Hibs youngsters suffered a narrow defeat in Kosovo yesterday, but progressed to the UEFA Youth League third round following a 4-1 aggregate win over FC 2 Korriku.

The hosts opened the scoring inside two minutes, before a physical battle ensued over the next 88 minutes – with skirmishes breaking out all over the poorly conditioned pitch.

After the final whistle Darren McGregor told Hibs TV:”When we saw the fixture we obviously knew it’d be a difficult game, coming to difficult places. Thankfully we brought a good lead over.

“Ultimately I’m delighted to be through. But I think the start of the game gave us a bit of anxiety and a bit of nervousness, and that sort of permeated the whole game if I’m being honest.

“It was difficult. When you concede early, it gives them something to hang on

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