Hearts don suffer another painful night against Sturm Graz as di Tynecastle side dia Champions League campaign wey don last 20 years end for swift exit.
Two second-half goals give Wouter Vrancken men 6-0 aggregate defeat, wey be dia heaviest for two-legged European tie, by di slick Austrians for di second-round qualifier.
Hearts now drop into di Europa League third qualifying round where dem go face di winner of di tie between St Gallen and Benfica. Dose sides meet for di second leg on Thursday, with St Gallen 2-1 up.
With four-goal lead from di first leg, Seedy Jatta think say he don end any chance of Hearts comeback after 25 minutes for Edinburgh. Di Sturm Graz forward, wey no get marker for di six-yard area, tap di ball beyond Alexander Schwolow, but di goal dem rule out for foul on Harry Milne.
Schwolow, for im final Hearts outing before he join Mainz, produce fine first-half saves, while di hosts threaten only fleetingly. Malachi Fagan-Walcott head wide from free-kick before Blair Spittal shot for di edge of box dem block. Spittal also fire high over di crossbar from di same position.
Hearts look sharper for di second half and Oisin McEntee header get to dem clear off di line to keep di game goalless. But Simon Seidl strike di killer blow with 25 minutes to play when he rifle angled strike beyond Schwolow from just inside di box.
No be long before di visitors add second as dem cut open Vrancken side with some great passing before Emran Soglo shot dem save and rebound into di Hearts goal.
After last week 4-0 humbling for Austria, head coach Vrancken talk say e go take something ‘magical’ for Hearts to progress. But di boos wey ring out after Sturm Graz second goal tell you fans feel di display from Hearts no be magical at all.
Any realistic hope of salvaging di tie don long gone by di time Seidl strike make di breakthrough for di night. Di visitors add insult to injury four minutes later to inflict another sobering defeat on di Edinburgh club.
For Europe, Hearts go need to beat either St Gallen or Benfica to progress to di Europa League play-off round but before dat, dere be di small matter of di Scottish Premiership opener for Aberdeen on Saturday. Dem still dey search for dia first goal under dia new manager, no mind win, and if dem no fit find dat on Saturday, di question marks around Vrancken fit start to appear.
Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken: ‘I hope everybody start scoring. No matter who as long as di goals come. E come together with physical preparation too, den you make di better decisions and for di final moments you dey dere to finish am. I no fit blame di players for intentions and how dem do am at all. No be about quality. When you play against Sturm Graz wey dey experienced for Europe and you play like dat for di first half for both games, den no be say di quality dey lack, e be more say we get to make some steps physically.’
Hearts travel to Aberdeen on Saturday for dia first game of di new Scottish Premiership season.
