Hearts supporters deserved each little bit of credit score that got here their method final season after revamping a preferred Queen tune in tribute to the goalscoring exploits of Claudio Braga.
It’s not an excessive amount of of a stretch to say that chants of ‘USA! USA!’ don’t fairly hit the mark by way of creativity or catchiness, however we could be listening to it belted out simply as typically over the approaching months.
JJ Williams will definitely hope so.
The massive American was handed his first begin for his new membership final evening after becoming a member of from Rhode Island slightly over a fortnight in the past, and he made probably the most of his alternative, offering a aim and an help to ship Hearts on their approach to the Premier Sports activities Cup semi-finals on the expense of Stenhousemuir.
There was a lot to take pleasure in in regards to the 28-year-old’s efficiency in opposition to the Championship aspect. He’s clearly fairly snug with the bodily aspect of issues — as you’d count on for a person of his measurement — however there was no scarcity of high quality too.
Hearts, on the entire, merely had an excessive amount of of it for his or her opponents — overwhelmed for the primary time this season — to deal with.
JJ Williams notched a aim and an help as Hearts eased previous Stenhousemuir at Ochilview
This might have been a extremely difficult tie in opposition to the part-timers, however Wouter Vrancken’s males made mild work of issues ultimately. Very skilled. Very spectacular.
The guests ought to have been forward throughout the first 20 seconds, with Tomas Magnusson displaying fast toes on the angle of the realm earlier than selecting out Sabri Guendouz within the center. The Frenchman ought to have burst the web, however headed huge from six yards.
A fast throw-in from the hosts caught out a static Hearts defence on 9 minutes, however Kinlay Bilham may solely blaze excessive from 15 yards.
Williams eased any rising pressure amongst the away contingent 10 minutes earlier than the break, reacting quickest after a little bit of pinball contained in the Stenny field to lash house from shut vary.
Bartley’s males barely had time to regroup earlier than falling additional behind, with the excellent Rogers Mato coolly slotting past Darren Jamieson after being performed in by an exquisite Guendouz cross from simply inside his personal half.
Stenhousemuir had Jamieson to thank for preserving them within the tie on the hour, protruding a leg to disclaim Mato, who had discovered area within the field to get a head on Guendouz’s nook.
However substitute Yan Dhanda did finally kill off any hope of a Stenny comeback on 74 minutes, tapping in unopposed from Williams’ header again throughout aim. Job completed.
