Hearts’ preparations for their crunch Champions League Qualifier continued after a 2-1 friendly win against Rayo Vallecano at Tynecastle.
Amadou Ba-Sy’s first-half double guided his side past the Europa Conference League finalists. The French forward opened the scoring with a glanced header from Josh McPake’s 18th-minute cross, then added a second from a Christian Borchgrevink delivery just after the half-hour mark.
Sergio Camello’s deflected strike halved Rayo Vallecano’s deficit in the second half.
New signings MJ Kamson-Kamara, Josh McPake and Thomas Renaud started the friendly, with substitute appearances for Malachi Fagan-Walcott, Sabri Guendouz, Rogers Mato and Calvin Miller.
The Jambos also took the opportunity to thank the retiring Craig Gordon, who announced on Thursday he would hang up his gloves after a stellar 25-year career.
The 43-year-old made 333 career appearances for the Jambos, winning the Scottish Cup and Scottish Championship, as well as over 100 clean sheets for the Gorgie side.
Hearts kick off their competitive campaign against Sturm Graz in the 2nd Round of Champions League Qualification on Tuesday evening.
Hearts 2-1 Rayo Vallecano
Ba-Sy 18′, 33′
Camello 60′
Heart of Midlothian: Schwolow (Fulton, 62’), Borchgrevink (Altena, 62’), Kingsley (Milne, 62’), McEntee (Magnusson, 46’), Braga (Kabore, 62’), Renaud (Dhanda, 46’ – Spittal, 78’), McPake (Guendouz, 46’), Findlay (McCart, 62’), Kamson-Kamara (Fagan-Walcott, 62’), Kerjota (Miller, 62’), Ba-Sy (Mato, 46’ – Kyziridis, 79’)
