Dunfermline were the past broadside to suffice for the past 16 erstwhile a precocious Chris Kane punishment secured a triumph distant to St Mirren connected Sunday that sealed advancement arsenic 1 of the 3 champion runners-up astatine Championship rivals Queen's Park's expense.
Although St Mirren inactive topped the radical connected extremity difference, the decision meant they missed retired connected being seeded successful Sunday's draw.
Reacting to being drawn distant to Rangers, manager Craig McLeish said: "I americium disappointed from my constituent of presumption that we had a accidental to triumph our radical and beryllium 1 of the seeded sides and the gully has not been bully to us.
"I thought we were denied a goal, but we lone person ourselves to blasted unfortunately."
Dunfermline caput manager Neil Lennon was a happier man.
"I thought we played good successful the past fractional hr and deserved our victory," helium said.
"A location necktie is the astir important thing, but Ross County person been phenomenal this play aft a hugely disappointing relegation, truthful we volition not beryllium taking thing for granted."
Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee United, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Kilmarnock, County and Stenhousemuir were the different radical winners, portion Dundee and Partick Thistle progressed arsenic runners-up.
Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Motherwell and Rangers were fixed byes to the past 16 arsenic they are representing Scotland successful European competitions.
While the Old Firm person been drawn against top-flight opponents, the different 3 instrumentality connected Championship sides, with Hearts hosting Caley Thistle, Hibs astatine location to Partick Thistle and Motherwell distant to Stenhousemuir.
The second-round ties volition beryllium played connected the play of 15-16 August.
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