Scottish Cup quarter-final tie at Tynecastle was the talk of the toun for the boys in Maroon.
But he and his jubilant Jambo teammates will have to wait until late on Monday night to find out who they will play at Hampden Park next month.
The draw will be live on BBC Scotland and iPlayer after the Livingston v St Johnstone quarter-final tie on Monday night. The other ties this weekend feature Aberdeen in against Queen’s Park, who put out Rangers, and Celtic v Hibs on Sunday (15.00, live on Premier Sports 1).
The two-goal hero netted after 27 and 68 minutes in the 3-1 success and Neil Critchley (pictured by Ian Jacobs), Hearts’ head coach, said that they had noted Sander’s quality in training and he added: “He’s been getting better and better. They were two fantastic, match-winning goals.”
The semi-finals are due on the weekend of April 19 and 20 and Kartum told Hearts TV: “The first half was good and at the start of the second half we struggled a little bit and they got to 1-1 but after 2-1 we controlled the game.
“The first goal I just tried to control it and the second goal I put it through the legs of a defender.”
The 29-year-old Norwegian revealed that Hearts worked on scoring on Monday with goalkeeper Zander Clark between the posts and he added: “It was the best feeling (when the ball hit the net) and the crowd was very good and the atmosphere was fantastic.
“Hampden will be the biggest stadium I have played in and I am looking forward to it.”
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