A first point for Marink Reedijk. But it doesn’t feel like nearly enough, does it? Not when you factor in how his Hibs team let slip a lead for the second straight game.

Four fixtures into his time as Easter Road manager, the Dutch coach at least didn’t extend his losing run beyond three games, with a 1-1 draw against St Mirren in Paisley certainly not a disastrous result.

With Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hearts at Hampden looming large on the horizon, however, Hibs needed more than this. Not just to help them move away from the foot of the Scottish Prermiership, but to lift the morale of travelling fans who were put through the wringer here.

Marko Ivezic’s scrambled goal, his first for the club, after 77 minutes should have put Hibs on the way to victory in a brutal game. But a second Josh Kerr own goal in as many games just six minutes later saw them squander a winning position.

They march on the national stadium in hope now, rather than expectation. Once again thieves of their own wallets, to borrow a favourite Reedijk saying. And still looking vulnerable to any sort of sustained pressure.

On a night of very little football being played, they more than contributed to the lack of spectacle. And can’t really complain about leaving with the triumph that might, just might, have turned this season around.

With Nicky Cadden back in the starting XI for the first time this season, Thibault Klidje dropping onto a bench that also included Jordan Smith as the back-up goalie returned from injury, Reedijk didn’t exactly rip up his Plan A for this one. Given his lack of options, that was hardly a surprise.

Joe Newell, who went from bench to starting line-up only as a side effect of Martin Boyle’s illness ahead of the Celtic game on Sunday, deservedly kept his place in midfield. With Josh Mulligan dropping in from his starting position on the right, the plan was clearly to overload the centre of the park.

All the best laid schemes of new boss Reedijk were nearly undone after just two minutes, however, when captain Felix Passlack – playing more as a right winger than a fullback in possession – found himself caught on the wrong side of Chris Mochrie as the St Mirren man raced down the flank. His low cross should have been buried by Luke Thomas, who slipped and missed an absolute sitter.

Cadden saw plenty of the ball in the opening exchanges, his deliveries from the left creating half chances but no finishing touch. And a cross from the opposite flank, followed by a Cadden knock-down, ended with Mulligan volleying over the bar from close range under pressure; nothing was going to come easy here, clearly.

But anyone describing the first half as entertaining would either have to be a liar or completely round the twist. A hermit who had spent the last 50 years in a secluded cave, devoid of any outside stimulation, would have been in no danger of being overwhelmed by the fare served up here.

Were Hibs marginally the better team in possession? Possibly. But Hibs fans could hardly be surprised by a lack of cutting edge in the final third.

It probably said something about the state of play that the visitors got their best early chance of the second half thanks to a poor clearance from St Mirren goalkeeper Jacob Chapman. Gifted possession 25 yards from goal, the midfielder took a snap shot that flew just wide of goal.

Another telling cross from Cadden saw Mulligan’s header deflected wide, while Owen Elding snatched at a half-chance from a corner knocked down, his left-footed strike going just over the bar from about 15 yards.

It looked for all the world as if Hibs would bag their first win under Reedijk when Ivezic scrambled home the ball from close range after Cadden’s corner had caused some chaos with 77 minutes on the clock. But they hold onto their lead for just six minutes, as a St Mirren corner was bundled home by substitute Paul Nsio – although Kerr got the final touch - with bodies flying.

Neither goal could be described as beautiful. But they suited this game just fine.

The closing 10 minutes were chaotic, wild, stretched beyond all belief. Both teams had chances. Neither showed the composure needed to tip the balance. Here’s how Hibs rated:

A first point for Marink Reedijk. But it doesn’t feel like nearly enough, does it? Not when you factor in how his Hibs team let slip a lead for the second straight game.

Four fixtures into his time as Easter Road manager, the Dutch coach at least didn’t extend his losing run beyond three games, with a 1-1 draw against St Mirren in Paisley certainly not a disastrous result.

With Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hearts at Hampden looming large on the horizon, however, Hibs needed more than this. Not just to help them move away from the foot of the Scottish Prermiership, but to lift the morale of travelling fans who were put through the wringer here.

Marko Ivezic’s scrambled goal, his first for the club, after 77 minutes should have put Hibs on the way to victory in a brutal game. But a second Josh Kerr own goal in as many games just six minutes later saw them squander a winning position.

They march on the national stadium in hope now, rather than expectation. Once again thieves of their own wallets, to borrow a favourite Reedijk saying. And still looking vulnerable to any sort of sustained pressure.

On a night of very little football being played, they more than contributed to the lack of spectacle. And can’t really complain about leaving with the triumph that might, just might, have turned this season around.

With Nicky Cadden back in the starting XI for the first time this season, Thibault Klidje dropping onto a bench that also included Jordan Smith as the back-up goalie returned from injury, Reedijk didn’t exactly rip up his Plan A for this one. Given his lack of options, that was hardly a surprise.

Joe Newell, who went from bench to starting line-up only as a side effect of Martin Boyle’s illness ahead of the Celtic game on Sunday, deservedly kept his place in midfield. With Josh Mulligan dropping in from his starting position on the right, the plan was clearly to overload the centre of the park.

All the best laid schemes of new boss Reedijk were nearly undone after just two minutes, however, when captain Felix Passlack – playing more as a right winger than a fullback in possession – found himself caught on the wrong side of Chris Mochrie as the St Mirren man raced down the flank. His low cross should have been buried by Luke Thomas, who slipped and missed an absolute sitter.

Cadden saw plenty of the ball in the opening exchanges, his deliveries from the left creating half chances but no finishing touch. And a cross from the opposite flank, followed by a Cadden knock-down, ended with Mulligan volleying over the bar from close range under pressure; nothing was going to come easy here, clearly.

But anyone describing the first half as entertaining would either have to be a liar or completely round the twist. A hermit who had spent the last 50 years in a secluded cave, devoid of any outside stimulation, would have been in no danger of being overwhelmed by the fare served up here.

Were Hibs marginally the better team in possession? Possibly. But Hibs fans could hardly be surprised by a lack of cutting edge in the final third.

It probably said something about the state of play that the visitors got their best early chance of the second half thanks to a poor clearance from St Mirren goalkeeper Jacob Chapman. Gifted possession 25 yards from goal, the midfielder took a snap shot that flew just wide of goal.

Another telling cross from Cadden saw Mulligan’s header deflected wide, while Owen Elding snatched at a half-chance from a corner knocked down, his left-footed strike going just over the bar from about 15 yards.

It looked for all the world as if Hibs would bag their first win under Reedijk when Ivezic scrambled home the ball from close range after Cadden’s corner had caused some chaos with 77 minutes on the clock. But they hold onto their lead for just six minutes, as a St Mirren corner was bundled home by substitute Paul Nsio – although Kerr got the final touch - with bodies flying.

Neither goal could be described as beautiful. But they suited this game just fine.

The closing 10 minutes were chaotic, wild, stretched beyond all belief. Both teams had chances. Neither showed the composure needed to tip the balance. Here’s how Hibs rated:

A first point for Marink Reedijk. But it doesn’t feel like nearly enough, does it? Not when you factor in how his Hibs team let slip a lead for the second straight game.

Four fixtures into his time as Easter Road manager, the Dutch coach at least didn’t extend his losing run beyond three games, with a 1-1 draw against St Mirren in Paisley certainly not a disastrous result.

With Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hearts at Hampden looming large on the horizon, however, Hibs needed more than this. Not just to help them move away from the foot of the Scottish Prermiership, but to lift the morale of travelling fans who were put through the wringer here.

Marko Ivezic’s scrambled goal, his first for the club, after 77 minutes should have put Hibs on the way to victory in a brutal game. But a second Josh Kerr own goal in as many games just six minutes later saw them squander a winning position.

They march on the national stadium in hope now, rather than expectation. Once again thieves of their own wallets, to borrow a favourite Reedijk saying. And still looking vulnerable to any sort of sustained pressure.

On a night of very little football being played, they more than contributed to the lack of spectacle. And can’t really complain about leaving with the triumph that might, just might, have turned this season around.

With Nicky Cadden back in the starting XI for the first time this season, Thibault Klidje dropping onto a bench that also included Jordan Smith as the back-up goalie returned from injury, Reedijk didn’t exactly rip up his Plan A for this one. Given his lack of options, that was hardly a surprise.

Joe Newell, who went from bench to starting line-up only as a side effect of Martin Boyle’s illness ahead of the Celtic game on Sunday, deservedly kept his place in midfield. With Josh Mulligan dropping in from his starting position on the right, the plan was clearly to overload the centre of the park.

All the best laid schemes of new boss Reedijk were nearly undone after just two minutes, however, when captain Felix Passlack – playing more as a right winger than a fullback in possession – found himself caught on the wrong side of Chris Mochrie as the St Mirren man raced down the flank. His low cross should have been buried by Luke Thomas, who slipped and missed an absolute sitter.

Cadden saw plenty of the ball in the opening exchanges, his deliveries from the left creating half chances but no finishing touch. And a cross from the opposite flank, followed by a Cadden knock-down, ended with Mulligan volleying over the bar from close range under pressure; nothing was going to come easy here, clearly.

But anyone describing the first half as entertaining would either have to be a liar or completely round the twist. A hermit who had spent the last 50 years in a secluded cave, devoid of any outside stimulation, would have been in no danger of being overwhelmed by the fare served up here.

Were Hibs marginally the better team in possession? Possibly. But Hibs fans could hardly be surprised by a lack of cutting edge in the final third.

It probably said something about the state of play that the visitors got their best early chance of the second half thanks to a poor clearance from St Mirren goalkeeper Jacob Chapman. Gifted possession 25 yards from goal, the midfielder took a snap shot that flew just wide of goal.

Another telling cross from Cadden saw Mulligan’s header deflected wide, while Owen Elding snatched at a half-chance from a corner knocked down, his left-footed strike going just over the bar from about 15 yards.

It looked for all the world as if Hibs would bag their first win under Reedijk when Ivezic scrambled home the ball from close range after Cadden’s corner had caused some chaos with 77 minutes on the clock. But they hold onto their lead for just six minutes, as a St Mirren corner was bundled home by substitute Paul Nsio – although Kerr got the final touch - with bodies flying.

Neither goal could be described as beautiful. But they suited this game just fine.

The closing 10 minutes were chaotic, wild, stretched beyond all belief. Both teams had chances. Neither showed the composure needed to tip the balance. Here’s how Hibs rated:

A first point for Marink Reedijk. But it doesn’t feel like nearly enough, does it? Not when you factor in how his Hibs team let slip a lead for the second straight game.

Four fixtures into his time as Easter Road manager, the Dutch coach at least didn’t extend his losing run beyond three games, with a 1-1 draw against St Mirren in Paisley certainly not a disastrous result.

With Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Hearts at Hampden looming large on the horizon, however, Hibs needed more than this. Not just to help them move away from the foot of the Scottish Prermiership, but to lift the morale of travelling fans who were put through the wringer here.

Marko Ivezic’s scrambled goal, his first for the club, after 77 minutes should have put Hibs on the way to victory in a brutal game. But a second Josh Kerr own goal in as many games just six minutes later saw them squander a winning position.

They march on the national stadium in hope now, rather than expectation. Once again thieves of their own wallets, to borrow a favourite Reedijk saying. And still looking vulnerable to any sort of sustained pressure.

On a night of very little football being played, they more than contributed to the lack of spectacle. And can’t really complain about leaving with the triumph that might, just might, have turned this season around.

With Nicky Cadden back in the starting XI for the first time this season, Thibault Klidje dropping onto a bench that also included Jordan Smith as the back-up goalie returned from injury, Reedijk didn’t exactly rip up his Plan A for this one. Given his lack of options, that was hardly a surprise.

Joe Newell, who went from bench to starting line-up only as a side effect of Martin Boyle’s illness ahead of the Celtic game on Sunday, deservedly kept his place in midfield. With Josh Mulligan dropping in from his starting position on the right, the plan was clearly to overload the centre of the park.

All the best laid schemes of new boss Reedijk were nearly undone after just two minutes, however, when captain Felix Passlack – playing more as a right winger than a fullback in possession – found himself caught on the wrong side of Chris Mochrie as the St Mirren man raced down the flank. His low cross should have been buried by Luke Thomas, who slipped and missed an absolute sitter.

Cadden saw plenty of the ball in the opening exchanges, his deliveries from the left creating half chances but no finishing touch. And a cross from the opposite flank, followed by a Cadden knock-down, ended with Mulligan volleying over the bar from close range under pressure; nothing was going to come easy here, clearly.

But anyone describing the first half as entertaining would either have to be a liar or completely round the twist. A hermit who had spent the last 50 years in a secluded cave, devoid of any outside stimulation, would have been in no danger of being overwhelmed by the fare served up here.

Were Hibs marginally the better team in possession? Possibly. But Hibs fans could hardly be surprised by a lack of cutting edge in the final third.

It probably said something about the state of play that the visitors got their best early chance of the second half thanks to a poor clearance from St Mirren goalkeeper Jacob Chapman. Gifted possession 25 yards from goal, the midfielder took a snap shot that flew just wide of goal.

Another telling cross from Cadden saw Mulligan’s header deflected wide, while Owen Elding snatched at a half-chance from a corner knocked down, his left-footed strike going just over the bar from about 15 yards.

It looked for all the world as if Hibs would bag their first win under Reedijk when Ivezic scrambled home the ball from close range after Cadden’s corner had caused some chaos with 77 minutes on the clock. But they hold onto their lead for just six minutes, as a St Mirren corner was bundled home by substitute Paul Nsio – although Kerr got the final touch - with bodies flying.

Neither goal could be described as beautiful. But they suited this game just fine.

The closing 10 minutes were chaotic, wild, stretched beyond all belief. Both teams had chances. Neither showed the composure needed to tip the balance. Here’s how Hibs rated: