A solo Elie Youan strike lifted Hibernian to fifth in the Scottish Premiership and ended St Mirren’s fine 12-game unbeaten home record.
The French forward took a delightful touch to get away from Marcus Fraser before fizzing a toe-poked effort in off a post in the 77th minute.
It was a rare moment of quality in a game lacking in it, in large part due to the wet and wild weather conditions.
Lee Johnson’s side now leapfrog their hosts, with St Mirren falling to sixth.
More to follow.
Line-ups
St Mirren
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Carson
- 23Strain
- 22FraserBooked at 46mins
- 13Gogic
- 18Dunne
- 3TanserSubstituted forOffordat 81′minutes
- 11KiltieSubstituted forSmallat 80′minutes
- 17Baccus
- 6O’Hara
- 10Main
- 21GreiveSubstituted forWattat 67′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Taylor
- 8Flynn
- 9Watt
- 16Small
- 25Offord
- 27Urminsky
- 31Gallagher
- 35Gilmartin
Hibernian
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Marshall
- 26Egan-Riley
- 25Fish
- 4HanlonBooked at 66mins
- 16Stevenson
- 11NewellSubstituted forHendersonat 69′minutes
- 14Jeggo
- 22McKirdySubstituted forHoppeat 18′minutes
- 32CampbellBooked at 76mins
- 46McGeadySubstituted forCaddenat 57′minutes
- 23Youan
Substitutes
- 2Miller
- 3Cabraja
- 10Vieira Tavares
- 12Cadden
- 13Hoppe
- 18Henderson
- 31Johnson
- 37MacIntyre
- 39O’Connor
- Referee:
- Matthew MacDermid
- Attendance:
- 7,253
Live Text
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Match ends, St. Mirren 0, Hibernian 1.
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Second Half ends, St. Mirren 0, Hibernian 1.
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Matthew Hoppe (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Keanu Baccus (St. Mirren).
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Ewan Henderson (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mark O’Hara (St. Mirren).
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Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by William Fish.
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Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by William Fish.
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Substitution, St. Mirren. Kieran Offord replaces Scott Tanser.
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Substitution, St. Mirren. Thierry Small replaces Greg Kiltie.
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Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Alexandros Gogic.
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Goal! St. Mirren 0, Hibernian 1. Élie Youan (Hibernian) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ewan Henderson.
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Josh Campbell (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Josh Campbell (Hibernian).
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Tony Watt (St. Mirren) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Matthew Hoppe (Hibernian) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Élie Youan.
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Chris Cadden (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Scott Tanser (St. Mirren).
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Offside, St. Mirren. Tony Watt tries a through ball, but Curtis Main is caught offside.
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Ewan Henderson (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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St Mirren
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Squad number1Player nameCarson
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Squad number23Player nameStrain
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Squad number22Player nameFraser
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Squad number13Player nameGogic
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Squad number18Player nameDunne
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Squad number3Player nameTanser
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Squad number11Player nameKiltie
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Squad number17Player nameBaccus
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Squad number6Player nameO’Hara
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Squad number10Player nameMain
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Squad number21Player nameGreive
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Squad number9Player nameWatt
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Squad number16Player nameSmall
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Squad number25Player nameOfford
Hibernian
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Squad number1Player nameMarshall
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Squad number26Player nameCJ Egan-Riley
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Squad number25Player nameFish
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Squad number4Player nameHanlon
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Squad number16Player nameStevenson
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Squad number11Player nameNewell
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Squad number14Player nameJeggo
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Squad number22Player nameMcKirdy
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Squad number32Player nameCampbell
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Squad number46Player nameMcGeady
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Squad number23Player nameYouan
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Squad number12Player nameCadden
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Squad number13Player nameHoppe
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Squad number18Player nameHenderson
