A Sam Stanton hat-trick helped the Hibs under-20s beat Rangers 4-1 at Ainslie Park last night.
The game was new Under 20s Development Coach Joe McBride’s first game in charge, and after a goalless first half, the home side fell behind to a Ryan Hardie effort Hibs equalised with a fine lob from Stanton.
Three minutes later midfielder who has been on the first team bench for the last few games added a second from 12 yards to give his side the lead before Alex Harris made it 3-1 with five minutes remaining.
Just before the final whistle Stanton completed his hat-trick, after rounding Robinson in the Rangers goal and tapping in from close-range to seal a well deserved win.
Hibernian under-20s: Perntreou, Dunsmore (Sinclair, 84) Crane, Martyniuk, McGregor, Handling, Harris, Martin, L. Allan, Jake Sinclair, Stanton. Unused Substitutes: Brennan, McCaffrey, Duthie, Jordan Sinclair, Todd.
Photo by John Preece
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
