The defender had a shot blasted off him at point-blank range and Beaton awarded a penalty amid furious protests.īoyle piled on the agony with his 11th goal for club and country this term, but only just, Clark getting a touch on the ball before it found the bottom-left corner. Boyle was also causing problems and a last-ditch McCart tackle prevented him going clean through.īoyle would have his revenge after half-time, much to McCart's frustration.
Clark had to be alert to block a Doig shot inside the box, as Paul Hanlon's header fizzed wide. The Edinburgh side had their chances, too. His resulting corner was then punched clear as it looked to be looping over Hibs' keeper. Liam Craig - who became St Johnstone's joint all-time appearance holder - provided Chris Kane with a good chance which Macey saved. The visitors were not holding much possession but looked threatening on the counter-attack. Shaun Rooney scored the winner for the Perth side in May's Scottish Cup final and was again close to netting here, forcing Matt Macey to tip a cross around a post. Hibs dominated proceedings early on, with Josh Doig and Kevin Nisbet testing Zander Clark, but knew they needed to be wary given they had beaten St Johnstone just once in eight previous meetings at Easter Road. Hibs - who lost to their visitors in the Scottish Cup final and League Cup semis last season - remain undefeated domestically, while St Johnstone are ninth. "Our argument is if it hits the hand, it stops the ball going towards goal. "But we created chances to get that little bit of fortune. "McCart can't do much," said head coach Ross of the penalty. McCart was booked for that incident, then shown a second yellow card for a sarcastic clap towards the assistant referee with 15 minutes to play as Hibs went on to claim a first win over St Johnstone in five attempts.
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