Kartum double fires Hearts into Scottish Cup last four
Hearts 3 - 1 Dundee
Sander Kartum lit up Tynecastle with two superb goals as Hearts booked their place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals at the expense of Dundee.
The January signing from Brann broke his Hearts duck with a stunning strike from 20 yards to give the hosts a first-half advantage.
Joe Shaughnessy nodded in Ziyad Larkeche's cross for parity after the interval but Simon Murray's headed own goal from Blair Spittal's free-kick put the hosts ahead again.
And Kartum spun and sliced a low shot through the Dundee defence to ensure Neil Critchley's side progressed to the last four.
Elton Kabangu, Calem Nieuwenhof and Alan Forrest were denied by Trevor Carson as Hearts pressed for a more emphatic victory. However, many fans would have accepted a fairly routine victory to reach the semi-finals.
Critchley and his players can spend the next three days sizing up their potential opponents on the weekend of 19 and 20 April.
They begin their Hampden build-up on 15 March at home to Scottish Premiership opponents Ross County.
Premiership survival now becomes Dundee's focus, with a derby at city rivals United next up for Tony Docherty's men on 16 March
This could be a memorable end to the season for Hearts
They've been disappointing in the league at times but this could still prove to be a fantastic end to the campaign.
It's been a while since they won the Scottish Cup, having memorably lost the 2020 final in a rearranged match against Celtic. If they go one better this season, some of these players will be considered as Hearts legends.
Source | Scottish Gas Scottish Cup YouTubeBest reaction
Ryan, a Hearts Season Ticket holder, told us: "That was a much better display from us. There's also a chance that, if we play like this more often, we could finish in the top four. Achieved that alongside winning the Scottish Cup would represent one of our best campaigns in recent memory."
David, another Hearts, posted this match on another match report: David: A fantastic cup tie, end-to-end stuff, two fantastic finishes from Kartum. Beni Baningime was magnificent, he is back to the player that he was before the injury."
