Hibs boss happy to add to tally

Hibs head coach Jack Ross was content with th e i r g o a l l e s s performance against Ross County despite missing a chance to extend their gap over Aberdeen in third place in the Premiership.

The Dons’ draw away at Dundee Un i t e d presented Hibs with the chance to move clear, but the difference b e tw e e n the sides remains two points.

A dominant opening spell threatened to see Hibs saunter to victory in Dingwall, but they dropped off the pace by the end of the first half.

Although they could not find a breakthrough, Ross was pleased with the way his side responded in the second half and happy to keep their generally good form going.

“I was critical of the players at half- time because I felt we started well but there were bits of the first half where we were sloppy and I reminded them of that,” Ross said.

“A l t h o u g h in the second half we didn’t create any clear- cut chances, we responded well.

“What we did do is keep our points total t i c k i n g o v e r . Ir r e s p e c t i v e of the result, Saturday was neve r go ing to determine our season.

“That’s 14 competitive games and we have only lost two and that is pretty good.”

County boss Stuart Kettlewell believes his p l a y e r s f oun d themselves with good opportunities but lacked the belief to make the most of them.

He plans to work on his s i d e’s decisionmaking in the final third in the coming weeks in a bid to make them more clinical in front of goal.

“The pleasing bit is that we’re getting into those areas of the pitch, we just need those final decisions to be on point,” he said.