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Thun beat Hearts 3-1 to earn first Conference League win
FC Thun beat Hearts 3-1 in the Conference League in Switzerland.
The Scottish side conceded twice in the first half after mistakes by Jamie McCart and captain Stephen Kingsley.
Furkan Dursun made it 3-0 in the 57th minute, and Stuart Findlay scored a late header for Hearts.
Thun had lost its first two matches, while Hearts came into the game with one point from two.
Ten Hearts players were unavailable through injury or illness, and Kingsley was later taken off injured.
The win was Thun’s first of the campaign and kept its chances of progressing alive.
Thun next play Ajax away on November 26 in the Conference League.
Thun beat Heart of Midlothian 3-1 at home to earn their first win in this Conference League campaign.
Jamie McCart’s own goal and a Brighton Labeau strike gave Thun a 2-0 first-half lead.
Furkan Dursun made it 3-0 in the 57th minute, before Stuart Findlay scored for Hearts late in the match.
The result followed two opening defeats for Thun and left Hearts with one point from three matches.
Hearts manager Wouter Vrancken said his side’s performance was not good enough.
- Who
- FC Thun and Heart of Midlothian, also known as Hearts.
- What
- Thun won 3-1 for their first victory in this Conference League campaign.
- When
- 5 November 2026.
- Where
- Thun, Switzerland.
- Why
- Thun scored three goals, while errors by Hearts helped produce the first two. The sources do not state a further reason.
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Thun had lost its first two Conference League matches, while Hearts had one point from two.
Play resumed after smoke from pyrotechnics delayed the match.
Jamie McCart put the ball into his own net to give Thun the lead.
Brighton Labeau scored after Stephen Kingsley’s attempted clearance fell to him.
Furkan Dursun extended Thun’s lead to 3-0.
Stuart Findlay scored a header to reduce Hearts’ deficit to 3-1.
- Final score
- Thun 3, Hearts 1
- Thun’s first goal
- Jamie McCart own goal, 22nd minute
- Thun’s second goal
- Brighton Labeau, 34th minute
- Thun’s third goal
- Furkan Dursun, 57th minute
- Hearts’ goal
- Stuart Findlay, 83rd minute
- Competition
- Conference League, third matchday
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What people are saying
Just not good enough. There are circumstances, but we expected more from ourselves. (We’re) Obviously disappointed.
We don’t have to find excuses because the performance was not good enough.