Boyle: The Girls Were 'Exceptional'
Hibs Women captain Rachael Boyle remained positive after the girls' "excellent" performance earned them just the one point on Sunday afternoon.
Eilidh Adams' first half penalty was followed up by an extremely strong and resilient showing from the Hibees, but an equaliser from Rangers forward Rio Hardy levelled proceedings deep into stoppage-time.
Despite only leaving Meadowbank with one point to show for a great execution of a solid game plan, Boyle believes the team can be proud of their performance and learn plenty from it.
"Overall, the performance was exceptional from the girls. From back to front, the girls on the bench, everyone played their part today.
"It feels like a defeat given they scored so late on. But you get punished at this level if you don’t switch on.
"There were a lot of positives to take. We had a game plan coming into the game. You can see from the performance of the girls that we stuck to it. To a man, we were excellent.
"The conditions were not great. It was not the type of the game that you can get the ball down and play. But from a battling perspective, I think we have certainly shown our qualities."
The international break gives the side a rest from competitive football for a fortnight, before the Hibees return to face Aberdeen at Balmoral Stadium in two weekends time.
With a handful of our players heading off to join up with the Scotland Under-23s squad for a friendly double-header, Boyle insists the remainder of the group will be preparing with intensity for the Dons clash.
"It’s going to be a bit mismatch with a few players going off to national team camps, so we will have them away and then regroup when they are back.
"But certainly the ones that are based at HTC will be working hard and we will be ready to go again."