Aberdeen fell short of Scottish Youth Cup glory as Hibernian emerged 3-1 winners at Hampden Park.
Second-half goals from Ryan Porteous and Jamie Gullan took the game away from the young Dons, after they went in level at the interval.
Connor McLennan’s superb solo effort had given Aberdeen the lead but an own-goal from Joseph MacPherson drew Hibernian level.
Porteous and Gullan both found the net in the final 20 minutes to ensure the Development League champions finished their season with a double.
The Dons handed starts to midfielder Frank Ross – who has been on loan at Championship side Morton – in the middle of the park alongside Dean Campbell, with brothers Ethan and Seb Ross also playing. The Hibernian starting line-up included Porteous and Oli Shaw, who have featured regularly for the first-team this season.
Shaw had the first chance of the game, heading Callum Donaldson’s cross over from six yards before the wing-back missed a glorious chance himself, meeting Sean Mackie’s delivery unmarked at the back post but skewing wide.
Bruce Anderson hit a hat-trick in the semi-final win over Kilmarnock and had the first Dons opportunity after 14 minutes, weaving a pocket of space for a shot that Maciej Dabrowski gathered at the second attempt.
But Paul Sheerin’s side had the lead two minutes later thanks to a piece of ingenuity from McLennan. The 18-year-old controlled a diagonal ball from Sam Roscoe and nipped past Mackie, before his quick feet took him beyond two further Hibs defenders and he poked past Dabrowski from close range.
The young Hibees rallied and a glorious strike from Fraser Murray deserved a goal, as he let fly from the edge of the area but the effort did not dip enough and cannoned back off the bar.
An own-goal dragged them level on 33 minutes with Murray again heavily involved. He fashioned a crossing angle from the right aiming for Shaw, however MacPherson got their first and diverted the ball past David Craddock.
The final chance of the first-half came the way of Innes Murray, after Dean Campbell diverted Fraser Murray’s cross into his path, but he lashed wide.
Jamie Gullan and Mackie were next to try their luck at the start of the second half but both fired wide, while a free-kick from Daniel Harvie at the other end had Dabrowski scrambling.
A smart save from Craddock kept out a deflected Gullan shot on 68 minutes and, not to be outdone, Dabrowski smuggled a Frank Ross strike wide at his near post two minutes later.
The pivotal moment came on 73 minutes as Hibs skipper Porteous got up to meet Ben Stirling’s cross and powered his header beyond Craddock.
Gullan made sure of the trophy with 10 minutes to go as Shaw’s effort was deflected into his path and he slid home from close range.