A late strike from substitute Scott Fraser sealed Dundee United’s place in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals at the expense of Partick at Tannadice. Mixu Paatelainen’s bottom-of-the-table side enjoyed a welcome break from league duty courtesy of Fraser’s well-taken goal in the 85th minute, just when it looked liked this fifth-round tie was heading for a replay at Firhill on Tuesday night.
Championship side Dumbarton took top-flight Dundee to a replay at Dens Park after a goalless draw.
Stefan McCluskey scored a hat-trick as Morton eased into the next round with a 4-1 win against Annan Athletic at Galabank.
Jordan Roberts scored his first Inverness goal as the winger’s spectacular injury-time strike sent the holders past Motherwell and into the quarter-finals of the Cup.
Stephen McManus had put through his own net from Carl Tremarco’s 39th-minute cross before helping Motherwell equalise midway through the second half when his header set up Scott McDonald after a well‑worked corner.
But Roberts secured a 2-1 victory when he ran at the Motherwell defence and made space to hit a left-footed shot into the top corner from 25 yards out.Ross County beat Linlithgow Rose 4-2 at the Global Energy Stadium. The junior outfit did themselves proud with a spirited display that ensured the tie was in doubt until the closing stages.
County got off to a great start when Paul Quinn scored in the fourth minute.
But Rose were well in the tie and they drew level in the final minute of the first half when the ball came off County defender Jamie Reckord after a goalmouth melee.
The home side got themselves in front again just before the hour mark when Brian Graham headed home, and Alex Schalk doubled the lead with a close-range finish.
But plucky Rose pulled one back when Ruari MacLennan netted with a fine finish to set up a grandstand finish – only for another Graham goal to settle things with 12 minutes left.
