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Mowbray satisied with effort against Celtic

Hibernian may have lost to Celtic last week but Tony Mowbray has reasons to be cheerful as his side is improving in their peformances against the Old Firm.

Hibs had the lead in the game but ended up losing 3-2 in a close encounter.

Tony Mowbray said: ‘I am disappointed to lose the game, If we had kept it at 2-1 a bit longer, it would certainly have been interesting.

But, if we perform to that level week in week out, we will win more than we lose and we win our fair share of football matches.

We have to develop a mental toughness to come here and to Ibrox and win.’

Hibs goals were scored by Beuzelin and Fletcher.

Line-up v Celtic Malkowski, Whittaker, Caldwell, Smith, Glass, Scott Brown, Thomson, Beuzelin (McCluskey 84), Fletcher, Riordan (Sproule 45), O’Connor.
Subs Not Used: Simon Brown, Morrow, Hogg, Rudge, Shiels.

Scottish Cup third round draw

The third round draw was kind to Hibernian with a home tie against third division minnows Arbroath.

Third round draw in full:

Alloa Athletic v Livingston
Spartans v Queen’s Park
Queen of the South v Hamilton Academical
Hearts v Kilmarnock
Dundee United v Aberdeen
Ross County v Forfar Athletic
Falkirk v Brechin City
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ayr United
St Mirren v Motherwell
Hibernian v Arbroath
Rangers v Peterhead
St Johnstone v Gretna
Stirling Albion v Partick Thistle
Dundee v Stranraer
Clyde v Celtic