Hibs out of Europe already! Vetra Vilnius 1-0 Hibernian Vetra win 2-1 on agg. A bizarre goal by Vetra Vilnius midfielder Nerijus Vasiliauskas after 61 minutes ended Hibs' Intertoto Cup campaign almost before it had begun... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3883197.stm As much as I dislike Hibs, it's still disappointing for Scottish football in general is it not?
Not really that surprising, Hibs did very little preseason work before those matches. It is a similar situation to Cork City v NEC Neijmegen, the weaker team had a great fitness advantage due to playing in a summer league. I can't think of one Scottish team that has even done reasonably well in that. I think Dundee were the last team to enter and they were murdered by some Serbian team.
If I remember correctly The Dee won the 1st round match to get put out in the 2nd round . I remember the accusations by our Clown Manager at the time that the ref was dodgy in the away leg against the Serbs .
A guy a went to school with was in goals for hibs (ally brown). It was only a couple of years ago I was playing against him in school now he's playin european football!