Hearts Reserves 3-2 Killie Reserves: Killie edged out at Oriam

(Many thanks to HMFC and David Mollison for the kind use of their images)

Killie Reserves were made to pay for individual errors after Hearts came from behind to secure a 3-2 win at Oriam. 

Wee Killie bagged a massive lead against Andy Kirk’s high-flying Jambos after just 16 minutes, striker Kyle Connell steering a ball in from the right under Hearts’ first-team ‘keeper Bobby Zlamal.

Against a youthful, but experienced Hearts side with a fair bit of Premiership game time under their belts, Killie matched them well as the battle raged from end-to-end.

Shields battered the ball to safety at one end, whilst Connell again went close on 30 minutes when Ally Taylor delivered a delightful free-kick into the box.

It looked as though Killie were going to take that lead into half-time, but the fleet feet of Hearts winger Lewis Moore did the damage.

Capitalising on two individual errors to cut Killie open and beat Curtis Lyle: one throw-in forcing Killie onto the back-foot ending in a goal, whilst Aidan Keena delivered the second after making the by-line and playing a cross across the face of goal which Moore again converted.

Into the second-half, and Killie knew they had it all to do.

Kenny Barr pulled one back on 58 minutes, popping up at the back post to squeeze the ball past Zlamal.

With a point in touching distance, Killie threw themselves forward in the search for a goal, but a stern Hearts defence of Chris Hamilton and Daniel Baur ensured Killie left the capital empty-handed.

Kilmarnock: Lyle, Barlow, Deveney, Shields, Lynch , Taylor, Barr, Wilson, Connell, Monk, Brindley 

Subs: Walker, Warnock, Russell