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A HIBERNIAN star floored two team-mates with one kick to leave fans in stitches during their loss to Rangers.

Nectarios Triantis decided to take a quick free-kick just inside the Rangers half.

Nectarios Triantis took a free-kick inside the Rangers half
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Nectarios Triantis took a free-kick inside the Rangers half
The ball smacked off the head of Joe Newell
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The ball smacked off the head of Joe Newell
The ball rebounded off the face of defender Will Fish, left
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The ball rebounded off the face of defender Will Fish, left
The pair were left in a heap of the floor
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The pair were left in a heap of the floor

But his punt up the pitch was stopped after only a few metres by the face of his own team-mate Joe Newell.

The midfielder was knocked to the ground and the rebounding ball struck the face of defender Will Fish.

Newell received treatment as the hilarious incident had fans laughing in shock.

One reacted saying: "I feel so bad for laughing at this so many times. I've watched it at least twenty times and it just gets funnier every time."

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Another added: "This has to be CGI lol. That was too perfect."

A third wrote: "Peak comedy."

And another commented: "This is genuinely a one in a billion chance.";

Hibs' embarrassing moment summed up the match as they fell to a 3-1 defeat at Ibrox.

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The result moved Gers back to the top of the table with Celtic travelling to Livingston on Sunday.

The pair face each other in an Old Firm clash next weekend, while they could meet in the Scottish Cup final too.

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