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M. Žaliūkas, who defended the Hearts honor in 2007-2013, helped the team win the Scottish Soccer Cup in 2012. The Lithuanian, then a former team captain, was the first to lift the cup.
Following this historic victory, Hearts returned to the Scottish Cup final for the first time this year. The Edinburgh team faced national champion Glasgow Celtic in the final on Sunday, and M. Žaliūkas received a lot of attention before and during the match.
Before the game, the Hearts Club showed fans a sensitive video about M. Žaliūkas’ career in Edinburgh, and the Lithuanian was left with a special place in the team’s dressing room.
All the Hearts footballers played the final in shorts marked with the number 26. This number in Edinburgh belonged to M. Žaliūkas.
A special corner in the dressing room pic.twitter.com/wKURh9ef4g
– Heart of Midlothian FC (@JamTarts) December 20, 2020
In the final, the Hearts showed an exemplary fight, but could not regain the cup. “Hearts” was 0-2 behind the first half, but tied the score 2-2 and snatched extra time.
Celtic advanced and extended, but in the 111th minute the Hearts again compared the result (3-3) and had the opportunity to compete in the 11-meter penalty series.
The Glasgow team, which won the Scottish Cup for the fifth year in a row, went 4-3 in the penalty shootout.
This Sunday at Hampden, all players will wear no. 26 on the front of his shorts in memory of Marius
– Heart of Midlothian FC (@JamTarts) December 15, 2020
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