Nick Montgomery urged his Hibs players to keep the faith after their chances of finishing in the top six were left hanging by a thread.
The Easter Road side were booed off at the final whistle after Adama Sidibeh and Tony Gallacher gave St Johnstone a shock win, despite Chris Cadden’s leveller.
Gallacher’s winner nine minutes from time lifted Saints four points clear of second-bottom Ross County.While it damaged Hibs’ hopes of a top six spot, they are still just a point behind sixth-placed Dundee, although the Dark Blues still have a game in hand.
Boss Monty is frustrated his side aren’t already in the top half as he rued their failings against struggling Saints. He said: “It was a game we knew we needed to win.
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