Rosenborg 2-1 Hearts: Lawrence Shankland goal gives Scots Europa Conference League hope

Lawrence Shankland's header gave Hearts anticipation for the 2nd limb - unrecorded connected BBC Scotland adjacent Thursday

Lawrence Shankland's precocious header gave Hearts genuine anticipation of progressing to the Europa Conference League play-off circular contempt decision by Rosenborg successful Norway.

But Hearts provided overmuch sterner absorption aft the interruption and began to predominate earlier their talismanic skipper gave them a mode backmost into the tie.

Rosenborg, who had bossed the opening half, held connected for the triumph but their vantage is considerably much slender than looked apt astatine 1 stage.

The 2nd limb volition beryllium unrecorded connected BBC Scotland adjacent Thursday astatine 19:45 BST, with the winners facing either Hajduk Split oregon PAOK.

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The instrumentality of Beni Baningime is undoubtedly a boon for Hearts but the midfielder was bested mode excessively easy by 16-year-old Sverre Nypan for the opening goal.

The teen evaded Baningime connected the bye-line earlier picking retired the inrushing Frederiksen, who bundled successful his archetypal extremity for the nine connected conscionable his 2nd start, with Alex Cochrane powerless to forestall the shot crossing the line.

And conscionable arsenic it looked arsenic though Hearts would get to half-time without incurring further damage, Baningime gave the shot away, allowing Rosenborg to counter.

As the erstwhile Everton subordinate tried to haul down the advancing Nypan, the youngster slipped the shot to Nelson to person the 2nd from adjacent range.

Hearts improved aft the break, gradually pushing the Norwegians backmost and, recovered the backmost of the nett with virtually their archetypal effort connected target.

Substitute Stephen Kingsley sent successful a wicked transportation from the near and Shankland towered implicit the Rosenborg defence to caput backmost crossed Andre Hansen for a 2nd extremity of the season.

Player of the lucifer - Sverre Nypan

The 16-year-old belied his tender property with a controlled and graceful display, mounting up some first-half goals and mostly hinting astatine a promising future

Under-cooked Hearts reconstruct content aft interruption - analysis

Without wishing to beryllium overly harsh connected a subordinate who has missed astir a year-and-a-half of football, the determination to commencement Baningime backfired.

He looked tentative with his interaction and passing and, though the Hearts absorption squad intelligibly felt helium was ready, his rustiness allowed Rosenborg to profit.

His half-time replacement Peter Haring helped dependable the ship, allowing Hearts to physique a level from which they began to exert their authority.

Frankie McAvoy had pre-empted the disparity successful preparedness for this lucifer and Hearts decidedly looked under-cooked compared to an hostile midway done the league season.

But specified are the obstacles facing Scottish teams with ambitions of European progress, and Hearts are not the archetypal nor volition they beryllium the past to autumn foul of this scenario.

Nonetheless, a much-improved second-half showing indispensable springiness Hearts existent content they tin crook the necktie connected its caput astatine Tynecastle adjacent week.

What's next?

Hearts big Kilmarnock connected Sunday (15:00 BST) earlier welcoming Rosenborg to Tynecastle adjacent Thursday (19:45 BST).