TRABZON, Turkey (Interstat) — Trabzonspor defeated visiting Hearts 2-0 on Thursday, getting a 58th-minute goal from Franculino and a goal and an assist from Mohamed Salah in 71 minutes. Franculino played 90 minutes and scored once. Trabzonspor was the home team, and Hearts was the visiting team. Trabzonspor scored two goals total, while Hearts scored none. The home side protected its advantage through the second half and closed out the competition victory.

The key moment came in the 58th minute, when Franculino scored for Trabzonspor. Salah was credited with an assist on the play, and the goal separated the teams after a scoreless opening hour. Hearts could not produce a response, and Trabzonspor’s lead held through the final whistle. The first half included five yellow cards and no goals, with the first booking arriving in the ninth minute. At that point, Trabzonspor led 1-0. The scoring sequence stood as the most important passage of play in a match that was otherwise defined by a heavy number of fouls and cards. The 58th-minute goal was the first goal of the match and proved to be the decisive score as Hearts failed to respond.

The teams combined for seven yellow cards. Lopes Cabral S. of Trabzonspor was booked in the ninth minute. Hearts’ Miller C. was cautioned in the 11th, and Hearts’ Borchgrevink C. and Vrancken W. both received yellow cards in the 20th. Akaydin S. of Trabzonspor was booked in the 38th. McPake J. of Hearts was shown a yellow card in the 90+1st, and Lopes Cabral S. was booked again in the 90+5th. Lopes Cabral S. was the only player listed with two yellow cards. The bookings came in a match that featured ten substitutions. The cards came in a match that remained scoreless until Franculino’s second-half finish.

Hearts made the first substitution in the 44th minute, with Borchgrevink C. coming off. Trabzonspor made a change in the 70th minute involving Bouchouari B., then made two more in the 71st with Salah M. and Jabol-Folcarelli T. Hearts made three substitutions in the 75th, involving Wilson J., Miller C. and Guendouz S., and made another change in the 90+2nd with Braga C. Trabzonspor made two late changes in the 87th with Mendy B. and Saviolo N. Both teams used five substitutions in the match. The changes came in the 44th, 70th, 71st, 71st, 75th, 75th, 75th, 87th, 87th and 90+2nd minutes. The substitutions did not alter the final result, and Hearts remained unable to erase the two-goal deficit.

The result moved Hearts to 0-1-1 in the competition and 1-2-1 across all competitions. Trabzonspor improved to 2-0-0 in the competition and 4-0-0 across all competitions. Hearts’ competition record now stands at zero wins, one loss and one draw, while its overall record is one win, two losses and one draw. Trabzonspor’s competition record is two wins and no losses, and its overall record is four wins and no losses. The competition result left Hearts with one loss and one draw, while Trabzonspor stayed perfect in the competition. Hearts entered the match after a 7-1 loss at Celtic, a draw with Nordsjaelland and a 5-0 win over St. Mirren. Trabzonspor entered after a 2-0 win over Besiktas, a 4-2 win at KuPS and a 3-0 win at Samsunspor.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Trabzonspor 2, Hearts 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Hearts with an 89.3 percent probability to win. Trabzonspor had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 3.5.