Robbie Neilson joked he wanted Toby Sibbick to put the ball out for a GOAL KICK before he netted the sublime injury strike that put the seal on a Hearts Scottish Cup win - and the Tynecastle gaffer’s first ever as a player or manager at the home of his fierce rivals.
Sibbick netted his first ever Jambos goal to cap a man of the mach display in Leith as the men in maroon strolled to a 3-0 win to secure their place in the hat for the last 16 as they look to go one better than last season’s runners-up spot to Rangers. But it came in injury time with the visitors down to 10 men after fellow scorer Lawrence Shankland had been sent off and Neilson would have been happy for the defender to run down the clock only for him to score at the end of his bursting run.
The former Barnsley man has come through a tough time and Neilson, in the stand as he served a touchline ban, told Viaplay after the match: “He’s been hiding that very, very well. To be honest I was saying ‘just put it out for a goal kick - do not give it to the keeper’. His touch was a wee bit heavy but I’m delighted for him. He’s been outstanding recently. He had a wee difficult period at the start of the season but he’s very strong mentally and the rest of the players helped him through it.
