Hearts boss Robbie Neilson was left ruing his side’s wastefulness in attack after 26 attempts resulted in just one goal during their draw with Greenock Morton.
Jamie Walker was required to save the day off the bench, heading home his 50th goal in maroon after Craig McGuffie had given the Ton a shock second half lead.
After being held at Queen of the South the previous week, Neilson has urged Hearts to sharpen up in front of goal.
He said: “We had a lot of possession and probed for the majority of the game. We had 26 shots and only scored one.
“That sort of tells the story of the game — but we only have ourselves to blame. Football is about putting the ball in the net and we didn’t do it.
“That was the most disappointing thing. There needs to be a demand to put the ball in the net and it was a bit like they were thinking: ‘ach, it will come’.
“It didn’t and then we fell behind. So we need to be better — and we know that.
Despite his frustration, Neilson had words of praise for Walker not only for securing a point, but for doing so by passing a personal landmark.
He added: “We are delighted for him to come on and get the goal and it’s great for him to reach 50. There aren’t many people in Hearts’ history who have achieved that, and he shows his quality when he comes on.
“As his fitness improves, the performances will continue to improve. “
Neilson watched the game from the Wheatfield Stand at Tynecastle after being slapped with a two-match touchline ban, and admitted he quite enjoyed the change of scene.
He explained: "It was alright, actually. I was a wee bit higher up for watching, so it was fine. If you're going to get suspended, it's the best time to do it (in an empty stadium)
"I was able to get the message across. Jamie gave us that energy. You know when you bring Jamie on, when it's a bit more open, he's going to get chances for you, so I was delighted for him.
Aaron McEneff forced an early save from Aidan McAdams before deflected Liam Boyce shot then fell right at Mihai Popescu’s feet just a few yards out, but he blazed over from close range in what definitely fell into the sitter category.
McEneff tested McAdams again, this time from distance, and the Morton ‘keeper had to watch his dipping effort all the way to push it wide.
Some improvised inspiration from Boyce so nearly brought the opener when he backheeled a bouncing ball goalwards, only to see it bounce off the crossbar.
Craig Gordon then had the woodwork to thank as a deep cross from the left by Aidan Nesbitt came back off the angle of post and bar.
Seven minutes into the second half, Morton took the lead with their first direct attempt on goal. Hearts were caught out and McGuffie was allowed all the time and space in the world on the left to take a touch and thump the ball into the far corner.
He was helpless to prevent the leveller when Armand Gnanduillet delivered a great ball from the left and Walker rose to plant a header into the back of the net to reach the half tonne mark.
