Jim Goodwin savours first win as Aberdeen manager after fightback against Hibs
Jim Goodwin was delighted to get his first win as Aberdeen manager after his team rallied to defeat 10-man Hibernian in the Premiership.
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Shaun Maloney rues Hibs ref Alan Muir as he claims BOTH Aberdeen penalty calls were wrong
Shaun Maloney has hit out at referee Alan Muir after the whistler sent Ryan Porteous off and gave Aberdeen two penalties.
Hibs likely to appeal Ryan Porteous red card against Aberdeen, says Shaun Maloney
The 22-year-old was sent off for a foul on Ross McCrorie, with Lewis Ferguson scoring the resultant penalty and Hibs playing the last half hour with ten men, having already conceded a penalty when Rocky Bushiri was penalised for a handball.
Mickey Weir: Elias Melkersen is the type of striker Hibs have been crying out for
So it was really encouraging to see January signing Elias Melkersen doing exactly that to get on the end of Sylvester Jasper’s cross to put us ahead at Fir Park in the 2-1 victory over Motherwell in the Scottish Cup quarter-final. The 19-year-old was making his full debut and immediately endeared himself to the Hibs support.
Nathaniel Atkinson explains why Hearts can't let focus turn to Hibs
The Tynecastle club hold a 13-point gap in third place in this season’s cinch Premiership and seem almost assured of finishing the campaign as best-of-the-rest.
Hibs' condition getting better and better ahead of huge Aberdeen trip
Agreeing with Mark Twain’s assertion that while facts are stubborn things, statistics are pliable, Hibs manager Shaun Maloney has refused to be held hostage by basic figures.
What Hearts and Hibs had to say about Scotland snubs for key players
Capital bosses Robbie Neilson and Shaun Maloney have expressed their disappointment that Scotland counterpart Steve Clarke chose not to reward their in-form defenders with a space in his squad for the upcoming friendlies.
Shaun Maloney juggling managing expectations and encouraging Hibs man of the moment Elias Melkersen
The 19-year-old was handed his first start in the Easter Road side’s 2-1 Scottish Cup quarter-final victory over Motherwell, scoring after 15 minutes and again on 37 minutes as he impressed in just his third appearances for the club.