вторник, 13 марта 2012 г.

Miko faces backlash after dive Hearts face a selection dilemma over Saulius Mikoliunas ahead of tomorrow's match with Rangers.

Hearts face a selection dilemma over Saulius Mikoliunas ahead oftomorrow's match with Rangers.

Uefa have charged the winger following his outrageous dive whichwon Lithuania a penalty against Scotland in the Eurom 2008 qualifier.

The 23-year-old is expected to receive a hostile receptionwhenever he next plays for Hearts.

The Tynecastle management team must decide whether to thrust himback into action a week after his Hampden antics incurred the wrathof the Scottish nation.

Mikoliunas is willing to say sorry to Hearts supporters for lastweekend's incident, but stopped short of offering an apology to therest of Scotland.

He could face a two-match ban from playing for his country iffound guilty of deliberately conning referee Damir Skomina againstScotland, when he threw himself over after Darren Fletcher pulled outof a challenge inside the penalty area.

UEFA will examine the case on Wednesday.

Hearts captain Christophe Berra will be focused just on beatingthe league leaders.

Rangers have a 100% record in the SPL so far, with five wins outof five.

Berra said: "They're flying high just now and we know if we wantto get a result against Rangers we've got to work extremely hard andfight for each other.

"We've got to take our chances and defend well at the same time.

"We know it's going to be a difficult game but if we play to ourcapabilities and play to a high standard, we can beat anybody atTynecastle."

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