Source: Team_Talk
Higdon hails battling Bairns
John Hughes' side extended their run to only one win in their last 13 SPL matches but still managed to stretch their lead over bottom club Inverness to two points.
With Tuesday's encounter with Dundee United on the horizon, Higdon believes the performance at Easter Road promised better times ahead.
And the former Crewe marksman, who came closest to the breakthrough when he struck the bar with a venomous drive in the 58th minute, insists it also merited what would have been a crucial three points.
He said: "I don't think you can question the boys on that performance.
"I thought the effort was outstanding, we really got in among them and got the crowd on their back as early as we could. I thought we were the only team that looked like winning.
"We flew out of the traps and didn't give them any space or time on the ball. That was key to getting a point or going on to win it.
"We were the better team and had the better chances, and I thought we out-battled them, so based on that I think we should have won the game.
"Do I think the relegation battle is going to go all the way to the wire? No, not if we keep playing like that I don't.
"Obviously if my chance goes in it's a different story but performance-wise I thought we were outstanding."
The result increased the pressure on Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen, whose side were booed from the field at both half-time and full-time.
Despite playing four strikers in Derek Riordan, Colin Nish, Steven Fletcher and Jonatan Johansson, the Easter Road men - who have now won only once in their last 10 matches - struggled to create clear-cut scoring opportunities.
Nish passed up the best in only the 11th minute when he sent a free header well wide after Riordan's run and pin-point delivery.
Opportunities were few and far between for Falkirk as well but, when Hibs failed to clear after Higdon's effort had rebounded from the woodwork, Lee Bullen should have done better than screw his left-foot shot past with the goal gaping.
Scott Arfield and Burton O'Brien also wasted half-chances but the Bairns will be the happier of the two teams at a share of the spoils.
But Hibs midfielder Denes Rosa, booked before even touching the ball for an elbow on Patrick Cregg only seconds after his introduction, insists hearing the supporters voice their frustration at the end of the match could spur the team on.
He said: "It's normal for the fans to be upset when we haven't won the last few games. For me it is the same, I am disappointed, everyone wanted to win.
"We accept the supporters are a little bit disappointed but sometimes that is good for the team because it makes them push more."
