Hearts player shows 'incredible commitment' as he goes extra mile to play after family bereavement
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The Hearts player is spending the second half of the season at another Scottish club
Hearts goalkeeper Lydon Tas has earned praise after going the distance to play for loan club Stranraer, amid his grandad’s funeral.
Tas has joined Stranraer for the second half of their League Two season and started against Clyde during the week. He saved a penalty in a 3-1 home victory at Stair Park that moved Chris Aitken’s men back into the promotion play-off reckoning. And now The Blues have now paid tribute to the stopper after he dedicated his penalty stop to his late grandfather, whose funeral he flew out to just hours after full time.
A club statement from Stranraer on social media read: “A night that meant more than football. Lyndon Tas showed incredible commitment on Tuesday - rearranging travel plans during a difficult time, as he was due to attend his grandad’s funeral.
Lyndon Tas at Stranraer latest
“Moving his flight to the early hours of Wednesday morning, Lyndon marked his first SPFL appearance with a penalty save in our 3-1 win, dedicated to his grandad. His grandad, David Tas, also leaves a powerful legacy, having written a book which details meeting his wife, sharing a long and happy marriage, and her fifteen-year treatment for cancer.
“All proceeds of David’s book ‘Poems from a Marriage’ go to the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. As a club, we’d love our supporters to come together and show their backing. If you can, please consider purchasing a copy and supporting an incredible cause in memory of David. Let’s get behind Lyndon and his family.”
Aitken also paid tribute to the goalkeeper’s efforts midweek and said: “We've got a great desire to do well for each other and I think that showed. I really thought we were really good. Listen, losing my goalkeeper on Saturday wasn't ideal, but Lyndon wasn't even meant to be playing tonight.
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“He was meant to be going back down the road. He's got a family funeral and he's got a six o'clock flight tomorrow morning. It tells you everything about the kid. He was absolutely outstanding and listen, I've just said to him there. That's exactly what you're going to need.
“That's exactly what we're doing at this club. We're bringing in the right sort of type and it's very pleasing when you go and take on a good team like that. But listen, as I say, there's nothing given out yet. We've got six games to go but we're in a real good position and we need to keep it going.”
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