Kerjota's Stoppage-Time Strike Lifts Hearts Past Dundee

Sabah Kerjota scored in the 96th minute to give Hearts a 2-1 win over Dundee at Tynecastle Park on Sunday, 6 September 2026, extending the Edinburgh club's unbeaten run to eight matches across all competitions.

The win moved Hearts into second place in the William Hill Premiership, the top division of Scottish club football (SPFL). Dundee had taken the lead through a first-half goal from Bradley Fink before Hearts rallied late.

Hearts equalised from the penalty spot. Claudio Braga stepped up and converted to draw the home side level. Then, deep into stoppage time — those frantic final moments added on by the referee when the 90 minutes are up — Kerjota drove a low shot past the Dundee keeper to win it (BBC Sport).

For a Tynecastle crowd that has watched Hearts gather momentum in recent weeks, the manner of the victory will linger. A late winner at home is the kind of goal that sends supporters into the night buzzing. Hearts had already beaten Hibernian 3-1 in the Edinburgh derby earlier in September and hammered Dundee United 4-0 in late August, both at Tynecastle (Hearts FC). The unbeaten streak now stands at eight.

Dundee will feel the sting of travelling home with nothing. Fink's opener gave the Dark Blues genuine hope of a result, and defending deep for nearly an hour takes its toll. To concede twice so late — once from the spot, once in the sixth minute of added time — is a particular kind of cruelty.

Hearts, though, are building something. The back-to-back results against city rivals Hibs and now Dundee, combined with the commanding win over Dundee United, put them in second place with real breathing room. The penalty composure of Braga and the late instinct of Kerjota are giving this Hearts side a look of a team that finds a way, even when the clock is against them.