'Pure theatre puts Hearts on cusp of title fairytale'
What a rollercoaster, what an epic ride this was. Another one. Trailing at the break, Hearts needed something.
The big screens at Tynecastle flashed with images of divine inspiration - well, Rudi Skacel, which amounts to the same thing around here. Skacel, the whirling dervish, in his pomp, skipping past defenders and rifling shots past goalkeepers, the little wonder tearing it up. Creativity, cheek, goals - an icon at work.
Watching him was a reminder, not that it was needed, of the paucity of Hearts' performance in the opening half. High on aggression, low on class, through the roof on work-rate and desire but through the floor for composure and accuracy. The league leaders were in trouble - hunting and pressing wasn't enough, not when it was all done with an element of panic and fury.
Hearts wanted a result here like they wanted their next breath but they weren't calm and they had no control. That, for much of the opening half, belonged to Rangers. The visitors needed a win even more than Hearts - anything less and their title bid was dead or dying.
They went about it in a different way, though. What poise that existed out there came from Danny Rohl's team. They dominated midfield, had incisiveness through Mikey Moore and a goal from Dujon Sterling.