Chiakha opened scoring after break & Diks added penalty
Hearts qualification hopes now rest on final game against Petrocub of Moldova at Tynecastle next week
FT: Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
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Image source, SNSFT: Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Michael Stewart
Former Hearts midfielder on TNT Sports
You don't want to be getting to the last game, needing a victory and still hoping that's enough.
But it's a game that's winnable for Hearts, especially at home.
FT: Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Image source, SNSFT: Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Ryan McGowan
Former Hearts defender on BBC Sportsound
They will be bitterly disappointed with the performance.
FT: Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Image source, SNSFT: Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Allan Preston
Former Hearts defender on BBC Sportsound
Hearts capitulated in the second half.
With just one shot on target, Hearts never got going in Copenhagen.
18-year-old Amin Chiakha finally broke the deadlock for the dominant hosts before winning a penalty which Kevin Diks tucked away.
Hearts' Conference League hopes aren't dead and buried, but they'll need to be much better against Petrocub next week.
Image source, SNSCopenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Everyone just... stopped.
Copenhagen were sure the whistle would blow for a foul, but it didn't and James Wilson worked into the box.
But he fluffed his lines, probably wondering how he was presented such a position.
Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Into five minutes of additional time.
Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Amin Chiakha departs.
A decent shift from the superb 18-year-old.
Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
This yin is done.
All eyes will turn to Petrocub next week.
Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Cammy Devlin, you can get his shirt post match...
Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Ryan McGowan
Former Hearts defender on BBC Sportsound
The striker did really well to get a tiny touch on it to take it past Gordon [to win the penalty].
Hearts on a whole have not done enough to even draw this game, but the two goals they have conceded have been super soft.
Copenhagen 2-0 Hearts
Thomas Duncan
BBC Scotland commentator
Copenhagen now have Hearts exactly where they want them.
Kevin Diks
Diks sends Craig Gordon the wrong way and Hearts are heading for defeat.
Copenhagen 1-0 Hearts
Michael Stewart
Former Hearts midfielder on TNT Sports
I've got to be honest I think that's a nonsense.
That's a coming together - what has the goalkeeper done that constitutes a foul there? He's standing his ground and he actually does get a touch on the ball.
Copenhagen 1-0 Hearts
It's a tight one.
Craig Gordon has to go for it and does get a touch on the ball.
Daniel Oyegoke probably has to do more too as he marks Chiakha all the way...
Copenhagen 1-0 Hearts
Copenhagen have has 17 attempts.
Hearts have had one.
Craig Gordon has just blocked the latest from Amin Chiakha, but he might have got to much of the Copenhagen forward in the process.
A VAR check is coming...
Copenhagen 1-0 Hearts
It's almost as if Neil Critchley heard Ryan McGowan.
Two changes as James Wilson and Yutaro Oda enter the fray for Kenneth Vargas and Alan Forrest.
Copenhagen 1-0 Hearts
Ryan McGowan
Former Hearts defender on BBC Sportsound
Hearts are looking a little tired, and a little leggy, they're not getting to second balls.
It's to Hearts' credit if they can keep it to 1-0 going into the last ten minutes, it will make Copenhagen a little nervous.
Amin Chiakha's goal set Copenhagen on their way to a comfortable victory
Hearts' hopes of Conference League progression now rest on their final league-stage match against Moldovan side Petrocub, following a lacklustre defeat in Copenhagen.
Second-half goals by Amin Chiakha and Kevin Diks secured a deserved win for the Danish league leaders, who climb above Hearts in the table.
Copenhagen dominated possession from the start and their impressive pressing kept the visitors penned in their own half.
Neil Critchley's side struggled to have any kind of influence in the first half, and were fortunate to go into half-time level after James Penrice denied former Celtic winger Mohamed Elyounoussi a tap-in with a crucial intervention.
However, their defensive efforts were undone just minutes into the second period.
Diks danced his way into the Hearts box, found Elyounoussi and, after his effort was saved by Craig Gordon, Chiakha swept home from close range.
There was a quick VAR check for offside, but the goal stood.
Gordon then kept Hearts in the contest with two sharp saves, but Copenhagen were awarded a penalty after the veteran Scotland keeper was deemed to have fouled Chiakha following a VAR intervention.
Diks sent Gordon the wrong way from the spot and, given Hearts failed to have a single shot on target in the game, the result was never in doubt from that point.
Hearts must now beat Petrocub next Thursday at Tynecastle to guarantee their place in the Conference League play-off round.
More to follow.
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 15 |
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| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 12 |
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| 3 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
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| 4 | Lugano | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
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| 5 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
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| 6 | Rapid Vienna | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
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| 7 | Vitória Guimarães | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
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| 8 | Cercle Brugge | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
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| 9 | APOEL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
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| 10 | Djurgården | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
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| 11 | Shamrock Rovers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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| 12 | Olimpija | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
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| 13 | Heidenheim | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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| 14 | København | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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| 15 | Borac Banja Luka | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
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| 16 | Pafos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
|
| 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| |
| 18 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
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| 19 | Gent | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
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| 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| |
| 21 | Celje | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
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| 22 | TSC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 |
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| 23 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 |
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| 24 | Panathinaikos | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
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| 25 | St.Gallen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 |
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| 26 | Molde | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
|
| 27 | Omonia Nicosia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
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| 28 | The New Saints | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
|
| 29 | Mladá Boleslav | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
|
| 30 | Astana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
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| 31 | HJK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
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| 32 | Noah | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 4 |
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| 33 | Dinamo Minsk | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
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| 34 | LASK | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 2 |
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| 35 | Petrocub | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 1 |
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| 36 | Larne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 0 |
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Manager: Jacob Neestrup
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Neil Critchley
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Jacob Neestrup
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Neil Critchley
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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