Nick Montgomery praised his players for their performance as Hibernian FC beat Livingston 3-0.
First half goals from Jordan Obita, Myziane Maolida, and Adam Le Fondre sealed all three points, in what was another dominant performance at Easter Road.
When speaking after the game, Montgomery praised his players for the way they implemented the game-plan.
“A good win and a real professional performance in a game that everyone expected us to win.
“All credit to Livingston, they put up a good fight and I have a lot of respect for David Martindale. It’s not easy against a team fighting for their lives, they fought for David Martindale right until the last minute, so it was important today that we stuck to the gameplan and played our football.
“I thought in the first half we played some really good football and killed the game early. I’m disappointed we didn’t score more goals in the first and second half, and that’s something we take out of the game knowing we could’ve done a little better.
“Ultimately, it’s three points, a clean sheet, and another Academy debut. We go into the break six games unbeaten in the league and on a good run, and that has to continue.”
There was a lot of talk in the media ahead of the game stressing the importance of a fast-start, and Montgomery certainly got that from his players as they were 2-0 up in the opening seven minutes.
“It’s not always about a fast start, it’s about using the brains, sticking to the plan, and not getting carried away. I think we did that today.
“We really controlled the game from the first minute, which resulted in three goals, and we could’ve got more as well.
“In the second half we continued to play well with the ball but lacked the movement to add any more goals, which is something we will continue to work on.”
