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Hibs end Dutch tour with draw

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The fourth and final match of Hibs Dutch tour saw the visitors earn a creditable 1-1 draw with Vitesse Arnhem on a hot afternoon at the Polis Direct Stadion in Driel.

Another experimental side had saw Hibs fall behind to a Roy de Ruiter strike five minutes before half time after a goalmouth melee.

Graham Stack had to be at his best to prevent the home side going two up with fine stops from Snijders and Felizdaal.

One again it was left to Hibees mercurial striker, Derek Riordan to salvage a point when he fired home a fine second half strike.

Around 900 spectators watched the clash between two evenly matched sides with Hibs Europa Cup opponents Maribor represented as they seeked some information on the Hibees style of play.

Hibs: Graham Stack; David Wotherspoon, David Stephens, Steven Thicot, Lewis Stevenson; Danny Galbraith, Edwin de Graaf, John Rankin, Derek Riordan, Colin Nish, Anthony Stokes.

Subs: Graeme Smith, Michael Hart, Ian Murray, Liam Miller, Kevin McBride, Chris Hogg, Lee Currie, Paul Hanlon.

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