6 Hibs standout moments in Burton Albion win as Elie Youan and an Elias Melkersen back up hype

Hibs made it two wins from two as they rounded off their week in the Algarve with a comprehensive 4-2 victory over Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink’s Burton Albion.

Goals from Elie Youan and an Elias Melkersen double did the damage for Lee Johnson’s side against the League One opposition before Nohan Kenneh put the icing on the cake. Burton took a fifth minute lead when ex-Motherwell hero Louis Moult’s free kick deflected off the wall and rebounded off the post before Gassan Ahadme tapped home.

But Youan blasted in his first goal in green and white with a superb 20 yard effort low into the bottom right hand corner after a slide-rule pass from Joe Newall. The on-loan St Gallen man nearly doubled his tally moments later when he fired into the side netting from an angle. David Marshall replaced Kevin Dabrowski at half time and within minutes had to look sharp to deny Ciaran Gilllligan. But sixty seconds later Melkersen slammed Hibs ahead when he side footed home from a Josh Campbell cross.

Melkersen was at it again in the 53rd minute as he ran onto a Runar Hauge pass to drill low past Callum Hawkins. Gilligan tapped home at the back post to narrow the deficit after 77 minutes. But Nohan Kenneh netted his first goal for Hibs when his drive from just inside the box took a wicked deflection past Hawkins.

In the end it was another morale-boosting win for the Leith men as Johnson now turns his attention towards next Saturday’s season opener against Clyde in the Premier Sports Cup. Here’s 6 things we’ve learned from the trip.

Signings of a new era

The travelling Hibees have had a good look at Johnson’s new signings across the two friendlies. In both games the ultra combative Miller has caught the eye with his powerful runs on the