Aberdeen earned a vital Scottish Premiership win over Hibernian, who played with 10 men for most of the match, giving Stephen Robinson his first victory as head coach. Kevin Nisbet scored twice, including a penalty after Grant Hanley was sent off, to secure a 2-0 victory. The win comes as a much-needed boost for Aberdeen, who had only one win in their last 16 matches and were in danger of being drawn into the relegation battle.
Hibs, on the other hand, were unbeaten in their last five matches and still had hopes of catching Motherwell for fourth place. The game changed in the 15th minute when Olusanya was hauled down by Hanley, resulting in a penalty and a red card for the Hibs defender.
Nisbet coolly slotted the penalty into the bottom-left corner to give Aberdeen the lead. Despite being a man down, Hibs worked hard to keep Aberdeen at bay, but the home side continued to create better chances.
Nisbet scored his second goal with 15 minutes remaining, and the win was a morale-boosting clean sheet for Aberdeen. Robinson praised his team's performance, saying they were 'excellent throughout' and didn't look like a team in a relegation battle. Hibs boss David Gray thought the decision to send off Hanley was correct, but unfortunate, and felt that his team did well despite being down to 10 men.