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Ben Banks

Hibs rue second half collapse in St Johnstone loss as VAR arrives - three things we learned

Hibs' big night at Easter Road ultimately ended in disappointment as they lost out 2-1 to St Johnstone in Premiership action.

Mykola Kukharevych put them into a half-time lead and it was all going well in front of the club's biggest home attendance in over 30 years, thanks to it being a historic match with VAR's introduction and ticket prices being reduced. But it turned into a calamitous second half as they failed to take their chances before the game flipped after a controlled hour.

Kyle Magennis was making his first start since 2021 but was booked twice and was sent off, with Nicky Clark levelling up soon after. Stevie May then nodded Saints into a lead and they held onto that until full-time as they ruined Hibs' bigged up Friday night football offering, not before VAR ruled out a penalty won by Martin Boyle for Jair Tavares being offside. Here are three things we learned from the Hibs loss.

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