Ivanauskas rues side's reputation

Valdas Ivanauskas thought his side had better chances

Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas says his side are paying the penalty for being branded cheats after they relinquished the Scottish Cup.

"I think we are in situation where we are being seen as a diving team," he said after the holders lost 1-0 to Dunfermline. "It's a joke for me.

"There were two fouls on Roman Bednar that were terrible and there was no yellow card.

"I'm very disappointed if you see how many chances we created."

Interview: Hearts head coach Valdas Ivanauskas

Ivanauskas thought that his side had simply failed to cope with Dunfermline's defensive tactics.

"It's not so easy to play when your opponents have 10 men in defence," he concluded.