Scottish Cup 5th Round Round-up

By: The Northern Light | February 6th, 2010

In todays 5th Round Scottish Cup games, the results pretty much went with the form teams.

First Division leaders Dundee advanced to the quarter-finals, though they had to come from behind to beat Ayr United (2-1). Hibernian, currently hard on the heels of Celtic for that Champions League spot won comfortably against a Montrose side that decided to not just park the bus in front of the goal, setting out their stall to have a real go at Hibs. It was not to be though, as goals from Benjelloun, Riordan, two from Colin Nish and new boy Alan Gow finished off the basement boys from Division Three (5-1). Jimmy Calderwood wins his second game as Kilmarnock manager in a row, his side easing comfortably past Inverness Caley (3-0). David Goodwillie scored to put Dundee United through to the quarter-finals; he struck the only goal of their game against St Johnstone off the underside of the bar on the stroke of half-time (0-1).

Rangers, the current holders of the Scottish Cup where held to a goalless draw against St Mirren in Paisley. From all accounts, Rangers had a tough game, with Madjid Bougherra and Allan McGregor doing their best to keep St Mirren at bay, and themselves in the Cup (0-0).

The shock result of the day came up in Dingwall, where Ross County trashed hapless Stirling Albion by nine goals to nil, inflicting on the Beanos their biggest loss since the 7-0 demolition at the hands of Raith Rovers back in February 1968; Gary Wood scored a hat-trick in that game (9-0).

Celtic play Dunfermline tomorrow, with Rangers and St Mirren, and Aberdeen and Raith Rovers in action next week in their replays.