Raith Rovers 1-3 Hibs RECAP: Comfortable victory for visitors in Iain Davidson testimonial
Here’s how the contest played out...
Raith Rovers v Hibs: Updates and analysis from Stark’s Park
Early chance for Hibs as Doig stands one up for Bradley to attack at the back post. He gets up well but heads wide.
Hibs’ shape
It appears to be a 4-2-3-1 with Bradley on the right, Boyle on the left and Allan supporting Nisbet.
Guard of honour
Davidson receives applause from both sets of players and supporters upon entering the field. He will captain Rovers today.
Pre-match patter
Rovers fans in attendance gave the name of Kevin Nisbet a hearty boo upon the introductions. The striker obviously left the Kirkcaldy club for local rivals Dunfermline before making the move to Hibs. Some have not forgotten.
Raith team
The hosts line up as such...
Thomson; Tumility, Dick, Davidson, Benedictus, Connolly, Tait, Spencer, Zanatta, Vaughan, Poplatnik
And the subs are...
MacDonald, Berra, Mackay, Trialist A, Trialist B, Arnott, Mitchell, Young
Team news!
It looks like a 3-5-2, though we’ll have to wait and see. The line-up is:
Macey; McGinn, Porteous, Hanlon; Bradley, Allan, Newell, Magennis, Doig; Boyle, Nisbet.
And the substitutes are:
Dabrowski, Brydon, Campbell, Hallberg, Stevenson, Wright, Mackay, McGregor, Gogic, Doidge, Gullan.
Welcome!
Welcome to the Evening News’ live coverage of Raith Rovers v Hibs at Stark’s Park, a match which stands as a testimonial for long-term Rovers servant Iain Davidson. From a Hibs perspective, it is another useful warm-up encounter before their season kicks off against Andorran side Santa Coloma in Europa League Conference qualifying next Thursday.
The match kicks off at 7pm. Before then we shall have team news before bringing you all the action as it happens live.
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