Aberdeen reach Scottish Cup quarter-finals after seven-goal thriller at Killie

Aberdeen secured their passage into the quarter-finals of the William Hill Scottish Cup as they edged out Kilmarnock in a dramatic seven-goal thriller.

On a night of high drama, Kilmarnock were on course to secure their first win over Aberdeen at Rugby Park since December 2011 following Mohamed El Makrini’s spectacular first-half overhead kick only for that to be cancelled out by Andrew Considine with two minutes remaining.

Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes was clearly not impressed by his side’s first-half display as he made a triple change at the break with Shay Logan, Cosgrove and Dean Campbell coming on for Craig Bryson, Connor McLennan and Dylan McGeouch.

Then in the 80th minute Brophy went close again with a curling shot from an Stephen O’Donnell cross but it went just the wrong side of the post.

Brophy then made amends for the chances he had spurned as he drew Kilmarnock level with a stunning free-kick. From 25-yards out, he curled the set-piece over Aberdeen’s wall and beyond Lewis.

With just three minutes of extra-time remaining, Kilmarnock reclaimed the lead when substitute Ross Millen’s cross was diverted goalwards by Aberdeen defender Michael Devlin but Lewis pulled off a reaction save, only for Kabamba to bundle home the rebound.