SNS GroupHead coach David Gray admitted Hibernian let their supporters down following a 1-0 defeat by Kelty Hearts.
A 58th-minute header from Callum Flatman – a summer signing from Hibs’ Edinburgh rivals Hearts – proved enough for the League 1 side to pull off a memorable win in Premier Sports Cup Group C.
Gray told Hibs TV: “We’ve let the fans down especially, coming up here in their numbers.
“It’s been really positive the last two weeks but this shows you that you need to be at the level every single time you pull on the jersey and the expectation level of playing for such a big club needs to be there.
“We created enough chances to win the game but if you don’t show the composure and quality in the final third and score when you are on top it gives the opposition a lift.
“We switch off at a corner, don’t set up quickly enough, and they showed more desire to get a head on it than we did and we lose a goal from that.
“Credit to Kelty, they throw their bodies on the line and did everything they could to hold on to their advantage, and we certainly didn’t do enough in the end.”
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