The Socceroos World Cup qualification hopes were boosted with after a comfortable 5-1 win over Indonesia in Sydney.
And the victory included two goals from current Hibs players and a double from a former one.
The Australians who face China on Tuesday remain second in their qualification group, with the top two teams directly advancing to next year’s World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Indonesia started on the front foot and won a penalty but Kevin Diks hit the woodwork.
Hibs player Lewis Miller was then brought down at the other end, and after VAR intervention a penalty was awarded – allowing team mate Martin Boyle to cooly convert.
Moments later Nishan Velupillay calmly chipped the keeper to find the back of the next.
Former Hibs loanee Jackson Irvine slotted a third giving the Australians a 3-0 lead at half time.
Miller added a fourth from Craig Goodwin’s superb corner before the Indonesians scored a deserved goal through Ole Romeny.
Irvine capped off the dominant win with his second.
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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.
