Kilmarnock 2 Dundee United 1 as Ayrshire side book semi-final ticket to Hampden

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Kilmarnock booked their ticket to Hampden and will visit the National stadium for the first time in almost 11 years.The famous League Cup win against Celtic in March 2012 was the last time the Killie faithful could head to the home of Scottish football.Kyle Lafferty and Dan Armstrong strikes ensured that there would be dancing in the streets of Kilmarnock tonight with a fine Premier Sports Cup victory against Dundee United, the tie will be played on January 14 or 15.Boss Derek McInnes said: "It was a very big result, there are defining moments in seasons."It was 50/50, but we have a strong home record."We wanted to play balls into the box but I didn't expect 'big' Danny to score."Kilmarnock have been a Premier League team and you'd expect more return from the cups."Cup football can galvanise a club.

It gives you financial rewards and can help the league form."Killie fired themselves in the lead thanks to Lafferty’s penalty in the seventh minute after Liam Smith was deemed to have handled the ball.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.But the lead barely lasted a minute when Middleton fired an effort into the far left corner.Lewis Mayo went incredibly close to bagging his first Killie goal but he turned his effort on to the post.There was little to shout about for either side for a long period until Tony Watt almost fired home from close range, but Zach Hemming got