“Owen Elding broke the deadlock with nine minutes gone, turning home a Martin Boyle assist after Hibernian had pinned Malisheva back through a series of early corners to set the tone for the evening.”
Pivotal“Hibernian doubled their lead just six minutes after the opener, with Felix Passlack adding a second to put the tie firmly beyond Malisheva's reach on aggregate.”
Pivotal“Nathan Lowe converted an Owen Elding assist to make it 3-0 before the half-hour mark had even passed, completing a devastating first-half spell that ended all realistic hope for Malisheva.”
Pivotal“Martin Boyle, who had earlier been booked and then provided the assist for the opener, capped a superb individual display by scoring Hibernian's fourth — a moment that confirmed the emphatic scale of the victory.”
“Substitute Omer Bajraktari pulled one back for Malisheva with six minutes remaining, providing a late consolation but doing nothing to alter the narrative of a night that had belonged entirely to Hibernian.”
Hibernian
Malisheva
Hibernian were ruthless from the first whistle at Easter Road, building a 3-0 lead inside 35 minutes that made the tie a formality long before half-time. The hosts dominated possession at 64% and fired 22 shots to Malisheva's four, with 57 dangerous attacks reflecting just how one-sided the contest became. Owen Elding got the ball rolling with nine minutes gone, assisted by Martin Boyle following sustained pressure from a series of corners, and Felix Passlack doubled the lead six minutes later before Nathan Lowe added a third midway through the first half. Martin Boyle then put the gloss on a commanding evening with a fourth goal on 57 minutes, leaving Malisheva's consolation from substitute Omer Bajraktari as little more than a footnote. For Hibernian, this aggregate victory — 7-2 across both legs — signals genuine European ambition and sends them into the next round of the Conference League with confidence riding high; for Malisheva, the gulf in quality was painfully exposed across 180 minutes.
Yellow card issued.
assist: Krenar Dulaj
Goal! The score is now 4-1.
Thibault Klidje comes on for Nathan Lowe.
Corner awarded.
Omer Bajraktari comes on for Dzemal Ibishi.
Krenar Dulaj replaces Laurent Xhylani.
Christopher Cadden is substituted on for Adam Mayor.
Joseph Peter Newell is substituted for Josh Mulligan.
Christopher Cadden is substituted for Adam Mayor.
Joseph Peter Newell is substituted for Josh Mulligan.
Azeem Abdulai comes on for Martin Boyle.
Goal! Martin Boyle scores, making it 4-0.
Substitution: Arber Pira comes on for Keslin Shani.
First half ends with a score of 3-0.
Corner awarded.
assist: Owen Elding
Goal! Nathan Lowe scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Owen Elding.
Valmir Nafiu comes on for Vusal Isgandarli.
Josh Mulligan receives a yellow card.
Martin BoyleYellow CardYellow card issued to Martin Boyle.
Goal! The score is now 2-0.
assist: Martin Boyle
Goal! Owen Elding scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Martin Boyle.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off! The referee is Kapraly Mihaly.
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