Giant curiosity Hibs finally liberated from Hearts sucker punch
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5-second readHibernian, for once, avoid late heartbreak to set up League Cup final with Rangers, writes Tom English.
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As time ticked on at Hampden, you waited for the Hearts kick to the Hibs solar plexus, the late sickener that became such a huge theme in their clashes last season.
Were Hibs, bottom of the league and incapable of buying a win in recent weeks, really about to beat their city rivals at Hampden for the first time ever?
There were 10 minutes between Hibs and a League Cup final against Rangers, but 10 minutes can be an eternity between these two. Five minutes left to play now and Hibs still holding a 2-1 lead, but recent history tells us that even five minutes is plenty of time for everything to turn on its head.
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