Can Hibs recover from calamity in Kosovo?

Can Hibs recover from calamity in Kosovo?Image source, SNSImage caption, Hibs were booed off by their furious travelling fans in PristinaByThomas DuncanBBC Sport Scotland in PristinaPublished2 minutes agoHow long does it take for pre-season optimism to disappear? For Hibernian, one game.As head coach David Gray and captain Martin Boyle tried to make sense of their shocking defeat by Kosovan side FC Malisheva in the bowels of the Stadium Fadil Vokrri, Hibs fans were gathered outside.You could hear the shouts of anger and demands for an apology from the irate travelling supporters as the rest of the squad headed for the team bus."You know what we put in for this club," shouted one furious fan.Gray was clear that such anger was justified and that there was "no excuse" for an abject showing.It was undoubtedly one of the club's worst standalone results, coming as it did against a side who had never won a European tie before last week and who were formed in 2016.The stunning 2-0 win was the biggest result in Malisheva's history, and their small band of supporters celebrated it wildly.Hibs slump to dismal defeat away to MalishevaHibs' rival unwanted historyFor Hibs, this result ranks alongside the first leg defeat by Andorran side Inter Club d'Escaldes in 2023 and the 7-0 home hammering by Malmo in 2013 for European misery.So what went wrong? It had all the hallmarks of a classic Scottish club defeat in July qualifiers.Unknown opposition. A pitch which, after the sprinklers were turned on after the warm up, turned into a back garden slip-and-slide. Calamitous moments. Errors compounded. A growing sense of dread.Only striker Nathan Lowe made his debut from the start, so it was not as if Hibs were integrating a host of new players.Gray was clear in his pre-match comments about what was coming. An aggressive and intense Malisheva side."I'm not going to have any sort of excuse," Gray told BBC Scotland. "I'm not g...