A superb strike from Michael Stewart earned Hearts a point in a tight Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
Both sides scored their goals out of the blue with Barry Nicholson putting the Dons ahead with their first decent attack in the 19th minute.
Stewart curled home from 20 yards in first-half injury time and neither side did enough in the second period to take three points.
The evenly-matched teams both had intermittent spells of decent attacking play without cutting each other open.
Aberdeen pipped Hearts to a UEFA Cup spot last season and the game had added significance after both lost their opening games to Dundee United and Hibernian respectively.
