Neilson ‘devastated’ by Hearts exit

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Hearts head coach Robbie Neilson admitted his devastation at crashing out of the Europa League second qualifying round to Maltese team Birkirkara.

Connor Salmon’s late strike could not prevent a humiliating 2-1 defeat to the semi-professional side, who scored twice in the second half to leave Hearts needing three to overcome the away-goals rule.

Neilson insists his side are young and will learn from the defeat but rued missed chances, including a penalty in the first half.

“Obviously we are devastated. We passed the ball well, created lots of chances, we got the penalty, hit the bar twice, but …

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