Livi hit four while the ball was in play for just 132 seconds

were harshly reduced to 10 men after Arnaud Djoum’s clumsy challenge on Dolly Menga saw him shown a second yellow card.

Menga would score a sumptuous second for the hosts on 76 minutes when he received a pass from Declan Gallagher before sending four Hearts defenders to the pie stall as he jinked and jived his way merrily through the backline then calmly rolling the ball into the net.

Hardie would then fire a quick-fire brace. The first, on 77 minutes, came after Pittman was allowed to run unchallenged for 30 yards before slotting the striker in on the left. Hardie cut inside and fired into the empty net. His second arrived less than