Wouter Vrancken got his first win as Heart of Midlothian head coach in his fifth attempt as they put on a classy attacking display to fire four goals past Dundee United at Tynecastle Park in the Scottish Premiership.
The Belgian suffered four defeats in his first four games in charge and came into this one off the back of a morale-sapping 6-1 thumping by Benfica just four days ago.
But his side responded brilliantly, starting brightly to race into a 2-0 lead before weathering a United fightback.
It was Tom Renaud who got the scoring started, fresh from his goal in Lisbon. Picking the ball up 30 yards from goal, the French midfielder arrowed the ball into the top corner after only four minutes.
A few moments later, Hearts had the chance to make it two from the spot as Daniel Bennie hauled down Jamie McCart from a corner. Up stepped Calvin Miller to double the lead.
It was almost 3-0 when Braga swivelled and got his shot off, but the ball cannoned off a post.
Strangely, that signalled the start of United's own wave of pressure, but the closest they could come was when Renaud headed a Lachlan Rose effort just over the bar.
Jim Goodwin's side started the second half with the same intensity, but again it was Hearts who proved more clinical as Braga fired low past goalkeeper Jack Walton.
It would soon be four. Hearts were free-flowing in attack and, when Josh McPake combined with Braga, it gave the former Saints man a chance to open his body and shoot, firing into the bottom corner for his first Hearts goal.