Hearts defeated Fleetwood Town in a behind-closed-doors friendly match this afternoon.

Jorge Grant bagged a brace as Steven Naismith's men ran out 2-0 winners.

The game was played at Poolfoot Farm. It marks the Jambos' first victory of pre-season.

It was headed for a 0-0 stalemate before Grant struck twice, once from close-range and the other from the edge of the box.

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It's the second friendly in a week that Scott Brown's Fleetwood have lost to Scottish opposition, having gone down 2-1 to Dundee at the weekend.

Next up for Hearts is Shaun Maloney's Wigan Athletic in another closed-door game.

Hearts First Half XI: Stone, Atkinson, Sibbick, Cochrane, Rowles, Forrest, Smith, Haring, Devlin, Wilson (Kingsley 30’), Shankland

Hearts Second Half XI: Stone (McFarlane 60’), Atkinson (Rathie 60’), Sibbick (Neilson 60’), Kingsley, Cochrane (Halliday 60’), Denholm, Devlin (Baningime 60’), Forrest (Sandilands 60’), Smith (McLuckie 60’), Wilson (Grant 60’), Shankland (Boyce 60’)

Subs: McFarlane, Denholm, Kingsley, Baningime, Boyce, McLuckie, Grant, Neilson, Rathie, Halliday

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