Dunfermline Athletic delivered a stunning blow to Aberdeen's Scottish Cup hopes with a comprehensive 3-0 victory at KDM Group East End Park. Matty Todd opened the scoring after 14 minutes, driving Neil Lennon's Championship side ahead before Olly Thomas doubled the lead in the 22nd minute with his first goal since joining on loan from Bristol City.

Around 4,000 Aberdeen fans witnessed their team's meek exit, with some leaving early when Thomas fired in a clinching third on the break. The Dons, who had come closest to scoring first through Stuart Armstrong's blocked shot, were consigned to a miserable season after Wednesday's 2-1 Premiership defeat to Celtic confirmed a bottom-half finish. Interim manager Peter Leven made triple substitutions at halftime but couldn't stem the tide.

Dunfermline's victory secured their place in the hat for the last-four draw alongside Falkirk, having already knocked out Premiership side Hibernian earlier in the competition. The Fife side, organized and composed throughout, posed a constant threat on the counter-attack. As the final whistle blew, home supporters celebrated a deserved victory that ended Aberdeen's hopes of defending their Scottish Cup title and capped a disastrous campaign for the Granite City side.