Aberdeen simply cruised their solution to the Premier Sports activities Cup semi-finals with a lopsided 4-1 win over championship leaders Partick Thistle.

Luis Lopes, in prime type, opened the scoring and the sport ended at half time when two Hayden Coulson efforts had been deflected into their very own web by Thistle gamers Kevin Holt and Jack McMillan.

The guests recovered a aim early within the second half when substitute Darren Brownlie headed in, nevertheless it proved to be solely comfort when Aberdeen substitute Ryan Duncan restored the three-goal lead with 5 minutes remaining.

In a nightmarish evening for Thistle defender Aaron Muirhead, the defender was thrown out of place when Lopes ran right into a go from Leighton Clarkson earlier than calmly previous goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon.

Muirhead had already entered the ebook for a foul on the striker, and a second reserving for the same problem slipped away shortly after the aim, prompting Ian McCall to make an early substitution to guard his man.

Thistle’s backline appeared chaotic at instances they usually had been punished once more after half an hour.

Clarkson’s low heart was eradicated till Coulson drilled a low shot that went vast even earlier than Holt turned it into his personal web on the flawed foot.

4 minutes later, an identical shot from the Middlesbrough mortgage participant appeared to be whistling into the face of the aim, just for the unfortunate McMillan to transform into the online in a similar way to Holt. Coulson was initially credited, however the doubtful goal panel will certainly have one thing to say.

The Dons might have been extra up entrance when Bojan Miovski traded passes with the spectacular Clarkson, however Lee Hodson, as an alternative of Muirhead, appeared to clear the shot off the road.

Holt was compelled to retire with an harm simply earlier than the interval to compound the damaging 45 minutes for Thistle, nevertheless it was one other substitute Brownlie who gave them a glimmer of hope.

At interval, because the guests switched to a three-point defence, he rose on the far submit to move in a Stuart Bannigan nook kick, though the Don’s goalkeeper Kelle Roos ought to have performed higher.

The Jags’ adjustments made them extra assertive in a second half interrupted by substitutions, however regardless of trying extra comfy, they had been unable to threaten Roos’ aim in any significant means.

Certainly, it was Aberdeen who scored once more, teenage winger Duncan displaying glorious composure to change toes as he spun inside his shoulder earlier than blasting a 15-yard shot previous Sneddon.