What happened. Hearts overcame a red card and a deficit to draw 2-2 with Rapid Vienna, then won the penalty shootout 4-3 to qualify for the Conference League main phase.

Beau Reus saved two penalties in the shootout.
Substitute Landry Kabore equalized after Hearts went down to ten men.
Calvin Miller scored in extra time before Rapid forced penalties.

“Amazing, amazing. When you see the game, we played a really bad first half.”
— Wouter Vrancken

Hearts advance to the Conference League main phase, their most significant European result in over two decades.

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