Partick Thistle crashed out the Premier Sports Cup after a 4-1 defeat to Aberdeen.
The Dons proved one step too far for the Scottish Championship leaders who found themselves 3-0 down at half time. Despite creating some chances of their and forcing early corners Thistle found themselves a goal down after a devastating counter attack was finished off by Aberdeen’s Duk. Ian McCall’s men continued to battle in the contest but a second blow was dealt by Kevin Holt fired a Duk shot into his own net. Another moment of misfortune saw another cruel deflection as Jim Goodwin’s met hit a killer third.
An injury to Holt just before half time capped off a miserable night for the Glasgow club, who endured a difficult night in the North East. Thistle came back fighting in the second half with Darren Brownlie netting from a corner. Brian Graham was thrown on to try and search for a second but the game turned scrappy before Aberdeen netted a fourth.
