Player ratings: Hearts v Hamilton

Nov 13 2008 Compiled By Anthony Haggerty

HEARTS

Janos Balogh 5
Kicking and decision-making can be erratic. Unconvincing night.

Lee Wallace 6
Some dangerous deliveries and long punt led to Aguiar flick-on for goal.

Christophe Berra 7
Solid as ever. Saw off Akins and coped well enough with Offiong.

Christos Karipidis 6
Quietly effective and seems to relish the combat in his new midfield role.

Ruben Palazuelos 6
Kept it simple and ball retention and distribution was decent.

Bruno Aguiar 8
Sent Nade through for goal and hub of everything creative for Jambos.

Andrew Driver 6
Wideman sees a lot of ball but needs to work on end product.

Christian Nade 7
Scored first goal since January before injury ended his night early.

David Obua 6
Troubled Accies defence and fired in two great efforts Cerny saved.

Eggert Jonsson 6
Steady influence and stuck manfully to his defensive task at right back.

Marius Zaliukas 6
Still looks awkward and clumsy at the back of the pack at times.

Subs:
Robbie Neilson - came on for Obua in second half and snapped into tackles like he'd never been away, 5.
Jamie Mole - on for Nade in 62 minutes and booked for kicking ball away in injury time, 3.

Not used: Kello, Makela, Thomson, Templeton, Balatoni.

HAMILTON

Tomas Cerny 6
Sluggish coming off line at goal and involved in mix-up with Canning.

Trent McClenahan 6
Put shackles on Driver and even galloped forward in the latter stages.

Brian Easton 6
Steady display but nothing too flashy from the full-back.

James McCarthy 7
Met with chorus of boos by home fans but showed some neat touches.

Martin Canning 5
Looked odds on to win race with Nade before hitman stabbed home.

Mark McLaughlin 7
Acrobatic effort just wide in first half. Leads by example.

Simon Mensing 6
Clumsy booking but swung over cross Offiong should have buried.

James McArthur 6
Could have levelled game with diving header that rose inches over.

Lucas Akins 4
Not given a sniff by Berra and hooked at half-time for Offiong.

Alex Neil 7
Skipper loves a midfield challenge and rallied his troops manfully.

David Graham 6
Had shot Balogh scrambled away. Buzzed all night without real effect.

Subs:
Richard Offiong - should have grabbed equaliser, 5.
James Gibson - flung on in place of McCarthy for final 12 minutes, 3.
Joel Thomas - last eight minutes, 3.
Not used: Murdoch, Elebert, Swailes, Lyle.

Ref: DMcDonald.

Taken from the Daily Record