Owen Elding sees penalty saved but Hibernian get a draw in Belgium

Owen Elding missed a first-half penalty as Hibernian had to settle for a creditable 0-0 draw away to Gent in the first leg of their Conference League play-off.For the second Thursday night running, the Hibees dug deep to secure a valuable clean sheet on foreign soil after holding firm to eliminate Shkendija in North Macedonia last week.But it could have been even better in Belgium had Irish forward Elding not seen his 15th minute spot-kick saved by Davy Roef.Nonetheless, the result leaves Hibs in a strong position to secure European group stage football for the first time when the teams reconvene at Easter Road next week.Hibs boss David Gray made four changes to the side that started Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup win over Partick Thistle as Felix Passlack, Jordan Obita, Miguel Chaiwa and Jos