Partick Thistle were denied a Hampden semi-final after they were knocked out of the Premier Sports cup in a 4-1 loss to Aberdeen.
The Jags travelled to the North East with plenty of confidence on the back of a 2-1 over Hamilton to take them to the top of the Championship. Ian McCall named a strong side, with Saturday’s match winner Scott Tiffoney coming in. Rangers loanee Cole McKinnon was also given his chance to shine as the Firhill club set out to topple Jim Goodwin’s men.
But despite showing plenty of promise, the Jags found themselves down 3-0 at half time after a series of unlucky moments at the back. An own goal from Holt was coupled by wicked deflection from McMillan after Duk opened the scoring for the Dons. Into the second half, McCall made changes as Thistle fought back. Darren Brownlie came off the bench to keep the contest alive but ultimately the damage was done.
