Beardsley gets the nod

RAY HEPBURN

10 Aug 1995

Hearts 0, Newcastle 1

DESPITE a summer of spending, it was Newcastle golden oldie Peter Beardsley who earned the Geordies a victory over Hearts, with his neat, second-half header.

John Colquhoun was the Hearts player who threatened to send Newcastle back across the Border on the losing side, and in the third minute he shot over from good position, after first testing Srnicek.

In the seventh minute the same player shot over from good position, before Smith justified his recall 10 minutes later by blocking a Paul Kitson effort with a foot.

Gillespie and Kitson were linking well for Newcastle and it took a smart intervention by Dave McPherson after 32 minutes to clear an opportunity for Kitson.

David Ginola, just as he did at Parkhead on Saturday, teased with some wonderful flashes, but the Frenchman played only in snatches.

Hearts looked as if they had taken the lead in 64 minutes when a Colquhoun corner was helped on by Craig Levein, and then substitute Colin Cramb flicked the ball past Srnicek.

However, with the former Falkirk player celebrating, Beardsley popped up to clear off the line.

Sixty seconds later Newcastle broke with match winning accuracy, for when Gillespie crossed from the right, Beardsley beat Smith with his header from the penalty spot, to seal victory.

HEARTS -- Smith, Locke, Wishart, Levein, McPherson, Hamilton, Colquhoun, Mackay, Robertson, Johnston, Hagen.

Substitutes -- Wright, Bett, Leitch, Cramb, Nelson.

NEWCASTLE -- Srnicek, Hottiger, Beresford, Barton, Peacock, Elliot, Lee, Beardsley, Kitson, Gillespie, Ginola.

Substitutes -- Fox, Harper, Clark, Watson, Sellars.

Referee -- W Crombie (Edinburgh).

Taken from the Herald