David Gray is delighted Hibs have their Premiership destiny in their own hands after beating Rangers at Ibrox.
The Easter Road gaffer heaped praise on his side for taking their fight for fourth to the last day of the season.
A win for the Hibees over Motherwell on Saturday will see them leapfrog The Steelmen in the table and guarantee European football next term.
Gray’s side clinched a last-gasp win in Govan thanks to Dane Scarlett’s injury-time tap-in.
Martin Boyle put them in front early but the visitors were pegged back by Thelo Aasgaard’s free-kick for Gers.
But the on-loan Spurs kid – who had come off the bench – made himself a Hibs hero at the end by grabbing a winner.
And it sets up a mouth-watering clash in Leith at the weekend against Jens Berthel Askou’s side, who lost at the death to Celtic at Fir Park.
Afterwards, Gray said: “Before the game, we spoke about making sure the only scenario for us to take it to the last day was to win here.
“We knew that and I’m delighted for the players because of what they put in.
“They’ve stuck together over a difficult period and that’s back-to-back wins now at two very tough places to go.
“It sets us up nicely for the weekend.
“We rode our luck at times and relied massively on our goalkeeper (Raphael Sallinger) to make big saves.
“But the players found a way to stay in the game through difficult moments and we were clinical when we needed to be.
“We had to win so we threw caution to the wind in the last 15 minutes.
“The players drove forward and got what they needed.”