 Collins was delighted with Hibernian's display against Kilmarnock |
Hibernian manager John Collins was full of praise for hat-trick hero Clayton Donaldson after beating Kilmarnock. "He did ever so well," Collins told BBC Sport after the 4-1 win. "His movement was great and he held the ball up well for others to run on to.
"He scored three but he could have had a few more goals.
"He's had to be very patient and wait for his chance but he's getting stronger and fitter and his confidence is growing."
Donaldson fired Hibs ahead early on with a sharp finish and converted two of the three penalties awarded by referee Stuart Dougal.
Alan Combe saved the second of Donaldson's penalty attempts and also made great stops to deny Rob Jones and Steven Fletcher.
"Their keeper was superb and we still managed to score four," added Collins, who was also pleased with the SPL debut of teenager central defender Darren McCormack.
"That is probably the best we've been this season. We controlled the game and bossed the opposition.
"We've maybe been too quick to get forward in previous games but today we really stretched Kilmarnock, moving the ball from side to side."
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