A strong Hibs’ Development squad featuring first team squad players Danny Carmichael, Martin Boyle, Antonio Reguero and Alex Harris (pictured) drew 3-3 draw away to Falkirk last night.
Ryan Blair gave Falkirk the lead before Boyle equalised in the 40th minute. Just before the break Callum Crane made it 2-1 to Hibs but 12 minutes into the second half, a Falkirk’s trialist headed in from a corner to level the scores. Oli Shaw then made it 3-2 for Hibs in the 67th minute, but Alex Cooper scored a 25 yard free-kick in the sixth minute of injury time, as the game ended all square.
After the game Joe McBride, Hibernian U20 Development Coach told the club website: : “I felt we were the better team throughout and played football the whole game. I was disappointed with the way we gave the goal away when we were 2-1 up – a free header from the corner.
“We got ourselves back in front, and I couldn’t see them getting back into the game at all. Then we went down to nine men through injuries, and I thought we coped with that really, really well.”
“We were unfortunate to lose a goal right in the last minute, but it is a development league. Results are nice, but it’s not the be all and end all.
“I was delighted with the way we kept the ball up front. I though Lewis and Conner done well protecting the ball, and we performed well when we had nine men. But like I said, it’s about development, so the result isn’t the be all and end all for us.”
Hibernian Development Squad: Antonio Reguero, Aaron Dunsmore, Trialist, Kevin Waugh, Jordan McGregor, Aaron Scott (Jordan Sinclair, 64), Alex Harris, Callum Crane, Lewis Allan, Martin Boyle (Oli Shaw, 57), Danny Carmichael (Conner Duthie, 45). Unused substitutes: Sean Brennan, Ben Stirling, Adam Watson, Ali Smith.
Photo by John Preece
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.
