Aberdeen earned a vital win in the Scottish Premiership as they defeated 10-man Hibernian 2-0, with Kevin Nisbet scoring a brace to give Stephen Robinson his first victory as head coach. The match took a dramatic turn when Grant Hanley was sent off for hauling down Toyosi Olusanya, and Nisbet converted the resulting penalty. Despite being a man down, Hibernian put up a fight, but Nisbet's second goal sealed the win for Aberdeen. The victory is a much-needed boost for Robinson's side, who had gone 16 matches with only one win prior to this game.
Aberdeen's head coach praised his team's performance, saying they 'stood up today and were counted.' Meanwhile, Hibernian boss David Gray believed the red card given to Hanley was the correct decision, but felt it changed the course of the game.