Beniusis ends Hearts loan spell

Beniusis started just one match in his time at Tynecastle

Hearts have cut short the season-long loan deal for Ricardas Beniusis and allowed the forward to return to Lithuanian club FBK Kaunas.

Beniusis made his debut on the opening day of the season but did not start another match after failing to impress during the 1-0 loss to Hibernian.

He made eight further appearances as a substitute but failed to find the net.

With Christian Nade suffering from a pelvic injury, Hearts are short of options up front.

The Tynecastle club sold top-scorer Andrius Velicka to Norwegian outfit Viking Stavanger last month.

Michal Pospisil was allowed to leave for Belgian club Sint-Truidense in January and injury has limited Mauricio Pinilla to just two outings as a substitute.

Calum Elliot is likely to lead the line against Falkirk on Satuday but the 20-year-old has only scored four goals this term.