'˜Brave' Jim McIntyre won League Cup final tactical battle
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Having shipped in three goals on three separate occasions - two to Dundee United, once to Hearts, all at home - within the last month, there was a question mark over how County would line up against a Hibs side that had yet to be beaten by Ladbrokes Premiership opposition this season.
Injuries to key midfielders Dylan McGeouch and Fraser Fyvie opened up the possibility of Hibs reverting to a 3-5-2, though the general consensus was that Alan Stubbs was likely to stick with his preferred 4-4-2 narrow diamond, and so it proved.
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