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Wednesday 19th July 2017

Pars and ICT among penalty winners

It was a dramatic night of action in the Betfred Cup on Tuesday, with no fewer than eight of the 15 ties going to penalties.

It was a dramatic night of action in the Betfred Cup on Tuesday, with no fewer than eight of the 15 ties going to penalties.

There were a remarkable 17 successful kicks in a row before Ben Gordon missed as Dunfermline edged out East Fife 9-8 after a 0-0 draw on the new artificial pitch at Bayview.

At the other end of the scale, Inverness CT and Stirling Albion set a record for the lowest-scoring shoot-out in Scottish football history - ICT won 2-0 as the Binos failed with all four of their kicks.

Stenhousemuir, Arbroath, Brechin City, Edinburgh City, Morton and East Kilbride also picked up bonus points via a penalty shoot-out triumph.

Ross County were the biggest winners on the night, thrashing Montrose 6-0 at Links Park, while Kyle Lafferty was on target as Hearts beat Elgin City 1-0 at Borough Briggs.

Dundee scored in stoppage time to edge out Raith Rovers 2-1 at Stark’s Park and Kilmarnock hit back to see off Clyde 4-2 at Rugby Park.

There is one match this evening, with Highland League champions Buckie Thistle at home to Dundee United, kick-off 8.00pm.

Full details of the results and scorers from last night's games