# Giant curiosity Hibs finally liberated from the sucker punch

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/giant-curiosity-hibs-finally-liberated-from-the-sucker-punch/
- Published: 2026-11-01T18:45:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T20:20:10+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cxr5yjpnd31eo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Art, Culture, Sport

## Key points

- Hibs beat Hearts 2-1 to reach the League Cup final.
- Braga missed a late chance to take the match to extra time.
- The win ended a run of painful late derby defeats.

## Summary

Hibernian beat Hearts 2-1 in a Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden, reaching the final against Rangers and ending a run of painful late derby defeats. The result was especially significant for a Hibs side bottom of the league and short of recent wins, and gave new manager Marink Reedijk a major early boost with supporters.

Hearts took the lead through Claudio Braga after four minutes, but Hibs recovered and went ahead; Braga then missed a late chance to force extra time. Hibs had scored only four goals in their previous six matches and had gone six league games without a win. Hearts were also affected by injuries, with Tomas Magnusson and Calvin Miller both leaving the match.

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