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The 19-year-old felt the full force of Motherwell defender Bevis Mugabi’s red-card challenge inside the opening seconds at Fir Park and although he tried to play on after receiving treatment, he was unable to continue and replaced by Chris Mueller after nine minutes.
The Scottish Cup semi-final line-up is almost complete after Sunday’s ties.
The Norwegian struck twice in the first half after Bevis Mugabi was shown a straight red card for the hosts inside 60 seconds.
Hibs are going back to Hampden after Elias Melkersen’s double gave Shaun Maloney’s side a 2-1 victory in Lanarkshire.
First starts for your new club do not come much better than this. Young Elias Melkersen will not forget this afternoon in Motherwell in a hurry, the 19-year-old Norwegian scoring twice to send Hibs into the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.
Hibernian manager Shaun Maloney hailed Elias Melkersen’s “amazing” first start after the 19-year-old scored a double to take the club to Hampden.
Motherwell defender Bevis Mugabi was sent off inside the first minute as Hibernian won 2-1 at Fir Park to reach the Scottish Cup semi-finals.
Rangers failed to make the most of their rivals slipping up on Sunday as Gio van Bronckhorst’s Gers side were held to a 2-2 draw by Motherwell in the Premiership.