The two sides battered one another into submission in the closing stages, but neither could make a dent on the scoreboard, with a late drive from Hearts substitute Gary Glen slipping a foot wide.

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The former Bradford and Walsall keeper also had to dive low to get a hand to substitute Edgar Benitez's goalbound drive and also push away a header from Cristian Riveros.

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Then, in the final minute of stoppage time, Elliott's searching pass found substitute Stevenson, who finished well with a low drive.

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