Darren McGregor’s Under-18 side face Ross County in the Fourth Round of the Scottish Youth Cup tonight Friday 29 November 2024.
The match kicks off at 6pm at the Hibernian Training Centre.
Supporters can attend the match for free!
Hibs go into Friday’s match in positive spirits having beaten Aberdeen 4-2 in their last outing.
A brace from Josh McDonald and strikes from Dean Cleland and Josh Landers sealed all three points.
McGregor’s youngsters currently sit third in the U18 CAS Elite League behind Kilmarnock and Rangers, albeit they have a game in hand over table-toppers Killie.
The Under-18s have only been beaten once during the 2024/25 campaign, in what has been a really positive season so far.
The youngsters booked their place in this stage of the Scottish Youth Cup after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Dunfermline Athletic.
The teams played out a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes before the match went straight to penalties and Hibs took the honours 4-2.
Ross County currently compete in the CAS Performance Under-18 league, a division below Hibs.
The young Staggies have been involved in the Scottish Youth Cup since the First Round, they overcame Elgin City (7-3) and Lossiemouth (8-0) in the opening two rounds before knocking out Motherwell with an impressive 1-0 away victory.
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.
