Byline: GEORGE GRANT
JOYOUS Falkirk (left) piled the pressure on under-fire Dundee United boss Peter Houston last night after knocking his SPL side out of the Scottish Communities League Cup on penalties. Ayr United savoured another giant-killing of their own with a 1-0 victory at St Mirren which sets up a potential semi-final date with fierce rivals Kilmarnock, but the spotlight was on Tannadice where a missed spot-kick by Willo Flood TURN TO PAGE 78, COL 5 ' 2 2 DUNDEE UTD.... 0 KILMARNOCK....
KILMARNOCK F.C. ST MIRREN.......
FALKIRK ...........
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AYR UTD........... 2 1 (aet; 1-1 after 90mins, Falkirk win 5-4 on pens) 0
From Back Page saw the top-flight outfit crash out to the side who eliminated holders Rangers in the previous round. Although Steven Pressley's young Bairns were toasting another sensational victory, the heat is now firmly on United manager Houston, whose team lie third bottom of the SPL with just two wins in their last 12 league matches.
A tense encounter had gone to extra-time after Johnny Russell's 73rd-minute goal had cancelled out Farid El Alagui's opener just three minutes earlier.
Jon Daly put United ahead in the extra period, but the game went to spot-kicks when Ally Graham equaliser in the 118th minute. Both sides traded penalties before Flood blasted over the bar. Gavin Gunning kept United in the tie by slotting home his side's next penalty, but Falkirk's Stewart Murdoch kept his cool to send the jubilant visitors through.
FALKIRK RUN KEEPS GOING
