BOYLE'S BLAST BLOWS SAINTS AWAY FACH

Cup thriller in capital as Hibees storm into last four

- MICHAEL GANNON

HIBS........4 ST MIRREN........2

AGNES never got a look in at Easter Road. Instead, it was Hibs who stormed into the Viaplay Cup last four thanks to Martin Boyle's late blasts.

The wild weather predicted came nowhere close to the whirlwind on the pitch.

Nick Montgomery's men had to batten down the hatches at times before soaring into the semi-finals.

They had to do it the hard way as Elie Youan and Dylan Vente turned around a tie the Hibees looked in danger of blowing after Scott Tanser's first-half beauty.

And it seemed extra-time was on the cards when Keanu Baccus made it 2-2 with just 15 minutes to go before Boyle smashed in the winner and then a stoppage-time fourth.

Montgomery admitted going in that he'd never even been to Hampden before.