Despite a brave performance last night in Germany, Hibernian Ladies were knocked out of the UEFA Women’s Champions League Round of 32 by Bayern Munich.
Goals from Anna Gerhadt (2) and Lisa Evans gave the home side a 3-0 lead at half time.
Hibernian Ladies attacked straight from the second half kick-off and scored a superb goal from Abi Harrison who fired the ball into the top corner of the net from 25 yards.
Vivianne Miedema made it 4-1 to Bayern in the 72nd minute and the German giants progressed 10-1 on aggregate.
Speaking to the Hibernian Ladies Twitter account, manager Chris Roberts said: “The team put in a special performance tonight, demonstrating an incredible amount of passion and desire.
“Their work rate was incredible and we showed a lot of quality on the ball. The goal is a special moment we can remember, but the experience overall will help us grow and develop.”
Hibernian Ladies: Fife, Williamson, Hunter, Robertson, Arnot, Smith (Michie, 90), McLauchlan, Graham, Murray, Harrison (Ewens, 85), Brownlie. Unused substitutes: Jeffries, Heron, Notley, Cornet, Small.
The side are next in action on Sunday 16 October against Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Cup, with the game kicking off at 12noon at Ainslie Park.
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.
