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a measure of revenge for the humiliating 6-2 thrashing dished out by the Jambos on the opening day of the season.
Byrne and Co were determined there would be no repeat of that this time around.
“In the first game we never laid a glove on them,” he said.
“They deserved to win that game 6-2 and we were really poor that night. The big thing on Saturday was making sure they knew they were in a game.
“There was a chance to go and win the ball and I went in hard. I think everyone was pumped up after that so it was good.
“If you give good players time on the ball, they’ll kill you – and Hearts have lots of good players.
“We knew we needed to get after them and we made it difficult for them in the first half.
“We had to dig in a bit more in the second.
“After Hearts got a goal back, thoughts go back to the Dunfermline game where we crumbled, but we showed a real fight and desire to stay ahead.
“Then Jono (Afolabi) stepped up to take the penalty brilliantly at the end.
“Hearts are top of the league for a reason because they have good players.
“We needed to get in their faces and make it uncomfortable for them. I think we did that from the first whistle.
“We showed a different side to us in the second half with a good shape, restricted them to few chances and Jack Hamilton made some unbelievable saves.
“It was a real top performance from everybody.”
Next up for Dundee is a Scottish Cup clash against minnows Bonnyrigg Rose tomorrow night before they are back to Championship action with a crunch game at fourth-placed Raith Rovers on Tuesday evening..