Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-1 Kilmarnock: Second-tier side into Scottish Cup last four

Second-tier Inverness Caledonian Thistle booked a spot successful the Scottish Cup semi-finals arsenic they came from down to stun top-flight Kilmarnock.

Skipper Sean Welsh drilled successful the hosts' victor with a 25-yard onslaught ghosted done goalkeeper Sam Walker.

Kilmarnock articulation Livingston connected Inverness' database of scalps this season.

Billy Dodds' broadside tin present look up to a day astatine Hampden adjacent period and volition larn their last-four opponents successful Monday night's draw.

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After highlighting Kilmarnock's set-piece prowess anterior to kick-off, Dodds volition person felt frustrated arsenic his broadside fto the visitors people from their archetypal of the evening.

Danny Armstrong floated successful a country that ricocheted disconnected Inverness midfielder David Carson, earlier brushing Vassell for the striker's 2nd successive extremity successful the competition.

The Highland hosts, though, launched into a roaring response. Welsh was astatine the bosom of things for Inverness, prodding into the shot into the way of Mckay for an improvised header saved good by Walker, earlier watching his effort skim the crossbar aft a sizzling transverse from Jay Henderson.

A deserved leveller arose aft Wallace Duffy's transportation struck the limb of Joe Wright successful the box, allowing Mckay to nonstop the punishment consecutive down the mediate successful composed fashion.

Kilmarnock's inability to get a foothold successful the crippled astir allowed for a quickfire treble erstwhile Henderson recovered himself successful behind, but a feeble decorativeness was gathered by Walker.

Stramashes successful the container seemed the Ayrshire club's lone way towards regaining the lead, with half-chances for Christian Doidge and Vassell earlier the interval.

As snowfall began to autumn astatine the commencement of the 2nd half, a blistery commencement from Inverness warmed the location enactment erstwhile Welsh's long-rage onslaught bounced beyond Walker to springiness the hosts the lead.

The skipper had the accidental to treble the vantage but failed to conscionable a fizzing shot crossed the look of extremity from Nathan Shaw.

From there, the crippled was managed with maturity. Austin Samuels fluffed the accidental to widen the vantage precocious on, but Inverness deservedly became the archetypal broadside done to the past four.

Player of the lucifer - Billy Mckay

After bullying Killie successful the Championship past term, Mckay's punishment was conscionable the icing connected the barroom arsenic helium ran the Ayrshire defence ragged

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Uninitiated onlookers would beryllium forgiven for reasoning Inverness were the top-flight broadside successful this one, specified was the disparity betwixt them and their blunt opposition.

There was zip and vigour successful the Highlanders' play, swirling astir Kilmarnock similar the blizzard that was engulfing the Caledonian Stadium successful the 2nd period.

Derek McInnes' men, meanwhile, were crystal cold. The aboriginal pb turned from a imagination commencement to a nightmare arsenic the Premiership strugglers looked caught successful the headlights.

Unable to enforce themselves connected Inverness successful immoderate meaningful way, McInnes indispensable desperately look for solutions if they are to spare themselves a accelerated instrumentality to the 2nd tier.