Jefferies hails cut-price players. CIS Insurance Cup final Kilmarnock v Hibernian Date: Sunday, 18 March Venue. Motherwell and Falkirk to reach the final. Jefferies will give Hibernian the respect they command. In the wake of a disasterous season I thought this would cheer up many Hibs fans - as Max Boyce said ' I was There ' This is a TV recording of the 2007 League Cup Final. CIS Cup final: Kilmarnock 1 - 5 Hibernian . As their victorious captain, Rob Jones, lifted the CIS Cup above his head, this team, which has promised so much but delivered precious little in recent times, could declare it had finally come of age. A youthful Hibs side swept away a challenge, albeit brittle, from Kilmarnock to secure the club's first trophy in 1. The Edinburgh club had been disappointed on their previous three visits to Hampden - having lost a Scottish Cup final and two semi- finals in the same tournament - but they emphatically erased those painful memories with an explosive second- half display which left their opponents battered and bewildered. Such a scenario appeared unlikely during the first half, despite Hibs taking a 2. Jones, as the teams looked evenly matched. Kilmarnock, unquestionably weakened by the absence of key players in David Fern. Season Diary 2006-2007. Four days later Killie booked their spot for the 2nd time in 6 years in the CIS Cup Final. Dundee v Kilmarnock - 10/09/2016 Development League. League Cup Final) Hibernian v Kilmarnock Hibernian 5-1 Kilmarnock The 2007 Scottish League Cup Final Hibernian produced a dazzling display of power, speed and clinical finishing to lift the CIS Insurance Cup with victory. 948665 - 18/03/07 CIS INSURANCE CUP FINAL 2007 KILMARNOCK v HIBERNIAN (1-5) - Photo Prints. 18/03/07 CIS INSURANCE CUP FINAL 2007 KILMARNOCK v HIBERNIAN (1-5) HAMPDEN PARK - GLASGOW Hibernian' Rob Jones. Hibernian V Kilmarnock - Cis Cup Final 2007\/2008In his best early move the striker lobbed narrowly wide and forced the Hibs goalkeeper, Andrew Mc. Neil, into a spectacular save. But Hibs opened the scoring when Jones headed a David Murphy corner beyond Alan Combe amid blizzard conditions. The Hibs captain isthe sort of player the manager, John Collins, has been forced to turn to amid tight financial constraints. Twelve months ago, Jones was a Grimsby substitute during a League Two draw at Rochdale. The Moroccan Abdessalam Benjelloun all but sealed the result when he curled home the second goal 1. Collins said later that he had berated his players for their first- half showing, and their reaction became all the more impressive seven minutes later when Steven Fletcher slammed the ball under Combe to give the Easter Road men an unassailable lead. Kilmarnock briefly rallied, Gordon Greer heading a consolation goal beyond Mc. Neil. But any hopes their supporters had of a comeback were swiftly dismissed, Benjelloun cutting inside Frazer Wright before supplying a low finish which prompted a mass exodus of the Ayrshire following. Those who stayed had to endure a dire moment which summed up Kilmarnock's day. Combe, in attempting to clear a routine back- pass, sliced the ball to the feet of Fletcher, who scored a fifth.
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