Hearts had to come from behind in Edinburgh to establish their narrow lead. Even then, they had to rely on a penalty, converted by Prince Buaben after a Vladimir Avilov hand ball, and an own goal by Andrei Kalimullin to overcome opponents who had at least as much of the game at Tynecastle.

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Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson makes three changes, with 20-year-old full-back Liam Smith coming into the defence along with Igor Rossi and United States international Perry Kitchen in midfield. Defender John Souttar, midfielder Sam Nichlson and striker Juanma drop to the bench.

Meanwhile, Infonet coach Aleksandr Pushtov names an unchanged side.

Infonet Tallinn: Igonen, Kalimullin, Avilov, Appiah, Volodin, Voskobilnikov, Harin, Mosnikov, Kruglov, Dmitrijev, Masitsev. Subs: Lavrentjev, Draman, Kulinitis, Vnukov, Golovljov, Domov, Rattel.

Hearts: Hamilton, L Smith, Ozturk, Rossi, Rherras, Kitchen, Buaben, Djoum, Paterson, Walker, Sammon. Subs: Gallacher, Souttar, Nicholson, Gomis, Juanma, Zanatta, Todorov.

Andy Murray is still to play his quarter-final at Wimbledon and The Open is a week away, yet we are already a week into the new football season.

Today, Hearts have a chance to reach the second round of Europa League qualifying as they look to protect a 2-1 first-leg lead over Infonet Tallinn of Estonia.

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