Co-Op Insurance Cup Round-Up

Milne: At the double

Arbroath 0 - 6 St Johnstone
Hibernian 3 - 0 Brechin
Ayr 0 - 2 St Mirren
Dunfermline 3 - 1 Raith

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A first half blitz from St Johnstone flattened Division Two side Arbroath 6-0 as the Saints cruised through to the third round of the Co-Operative Insurance Cup.

A double from Steven Milne plus strikes from Filipe Morais and Kenny Deuchar sandwiched in between ensured the away side were well in control at the break.

Deuchar added a fifth on 67 minutes before a sixth four minutes later from Collin Samuel completed St. Johnstone's dominance and the misery for the home side.

Hibernian also cruised to a win as they defeated Second Division side Brechin City 3-0 at Easter Road as the Scottish Premier League sides breezed through the second round.

Ian Nimmo unfortunately put through his own net after just 10 minutes to throw the away side's game plan out the window. Derek Riordan added another just six minutes later as Hibs effectively put the game to bed.

Defender Paul Hanlon added the third soon after the break to complete the victory on a night which saw no upsets in the Co-Operative Insurance Cup.

Elsewhere, St Mirren had a tougher task in dispatching First Division side Ayr United but they did so through a first half strike from Michael Higdon and an injury-time second from Billy Mehmet which made it 2-0.

Dunfermline came out on top of Wednesday's only tie featuring two clubs from the same division as they dumped out Raith Rovers 3-1 at East End Park.

Northern Irish striker Andy Kirk put the home side into the lead in the first-half before a penalty dispatched by Iain Williamson levelled up the score at the beginning of the second-half.

However, the lead was short-lived as an own goal from defender Mark Campbell restored Dunfermline's lead just two minutes before another Kirk goal put the home side in control on 68 minutes.