Ryan Porteous headed Hibernian ahead in the second halfShaun Maloney said there were “lots of positives” after he got his managerial career off to a winning start as Hibernian beat Aberdeen to leapfrog their visitors and move back into the Scottish Premiership’s top six.Ryan Porteous headed home the winner in Maloney’s first game in charge.Aberdeen had the bulk of the chances and Lewis Ferguson and Marley Watkins both forced saves from Matt Macey.But their fourth defeat in seven games drops them to seventh in the table.For Hibs, three days on from losing the League Cup final to Celtic, they claimed just their second win in seven to go fifth. “I’m really proud of the performance,” Maloney said. “I loved what they tried to do in the first half despite just two sessions we’ve had with them.”Reaction & how it happenedScottish Premiership winter break brought forwardJust one point separated the sides at kick-off, but while Hibs had been falling down the table, Aberdeen had been rising up it.It is still two sides far from where they want to be though and that was evident in a game that was far from a classic. Aberdeen, perhaps buoyed by more favourable recent form with three wins on the bounce, shaded the first 45 minutes.Ferguson’s shot towards the near post had Macey scrambling to push it wide, and both Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Dean Campbell had efforts from distance.Yet the best chance of the half fell to Hibs. Martin Boyle took too long to get… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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