Watch behind the scenes at Hibs' shock European defeat by Malisheva in video diary

Hibs suffered one of their most embarrassing defeats in European football on Thursday afternoon when they were defeated 2-0 by Malisheva in Pristina.

In the club’s first-ever trip to Kosovo, David Gray’s Hibees were second best against far less illustrious opponents and now have it all to do when they play the return leg at Easter Road next week.

Hibs were in the Kosovan capital Pristina to play Malisheva, where they lost 2-0. | Bloomberg via Getty Images

A few hundred Hibs fans made the trip to the Balkans and they left the players fully aware of how they felt after the galling defeat - with some even trying to approach the squad as they left the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in the Kosovan capital.

Our Hibs correspondent John Greechan was on the ground for the Edinburgh Evening News, travelling from Albania to Kosovo to cover proceedings.

In the video player above, you will find his video diary from the trip, from the spectacular scenery between Tirana and Pristina, to the country’s nod to a tough past and the hope that now sweeps through the nation. And, of course, the football itself ...

Will this be Hibs’ only European trip this season? A potential tie against Slovenian or Macedonian opposition could lie in wait - but that all depends what happens next Thursday in Edinburgh.