Derek McInnes admitted he was embarrassed watching Kilmarnock slide out of the Scottish Cup on a grim night in the Highlands.
The Premiership strugglers took the lead through Kyle Vassell but Billy McKay's penalty and a Sean Welsh strike earned Inverness Caledonian Thistle a 2-1 win in their quarter-final tie.
Killie were poor in the Highland capital on Friday evening and now must face up to a top-flight survival battle in the last couple of months of the season.
