Lawrence Shankland renders Hearts VAR gripes irrelevant as pressure mounts on Motherwell boss - 3 talking points
dailyrecord.co.ukIt should have been more comfortable, but Hearts left Fir Park with a deserved three points thanks to a 2-1 win.Lawrence Shankland's double gave Steven Naismith a much needed win on the road after a late collapse at Ibrox and a sound beating in the Viaplay Cup semi-final last weekend.
The Jambos boss will no doubt have something to say about the two penalty claims his side had turned down, although perhaps not as much had it cost him the win, while Motherwell can have few complaints.The Jambos should have been ahead on 16 minutes.
Alex Lowry, after curling wide early on, rolled in Liam Boyce in the box with the goal at his mercy. The Northern Irishman chopped back onto his left foot and tried to give Liam Kelly the eyes by reversing his shot back to the near post, but dragged it wide to his teammates and the travelling fans' despair.They did make the breakthrough ten minutes later.
Lowry's corner was headed back across goal by Frankie Kent and Shankland improvised brilliantly to flick the ball past Liam Kelly and in.A lengthy VAR check for a Hearts pen after half-an-hour saw David Munro head over to the monitor after being advised to have another look at Dan Casey's challenge on Liam Boyce in the box.
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