Chris Cadden thought a penalty called by VAR against his side wasn't a stonewaller - but ultimately their defending inside the 18-yard box cost Hibs against Aberdeen during a 4-1 loss.
Luis Lopes was ruled onside after initially being flagged off, which David Marshall was then judged to have taken him down inside the box. Bojan Miovski scored at the second attempt after his first was saved but a retake was ordered when Hibs' goalkeeper came off his line too early.
The striker netted a header from a corner soon after half-time before Ylber Ramadani and Leighton Clarkson cancelled out Mykola Kukharevych's consolation for Hibees boss Lee Johnson. Cadden says he and his peers were looking dangerous but the VAR call changed everything. He told Hibs TV: "We came here to win and get three points so we are obviously disappointed not to do that.
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"I thought we were the better team for the first 43 minutes or so. We felt comfortable in the game and we were creating chances.
"The VAR penalty decision at the end of the first half changed things, I thought it was soft to be honest as it looked like he was going down already but I will need to see it back properly again.
"We made a poor start by conceding so early after half time, especially from a set-piece goal. Even then, we still believed we could get something from the game but it wasn't to be. Conceding three goals from set-pieces killed us in the end."
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