Going back to last season, Hibs have now lost four straight home matches and were booed off at both half-time and full-time here.
There was plenty of fan discontent after a first-leg Conference League qualifying defeat by Malisheva last month. Although they progressed on aggregate with a 4-1 home victory on Thursday, there is evidently an air of frustration surrounding the club.
For large periods of the second half they were the better side, but they squandered multiple chances and ultimately paid the price.
With games in Europe against North Macedonia's Shkendija either side of a trip to Rangers in the league, Gray has a tough run of fixtures ahead as he tries to convince the doubters.
For Motherwell, this was a victory built on gritty defending and a passage of real quality.
They did not have it all their own way, but they dug in and repelled cross after cross with Moormann leading a superb defensive effort.
The Austrian centre-back made 10 clearances, with two of them denying certain goals.
And then, when the moment arose, they took it with both hands, sweeping forward with one-touch passing and a calm finish from the effervescent Said.
Given the departures at Fir Park this summer - both on the park and in the dugout - the way Motherwell have started the new season is very impressive.
It is still early days, but Johansson appears to be an excellent choice to continue the excellent work done last season by Jens Berthel Askou.