{"id":80814,"date":"2021-11-25T04:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T17:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=80814"},"modified":"2021-11-23T14:02:32","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T03:02:32","slug":"socceroo-nets-hat-trick-in-scottish-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/sport\/socceroo-nets-hat-trick-in-scottish-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Socceroo nets hat-trick in Scottish cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOCCEROOS winger Martin Boyle scored a hat-trick to fire Hibernian to a 3-1 win over Rangers in their Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle\u2019s first-half treble booked Hib\u2019s spot in the final where they will meet Ange Postecoglou\u2019s Celtic at Hampden on 19 December.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers\u2019 first game in the post-Steven Gerrard era ended in defeat, with Giovanni van Bronckhorst set to replace the Liverpool legend in the managerial hot seat at Ibrox.<\/p>\n<p>Boyle, the equal top-scorer in the Scottish Premier League this season, lit up the semi-final, netting three goals in the space of 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a bit dizzy. 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