Hibs players “absolutely devastated” after Sky Sports Cup Final loss to Rangers

Hibernian Women’s captain Kirsten Reilly says the players are “absolutely devastated” following their Sky Sports Cup Final loss to Rangers yesterday. 

After the match the midfielder was open and brutally honest in her evaluation of the 90-minutes.  

“We are all absolutely devastated,” Reilly told Hibs TV following the defeat. 

“We never gave the performance we wanted to. We are absolutely gutted with the result. 

“It will be good to get back into training next week,” she added. “And obviously, dust ourselves down after this result. 

“We’ll analyse it, get training again, and hopefully we can put in a good performance next weekend.” 

While the defeat is a heavy blow for the team after getting so close to sealing silverware, there is an opportunity to bounce back next weekend. 

Th team who sit atop the SWPL league table, visit sixth-place Motherwell on Sunday 30 March, and will seek a victory to rebound from their first defeat in 11 matches. 

“We are all really disappointed right now, but we will rally round each other. 

“We’re get ourselves picked up again and hopefully get a good result next weekend. 

“We’re in a great position, top of the league, so we just need to go again in the league.”