The breakthrough came from a corner out of nothing as Hibs skipper Hanlon sliced an attempted clearance behind. St Johnstone were slow to commit men forward but home fans were on their feet as Michael O'Halloran left a trail of defenders in his wake before shooting narrowly wide from 18 yards. The first half had been a much more subdued affair, with Hibs mystified and frustrated in equal measure at the early disallowed goal. Hibs went close to a third goal deep in injury time when Porteous broke from defence to hammer a shot against the crossbar and Nisbet skied the rebound over an empty net. Murphy then dragged a shot wide before slamming in the winning goal, running on to a pass from fellow substitute Scott Allan, who produced the moment of the match with a bewitching turn to open up the tiring home defence. Just when it looked like being one of those days for Hibs, Nisbet eventually found an equaliser as he coolly picked his spot after Murphy teed the striker up in a busy penalty area. Nisbet, who had a shot ruled offside in the game's early stages, did beat Clark with a header, only for Ryan Porteous to be penalised for a shove. Zander Clark also made two great saves, pushing away a volley from Murphy and keeping out an effort from Doig with his legs. The victory, Hibs' first since beating the same team at Easter Road in September, nudges them up to sixth place, while the hosts stay ninth.Īgainst depleted opponents, the Easter Road side completely dominated the second half, with Paul Hanlon and Josh Doig missing great chances inside the penalty area and Chris Cadden cracking a fierce, angled drive against the crossbar.

Liam Gordon headed in the opener from a corner but Craig Bryson picked up a second yellow card just before the interval, leaving Saints up against it. League Trend : 2.Nisbet had two other efforts harshly disallowed, one in each half.

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