The summer break feels shorter every year as the competitive Scottish football action returned with the group stages of the Premier Sports Cup.
And it was Hibs who made an opening day statement with a 5-0 win over Clyde at Easter Road. Lee Johnson’ s reign got off to the perfect start as the Hibees racked up the goals against the Bully Wee. He’s been linked with a move away from the club, but Welsh striker Christian Doidge showed exactly what the Leith club would be missing after banging in a 13 minute hat-trick. He opened the scoring with a tidy finish following Elias Melkersen’s deflected cross.
The Norwegian then found the net for a quickfire second. He got free in the box and and dispatched past Neil Parry to double the hosts’ advantage. Doidge made it a brace from him and 3-0 Hibs with a fine finish. The number nine showed great composure to send a delightful chip over Parry and in.
