Hearts have paid further tribute to Marius Zaliukas after dedicating their Edinburgh derby win to their former skipper. News of the Lithuanian’s death at the age of 36 emerged as Hearts beat Hibernian 2-1 at Hampden in the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals. The former Kaunas and Lithuania centre-back led Hearts to their greatest derby win in 2012 – the 5-1 Hampden win that clinched their most recent Scottish Cup triumph. “He led Hearts to third place in the SPL in 2010-11 and, of course, Marius famously captained Hearts to a 5-1 victory over Hibernian in the Scottish Cup final of 2012. “His beaming smile when holding the Scottish Cup in 2012 is an iconic moment in Hearts’ history.

Source: Express November 01, 2020 15:45 UTC