Summary

  • Shankland converts from spot after RFS defender penalised for handball

  • Gordon makes three instinctive saves & Shankland spurns great chance

  • Forrest adds late second on break for Scottish side

  • Defender Halkett returns for Hearts but leaves field injured

  • Hearts lost opening Group A match 4-0 to Istanbul Basaksehir; RFS drew 1-1 with Fiorentina in Italy

Live Reporting

Clive Lindsay

  1. Hearts 'nervy and weak at set pieces'

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Stephen Craigan
    Former Motherwell defender on BT Sport

    There's clearly a nervousness and a weakness when Hearts are defending set plays

  2. YELLOW CARD Mares (RFS)

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Petr Mares is the latest to go into the referee's book after he is pulled down by Hearts winger Josh Ginnelly as the Czech defender wins a corner but is too vociferous with his protests.

  3. RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    A superb long ball out of defence finds Lawrence Shankland.

    The Hearts striker decides to take it first time. He looks to have plenty of time, but his volley loops well out from 25 yards.

  4. RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    RFS made a habit of comebacks and late goals during their qualifying campaign - and came from behind to draw with Fiorentina last week.

    So the Latvians will sure fancy their chances of coming from behind considering only Craig Gordon's brilliance in Hearts' goal has denied them a goal in that ding dong first half.

  5. KICK-OFF SECOND HALF

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    RFS get the second 45 minutes under way.

    Let's hope it is as exciting as the first.

  6. 'Glorious chances'

    HT: RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

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  7. Jambos trying to get Levein involved

    HT: RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Craig Levein
    Former Hearts manager on BBC Sportsound in Riga

    Sorry, I'm just getting offered a beer here. The Hearts fans are just in front of us

  8. All square in Turkey

    HT: Istanbul Basaksehir 0-0 Fiorentina

    There's no goals in the other game in Conference League Group A.

  9. Shankland to the fore

    HT: RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Hearts' Lawrence Shankland scoresSNS

    Lawrence Shankland's penalty kick separates the sides at the break

    Hearts celebrate their goalSNS

  10. 'Exceptional Gordon'

    HT: RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Allan Preston
    Ex-Hearts defender on BBC Sportsound

    Craig Gordon has been absolutely exceptional. The saves he has made have been incredible

  11. HALF-TIME RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    What a breathtaking and thrilling finish to that first half!

    Two saves from Craig Gordon have kept RFS at bay, but it's Hearts who have the lead thanks to a clinical Lawrence Shankland penalty - the striker's fifth goal of the season.

  12. Hearts spurn 'golden opportunity'

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Craig Levein
    Former Hearts manager on BBC Sportsound in Riga

    I can't believe Ginnelly doesn't shoot. What a golden opportunity

  13. RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    What a chance for Hearts.

    Josh Ginnelly is through on goal. The winger has a choice to shoot or pass to Lawrence Shankland, but when he tries to find his team-mate, the striker is unable to turn it home at the back post.

  14. GREAT SAVE!

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Craig Gordon again.

    From the free-kick, Ziga Lipuscek is there again, but the Hearts goalkeeper makes another fine block.

  15. YELLOW CARD Shankland (Hearts)/Šimkovič (RFS)

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Hearts' Lawrence Shankland and RFS's Tomas Simkovic go into the referee's book after the striker wraps his arm around his opponents' neck.

  16. GOOD SAVE!

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Craig Gordon to the rescue for Hearts.

    Big defender Ziga Lipuscek is denied by a fine save from the goalkeeper.

  17. 'Three goalkeepers wouldn't have saved it'

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Craig Levein
    Former Hearts manager on BBC Sportsound in Riga

    What a penalty! If there were three goalkeepers in goals, that still would have went in. Different class from Shankland

  18. 'It's a handball and a penalty'

    RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Stephen Craigan
    Former Motherwell defender on BT Sport

    If your hand is above your head, it's an unnatural position in football. That's why it's a handball and that's why it's a penalty

  19. goal

    GOAL RFS 0-1 Heart of Midlothian

    Lawrence Shankland (penalty)

    Who else but Lawrence Shankland with a clinical spot kick high into corner of the net.

    Relief for Hearrs.

    Hearts goal graphicBBC Sport

  20. PENALTY TO HEARTS

    RFS 0-0 Heart of Midlothian

    Andy Halliday is powering into the RFS penalty box and the midfielder's low cross deflects off the arm of defender Vitalijs Jagodinskis.

    A nervous wait before referee Aleksandar Stavrev points to the penalty spot.