Standout player: Jamie McCart (Hearts), Defender, rating 6.7.

Key stats: 2 shots blkd, 4 long balls, 70 touches, 1 ground duels, 3 aerials won, 1 tackles, 14 clearances, 7 dispossessed. Rapid 1 - 1 Hearts. Regulation/extra time ended 1-1; decided on a PENALTY SHOOT-OUT: 3-4 — Hearts WIN the shoot-out and ADVANCE; Rapid are ELIMINATED. This is a KNOCKOUT-STAGE match: no points and no group table at stake — NEVER write 'a point gained', 'share the spoils' or anything about standings; the story is who advances and who goes home. Competition: UEFA Europa Conference League.