Andy Halliday has revealed the fury in the Hearts dressing room after conceding a last-gasp equaliser to Hibs.
The Jambos were on course for a third derby win on the spin against their city rivals after Lawrence Shankland’s first league goal in maroon had put them ahead at Easter Road. His strike looked like being enough to claim all three points as the final seconds of the game ticked down.
But Martin Boyle marked his return to Leith with a dramatic late intervention. The forward came off the bench after penning a three-year deal with the Hibees on his return from Al Faisaly and was only registered to play shortly before the game. He got on the end of Elie Youan’s cutback to stab past Craig Gordon and send three quarters of the stadium wild.Fans spilled onto the pitch with joy as the Jambos only had time to kick-off again before John Beaton below the full-time whistle.
Halliday was introduced late on as Robbie neilson looked to see the game out and head back across the capital with the bragging rights. They were seconds from doing so, and their inability to shut Hibs out stung in the immediate aftermath.
Halliday admitted that the away dressing room was an angry place on Sunday afternoon. But having slept on it, he and his teammates have been able to look at the bigger picture.
Asked on Clyde Super Scoreboard whether it was a furious place to be, Halliday replied: “It certainly still was. In the aftermath of the game, you're feeling that downbeat feeling, especially in a derby when you concede so late. But waking up the next day, you look at it and put it into context. You’re away to your rivals, it’s a difficult place to go and worst case scenario, you come away with a point.
“We certainly don’t think we’ve hit top form in the first two games of the season. It’ll take time. But hopefully sooner rather than later because we’ve got some big games coming up
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