Nathaniel Atkinson says his Hearts wondergoal is one he'll remember after completing the Jambos salvage operation against Kilmarnock.
The Jambos found themselves up against it at Rugby Park upon their return to Premiership action, following a 3-0 Europa Conference League loss to Fiorentina on Thursday. Chris Stokes and Kyle Lafferty goals puts the Jambos 2-0 behind but Stephen Humphrys got one back, before Atkinson scored a screamer late on from around 25 yards out to save a point for Hearts manager Robbie Neilson
While not delighted with a point, the Australian acknowledges it's not the worst result from the position they found themselves in. Atkinson told Hearts TV: "It's disappointing to drop points but there are some positives coming back so late in the game. To be 2-0 down and get a draw out of it, in hindsight, not the best result but we're happy to get a point out of it.
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"It just shows the boys are willing to fight all the way. When the second goal went we were disappointed, but we had fire in the belly.
"We had plenty of time to make a comeback and we did that. I don't usually get that high up the pitch but I've dreamt of that a couple of times.
"No right-foot volleys, left-foot. I don't know but it's not just for standing on! When things don't go your way, you need to find a way to stay in the game."
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