Daniel Gozar’s 11th minute strike was enough to hand the Phobians their first home defeat of the season.

It was a bad result for Hearts who were seeking to win to keep the tabs on leaders WAFA.

Nuttall was not surprised his team was brought down to earth by a bouyant AshGold side.

”In the game of football, what’s possible? A win, a loss or a draw. One of these can happen or game abandoned. So am I surprised? Am I shocked? These things happen. It’s a football game,” the Scotsman said in the post-match interview.

Hearts remained in third place but seven points behind the leaders.