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Another tough match coming up on Wednesday v the Scot Prem champions and probable "treble" winners. I must say the Hoops are looking a tad fragile without Carter-Vickers and Johnston in their line-up plus the psychology around this team is effectively "job done" and they need to complete the remaining "dead rubber" matches while looking forward to a final push to win the Scottish Cup again. Ange also studying fringe players to gauge who remains and who leaves in the summer to be replaced by other potentially better players. Hibs? Well they'd better play with a bit more conviction and belief than previously v a Rangers B team also playing out a "dead rubber". Also, as stated in the previous OP, our main strikers need to "get the finger out" and start scoring goals. Maybe this game will see that position change as there will definitely be scoring opportunities arising in this match. And lets hope Marshall has a decent outing in Hibs goal!! Or be done with it - give young Johnson a game and hand the captaincy to Paul Hanlon? C'mon Hibs!

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https://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/article/hibs-4-celtic-2

Just back and big celebrations in Leith tonight after a dramatic victory in a game that had all kindsa incidents in it - they certainly added to the entertainment value for all fans who attended although it must be emphasised this was definitely a Hoops B team with a goalie who didn't perform very well. Hibs fighting back after twice going a goal behind. And our main strikers, Youann and Nisbet, did indeed "get the finger out" in the second half to make this a memorable last game of the season at ER Stadium. A few controversial ref decisions as usual and ref Clancy forgetting he wasn't wearing a Celtic jersey on occasions, but overruled by VAR on a big decision (a straight red card to JDH that was rightly changed to a yellow card) - a wrong one, when trying to "balance out" Celtic's loss of Maeda to a second yellow/red card that the lad should've received earlier than the point when he finally got it for fouling Fish. Two pks awarded, one for Celtic in the 1st half and a stonewall pk for Hibs that Nisbet dispatched competently in his 100th appearance for the club. I predicted Hibs would do well v 10 man Celtic as we have a vg 100% record playing 10 man sides during this season. This was another good turnaround and Youann could well have had a "hat trick" on another day. His 1st goal must rank as one of the goals of the season - a cracking "strike" that certainly boosted his confidence greatly after previously looking "out of touch" again. What a transformation!! And what a great night of football with big celebrations after the final whistle and "Sunshine on Leith" being chanted with gusto from the Hibs stands. Who would've guessed this result would turn out to be so positive in the penultimate game of Hibs season when all Hibs players thanked and applauded the Cabbage fans for their loyal support at the end. Well done!!!

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[hibeejim21]

Good performance and a good win in the end, the game flowed freely and was pretty entertaining.

I guess we can't argue the game turned on maedas deserved 2nd yellow and bains howler but we played good stuff to get there. Youans 1st goal was an absolute cracker.

Oh caused us a few probs up top at times, but the red card tackle on him was unfair, if JDHs studs were up and 2 footed then aye but they weren't and it was more a clumsy take down to break the attack and a yellow.

Both Penalties were stick ons for me.