Hibs under-20s secured beat Kilmarnock under-20s 3-1 at Easter Road yesterday to secure a place in the next round of the Scottish FA Youth Cup.
After a goalless first half Dean Hawkshaw gave the visitors the lead just after the break, before Taylor Hendry levelled on the hour mark.
In the 71st minute Aaron Dunsmore gave Hibs the lead from a tight angle before Neil Martyniuk made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in injury time to secure the victory.
After the game Joe McBride, Hibernian under-20s Development Coach told Hibernian TV: “It’s always disappointing to go a goal down, but again we showed good character and great mental strength to comeback and we should’ve scored a few more. I think Kleton was very limited to the number of saves he had to make.
“We got into some decent areas in the first half and we were a little bit tentative and there was no real conviction.
“I was pleased in the second half with how we went about our business, especially when we went a goal down. Overall I think we deserved to win because of the number of chances we created and the good opportunities we created.
“With today being a cup tie it (the unbeaten run) obviously does matter a great deal, but with regards to development it was great to see a couple of the squad (Lewis Allan and Scott Martin) being involved at Falkirk.
“I mentioned that to them, that the manager is here today and that it could be you in the next couple of weeks.”
Hibernian under-20s: Kleton Perntreou, Aaron Dunsmore, Callum Crane, Tom Gardiner, Jordan McGregor, Neil Martyniuk, Jordan Sinclair, Scott Martin, Cody Mulhall, Taylor Hendry (Gareth McCaffrey, 76), Conner Duthie (Max Todd, 61). Unused substitutes: Sean Brennan, Ben Stirling.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
