Lewis Stevenson admits he was pleasantly surprised to see his shot nestle in the corner, but was unhappy with the decision to send Hibernian team-mate Jimmy Jeggo off in the 1-1 draw with St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.
Lee Johnson's men had gone behind to a goal from Saints striker Stevie May, who somehow beat David Marshall with an overhead kick that the former Scotland number one let slip through his fingertips at the near post.
However just seven minutes later, the away team levelled, when Elie Youan picked out veteran Stevenson, who fired a brilliant left footed strike into the far corner. Hibs' task of securing a result in Perth were made a lot harder when Australian midfielder Jeggo was controversially shown a red card for a tackle on Connor McLennan, and although Marshall was called into action with some top saves, the Leith side held onto to secure their place in the top six.
