Date	Saturday, 19 April 2014
Competition	Scottish Premiership
Fixture/Score	Heart of Midlothian 2:0 Ross County
Venue	Tynecastle Park
Attendance	13,692
Referee	Willie Collum
Comments	Match Report Report by Brian McLauchlin for the BBC. Premiership Bottom Six Heart of Midlothian 2 Ross County 0 Dale Carrick's late goal ensured that relegated Hearts defeated Ross County to increase the Dingwall side's own fears of dropping to the Championship. That was despite Jamie Hamill being dismissed for a second yellow card. Hamill hammered in a penalty on 65 minutes but was sent off before play could resume again. The midfielder provoked a touchline tussle which involved County boss Derek Adams, while Carrick scored on the break in stoppage time. Hearts took a massive step towards exiting administration on Wednesday when creditors in Lithuania agreed to transfer shares owned by Ukio Bankas and a good week for the Edinburgh club ended with a third win in four games. As supporters basked in the Gorgie sunshine, Ryan Stevenson curled an early effort just over. County keeper Mark Brown then had to be alert to rush from his goal and clear the ball as Carrick raced after a Billy King pass. The visitors were often comfortable in possession but struggled to make an impression in the final third. From a rare Staggies opening, midfielder Michael Tidser dragged a half-volley wide of Jamie MacDonald's goal from 18 yards. Filip Kiss went much closer when a Nicholson clearance from a corner cannoned off the Hungarian's head and looped just over the crossbar. Hearts had a great opportunity go ahead four minutes after the restart but defender Brad McKay got himself in a tangle in his attempt to head a Kevin McHattie free-kick in from close range. Hamill then picked up his first yellow card for felling Tidser in a central position 25 yards from goal. County captain Richard Brittain took the free-kick but his effort flew straight into the arms of MacDonald. Nicholson was again busy for Hearts when he found space inside the box after exchanging passes with King but the winger's effort was blocked by Yann Songo'o. And a previously tame game burst into life when Hamill scored from the penalty spot and was shown a second yellow card seconds later. Having converted the spot-kick, the experienced midfielder ran down the touchline and irritated the visitors by refusing to give the ball back. Songo'o led the complaints with Hamill, who then barged visiting manager Adams over in the technical area. Referee Willie Collum gave Hamill a second booking and also cautioned Songo'o for his part in the melee. Brittain came close to bringing County level but his shot on the bounce flew just over the bar from 18 yards. Hearts substitute Scott Robinson then drew a fantastic save from Brown after being found in the box by Carrick. With Tidser prompting play from midfield, County's best chance fell in the final minutes as they piled on the pressure but Jordan Slew could only head over from close range. And Hearts wrapped up the win deep into injury time when Robinson fed the unmarked Carrick inside the box and the forward lifted a shot high into the net. Ross County manager Derek Adams questioned the hunger of his players as they lost 2-0 to Hearts at Tynecastle. Jamie Hamill scored a penalty then was sent off amidst the celebrations after a touchline tussle with Adams. Dale Carrick added a late second to leave the Dingwall men languishing in the relegation play-off spot. "We had chances, but we didn't take them," Adams told BBC Radio Scotland. "But we have to show a bit more hunger than we did today." Partick Thistle's late win away to Kilmarnock means County trail both sides by two points ahead of next week's home clash with the Rugby Park men. "I thought in the first-half it was an even match - both teams cancelling themselves out and both teams having opportunities on goal," said Adams. "In the second-half, Hearts obviously got the penalty kick, which from my point of view I thought was a little bit soft on the edge of the box. I haven't seen it again yet, but just from where I was, I was unsure if it was a foul. "They get the penalty then obviously they score on the counter attack and we're trying to get back to 1-1. "Hearts played well today. They've a lot of good young players in their team, they've got good experienced players in their side as well, and I thought that they showed a really good hunger today. "I'm disappointed with my players because we had to match that enthusiasm and I didn't think we did that today. "We need to play a lot better than we did in the second half. The game was there for both sides to win and Hearts got that impetus by getting the penalty kick and scoring. "I can't question them at times, but I thought at times today Hearts young kids showed us what hunger is to go and play football. "The supporters have travelled in their thousands to get here, it's a beautiful day and you want to go and give them something back, but we weren't able to do that today. "We've got four games to go, four tough games, and we'll have to go and pick up points now."
Ross County
Manager	Derek Adams
Starting 11	1: Mark Brown, 2: Erik Cikos, 5: Scott Boyd, 7: Filip Kiss, 8: Richard Brittain, 10: Rocco Quinn, 12: Michael Tidser, 23: Graham Carey, 25: Jordan Slew, 26: Evangelos Oikonomou, 28: Yann Songo'o
Bench	20: Michael Fraser, 10: Rocco Quinn, 14: Darren Maatsen, 16: Alex Cooper, 21: Brian McLean, 23: Graham Carey, 26: Evangelos Oikonomou
Heart of Midlothian
Manager	Robbie Neilson
Starting 11	Jamie MacDonald, Calum Paterson, Brad McKay, Dylan McGowan, Kevin McHattie, Jason Holt, Jamie Hamill 1 (1 pen) 1 1, Ryan Stevenson, Billy King, Dale Carrick 1, Sam Nicholson
Bench	Mark Ridgers, Scott Robinson, Jamie Walker, David Smith, Gary Oliver, Jordan McGhee, Angus Beith