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Darvel could not repeat their Scottish Cup heroics as Falkirk put their sixth-tier hosts to the sword to book a place in the quarter-finals against Ayr.
Two goals in two first-half minutes from Gary Oliver and Callumn Morrison put the League 1 club in a commanding position before a PJ Morrison own goal gave Aberdeen's conquerors hope.
But the floodgates opened after Chris McGowan's red card with Liam Henderson, Aidan Nesbitt and Craig McGuffie scoring late on to put an end to Darvel's fairy tale.
The visitors' reward is a home tie against Championship side Ayr, with the victor heading to Hampden Park for the semis.
Scrambling one off the line early on, Darvel, who beat Aberdeen in the previous round in what is now looked upon as the tournament's biggest ever shock, could only hold out for 22 minutes. Nesbitt won the ball near the halfway line and drove forward, putting Oliver through with a defence-splitting pass, and the striker finished calmly.
Fifteen seconds after the restart, Falkirk had their second. Henderson assisted this time, curling a through ball that Callumn Morrison hit first time between the keeper's legs.
Darvel did their utmost to find a way back into the match, with McGowan forcing PJ Morrison into two good saves. However, the goalie was caught out by a McShane cross at his frontpost, which he turned into his own net.
There would be no happy ending for the sixth-tier side. McGowan was then sent off for a second yellow card and John McGlynn's side took full advantage.
Firstly, Henderson looped a perfect header into the top corner before Nesbitt's brilliant curled finish gave Falkirk a two goal cushion, and Craig McGuffie rubbed salt in the wound when he capitalised on a Chris Truesdale mistake.
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Line-ups
Darvel
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Truesdale
- 14Meechan
- 2Eadie
- 5MeggattSubstituted forSymeat 63'minutes
- 18McGowanBooked at 77mins
- 11ReillySubstituted forMacKenzieat 53'minutes
- 6McShane
- 10Kirkpatrick
- 20Caldwell
- 19TruesdaleSubstituted forStirlingat 21'minutes
- 16MooreBooked at 50minsSubstituted forFergusonat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Allan
- 4Syme
- 8Stirling
- 9MacKenzie
- 17Ferguson
- 21Avci
- 23Morrison
Falkirk
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Morrison
- 3Rowe
- 6Donaldson
- 22McKaySubstituted forMackieat 45+1'minutes
- 15McCann
- 4McGinnSubstituted forYeatsat 74'minutes
- 5Henderson
- 7Morrison
- 10NesbittSubstituted forBurrellat 82'minutes
- 73KennedyBooked at 45minsSubstituted forMcGuffieat 75'minutes
- 18OliverSubstituted forWrightat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 11McGuffie
- 14Yeats
- 16Wright
- 17Kinnear
- 19Burrell
- 26Mackie
Live Text
Match ends, Darvel 1, Falkirk 5.
Second Half ends, Darvel 1, Falkirk 5.
Attempt missed. Matthew Wright (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Darvel 1, Falkirk 5. Craig McGuffie (Falkirk) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Rumarn Burrell (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Ross Meechan.
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Ross Meechan.
Corner, Falkirk. Conceded by Ross Meechan.
Substitution, Falkirk. Rumarn Burrell replaces Aidan Nesbitt.
Goal! Darvel 1, Falkirk 4. Aidan Nesbitt (Falkirk) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Liam Henderson.
Goal! Darvel 1, Falkirk 3. Liam Henderson (Falkirk) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callumn Morrison.
Second yellow card to Chris McGowan (Darvel) for a bad foul.
Foul by Chris McGowan (Darvel).
Coll Donaldson (Falkirk) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Falkirk. Matthew Wright replaces Gary Oliver.
Substitution, Falkirk. Craig McGuffie replaces Kai Kennedy.
Substitution, Falkirk. Finn Yeats replaces Stephen McGinn.
Corner, Darvel. Conceded by Liam Henderson.
Cameron Eadie (Darvel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gary Oliver (Falkirk).
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Darvel
Squad number1Player nameTruesdale
Squad number14Player nameMeechan
Squad number2Player nameEadie
Squad number5Player nameMeggatt
Squad number18Player nameMcGowan
Squad number11Player nameReilly
Squad number6Player nameMcShane
Squad number10Player nameKirkpatrick
Squad number20Player nameCaldwell
Squad number19Player nameTruesdale
Squad number16Player nameMoore
Squad number4Player nameSyme
Squad number8Player nameStirling
Squad number9Player nameMacKenzie
Squad number17Player nameFerguson
Falkirk
Squad number1Player nameMorrison
Squad number3Player nameRowe
Squad number6Player nameDonaldson
Squad number22Player nameMcKay
Squad number15Player nameMcCann
Squad number4Player nameMcGinn
Squad number5Player nameHenderson
Squad number7Player nameMorrison
Squad number10Player nameNesbitt
Squad number73Player nameKennedy
Squad number18Player nameOliver
Squad number11Player nameMcGuffie
Squad number14Player nameYeats
Squad number16Player nameWright
Squad number19Player nameBurrell
Squad number26Player nameMackie
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