Gravediggers are no match for the Down Undertaker

Aussie Boyle smashes goal ton to silence Partizan punters

- ROSS PILCHER AT PARTIZAN STADIUM

HIBS all but buried Partizan's Conference League chances with a first-leg win.

And it was super centurion Martin Boyle who proved deadly as the Australia international all but killed off the third round qualifying tie in front of the noisy Gravedigger fans in the Serbian capital with his 100th and 101st goals for the club.

Hibs started brightly, Boyle crossing for Kieron Bowie to send a looping header towards goal before the architect's low shot was deflected into Marko Milosevics arms.

Boyle was then alert when Milosevic raced out to clear but only sent the ball so far.

The 32-year-old tried to catch him racing back to his line but could only find the side-netting. There was a real let-off for Hibs when Demba Seck took the ball down at the back stick but blazed over as Jordan Smith watched on. And that was all within the opening five minutes.

Nikola Simic then went close with a thumping header from a free-kick. And Jamie McGrath thought hed silenced the home fans with a free-kick that looked destined for the top corner, only for Milosevic to tip it wide.

Smith then kept out Nemanja Trifunovic’s stinger after he droppeda shoulder to put Warren O’Hora on his backside. But a pivotal 30 seconds saw the game swing in the Hibees' favour.

It was Rocky Bushiri to the rescue as the defendersomehow stopped Milan Vukotic’s effort on the line before scrambling away the rebound.