Falkirk manager John McGlynn described Heart of Midlothian as "Jekyll and Hyde" after watching his side knock his former team out of the Premier Sports Cup.

The Bairns were deserved 2-0 winners in the end with two goals in the second half. The home side had their goalkeeper Nicky Hogarth to thank for ensuring they didn't go behind in the first half but were by far the better team after the break.

"The boys were absolutely magnificent," McGlynn said. "They just turn out performance after performance so I'm delighted with them. They've got to take all of the praise, they are out there doing the business.

"They weathered the storm early doors and Nicky did really well with a couple of saves with his legs. But after we got over that opening period, I thought we grew into the game. Keelan Adams was causing them problems down the right and lo and behold, that's what happened with the first goal.

"Big Ross had a one-v-one, probably the best chance of the first half. I'm delighted with my defenders to get a clean sheet against a team like Hearts, who have a lot of attacking options. I thought Brad [Spencer] and Dylan [Tait] were excellent in midfield."

McGlynn revealed he sensed anxiety amongst the Hearts fans due to the up and down nature of their performances so far this season. Something Falkirk, who have lost just three times in the space of more than 12 months, took advantage of.

"I think mentally, they've been a bit Jekyll and Hyde at the moment - they played really well against Rangers but not so well against Dundee," he said. "That brings a little bit of anxiety from the fans, so we wanted to stay in the game as long as we could.

"Once we settled down, we gained belief in the game and we caused them problems. The guys have belief in themselves. You don't go on a run like we are on if you don't have belief. We don't go shouting about it that much but within that dressing room, we are a tight bunch."