Hearts boss Robbie Neilson has revealed thatCraig Halket will miss the Europa League play-off loss to FC Zurich with a hamstring injury but refused to omit him from Game 2.
Lawrence His Shankland penalty sent Jumbos the lead over the Swiss champions as the Hearts support on the move fizzled out. Then some disappointing defense his mistakes were punished by Adria his Guerrero quick goal. and Blelim Jemaili. That meant Zurich took a small lead over Tynecastle in the second leg and were drawn before the second leg in Edinburgh. However, the key defender suffered a bitter blow early on for Hearts when Halkett limped just six minutes after him and was benched on crutches as he came out in the second half. did. Scotland's call-up is a big question for a decisive match in the capital, where the group stage of theEuropa League is within touching distance of Neilson's squad.
He told his BBC: "He just tweaked his hamstring so we'll have to see how he's doing in the next few days. The Civic came in and I thought he did very well.
"Very, very early. We'll probably see how it goes when we get back tomorrow.
"The way we play, the players can come in and out. Losing him was a blow, but I don't think it made a big impact on the game."
Proud } The boss of Hearts praised his performance in St. Gallen, adding: The Swiss champion had a great season with international players last season.
"We took the lead and then lost two sloppy goals, but stayed in the game and gave us a big chance next week in front of 20,000 raucous Hearts fans."
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