Aberdeen Secures Crucial Win Over 10-Man Hibernian

Aberdeen earned a vital Scottish Premiership victory over Hibernian, with Kevin Nisbet scoring a brace to secure a 2-0 win and give Stephen Robinson his first victory as head coach. The match took a significant turn when Grant Hanley was sent off for hauling down Toyosi Olusanya, resulting in a penalty that Nisbet coolly converted. Despite being a man down, Hibernian managed to keep the score at 1-0 until the 75th minute, when Nisbet's powerful drive crashed off the underside of the bar and was ruled to have crossed the line after a VAR check. The win marks a much-needed boost for Aberdeen, who had gone into the game with just one win in their last 16 matches and were in danger of being drawn into the relegation play-off spot. Hibernian, on the other hand, saw their unbeaten run of five matches come to an end, dealing a blow to their hopes of catching Motherwell for fourth place. Aberdeen head coach Stephen Robinson praised his team's performance, stating that they 'didn't look like they were in a relegation battle' and that the players 'stood up today and were counted.' Hibernian boss David Gray acknowledged that the decision to send off Hanley was correct, although he believed it was accidental, and felt that his team did well to contain Aberdeen despite being a man down.