Hibs loan round-up: Brace for Baldé, winning end to duo's season, pair remain sidelined

João Baldé scored twice and missed a penalty as loan side East Fife lost a rollercoaster cinch League Two match 3-2 to Albion Rovers.

The Hibs midfielder scored a goal in each half after the hosts had been reduced to ten men after just five minutes but saw a penalty with 20 minutes remaining saved by visiting goalkeeper Jack Leighfield. Baldé’s first goal was a header from a Scott Mercer cross after he won the ball back in front of the dugouts with his second a close-range volley from Scott Shepherd’s near-post cross. Baldé now has two goals and two assists in 15 appearances for the Fifers.

Speaking after the game, he told EFTV: “It’s gutting not to have taken anything from that. It was good to get two goals and contribute to the team but at the end of the day, all that matters is the three points and we didn’t get that.

Christian Doidge – Kilmarnock