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06 Sept 2025

Dumbarton edge past Alloa into Scottish Cup fourth round

Dumbarton edge past Alloa into Scottish Cup fourth round

Dumbarton edged their way into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup with a 3-2 win despite Alloa putting up a spirited fightback against League One’s bottom side.

The home side raced into a three-goal lead by the 39th minute, scoring their first when Mouhamed Diang collected Kalvin Orsi’s pass and crashed the ball home for 1-0.

James Hilton took a deft first touch before finishing to double the lead then Michael Ruth added a third to seemingly put Dumbarton out of sight.

Luke Donnelly scored what appeared to be a consolation shorty before half-time, before Stefan Scougall pulled back another 25 minutes from the end to set up a tense finale.

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