Accies are stunned as Hibs put five past them.

Jan 28 2010 by Andrew McGilvray, Hamilton Advertiser

HAMILTON were left shell-shocked as Hibs ran up an emphatic win at Easter Road on Saturday.

Accies created a number of chances but came up against an on-form Hibs side.

Simon Mensing forced Graeme Smith to punch his powerful shot over the bar after just five minutes and Mickael Antoine-Curier then saw his effort cleared off the line from the resulting corner.

Tomas Cerny was called into action to push away Anthony Stokes’ low drive before Derek Riordan had a goal ruled out.

But the hosts took the lead on 16 minutes when Colin Nish beat Cerny after a great move.

Their second came five minutes later when Stokes robbed Alex Neil to fire home.

Riordan’s volley before half-time had Accies facing a mountain to climb after the interval but the game was effectively over after a four-minute spell.

A delightful free-kick by Riordan on 51 minutes was followed by Stokes’ second goal.

Flavio Paixao grabbed Accies’ consolation in 70 minutes.

HAMILTON: Cerny, McClenahan (van Zanten, 70), Hastings, Canning, McLaughlin, McArthur, Antoine-Curier, Neil (Wilkie, 61), F. Paixao, M. Paixao (Elliott, 70), Mensing. Subs (not used): Murdoch, Evans, Elebert, Crawford.

Advertiser Man of the Match: Simon Mensing.