An exciting night in Scottish football, with the 2nd round of the CIS League Cup leading to plenty of goals. It seems that the players are still getting used to regular football, so mid-week fixtures are a treat rather than a chore. Well, a treat for most anyhow.
Most of the fixtures went according to the book, with the bigger club dominating - Dundee Utd beat Cowdenbeath 5-1, Falkirk beat Raith 3-1, and St Mirren put 7 (SEVEN) past Dumbarton. But Hibs hosted Morton and crashed out.
The home team was 2 nil down, pulled back to level terms, went ahead in extra time, and then conceded twice more. Not good, and you can't help but wonder if this might define Hibs' season.
The Edinburgh club had a terrible pre-season, but seemed to be knitting it together slowly this season. But they remain a fragile team, seemingly quick to lose confidence and with a shaky defence. They were missing captain Rob Jones at the back tonight, but it they really should have closed out this match in normal time, let alone concede the tie in extra time.
Motherwell await on Saturday, and it should be a fascinating game. It's still August, but both Hibs and Motherwell could do with a result.
As for the League Cup, let's hope there's as many goals in the second half of the draw on Wednesday night.
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