On-loan Kilmarnock keeper is shoot-out hero as Kilwinning Rangers reach cup semi-finals

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Harry Broun was the hero for bare bones Buffs as they survived a shoot-out to reach the semi-finals of the Kilmarnock Pie West of Scotland League Cup.Teenage keeper Broun, on loan from Kilmarnock, made two spot-kick saves as his side survived a potential banana skin at Robertson Park on Saturday.Kilwinning will now host Darvel in the last four of the competition on June 4 after victory extended their season.The omens had not looked promising for the visitors – who were unable to list a single substitute – at the end of a goalless 90 minutes.Striker Thomas Collins missed a second half penalty to give Thorniewood real hope of pulling off an upsetBut Broun, 18, denied Fraser Stobie and Declan Brown in the shoot-out before Gavin Millar slotted home the decisive penalty to send Kilwinning through.The Buffs were always going to be in for a tough afternoon against a Thorniewood side buoyed by winning promotion from Conference B.And that was before you factor in they were missing Keiren Wood, Lewis Gardiner, Kyro Crawford, Struan McArthur, Jordan Stuart, Ally McColm and Chris McGowan.Both sides bared their teeth in the opening 10 minutes, the hosts surviving an early goalmouth scramble before Declan Brown blazed a good chance over at the other end.Supporters had to wait until the 24th minute for the first save of the match, home keeper Craig Smith getting a strong hand to David Ramsay’s strike from 16 yards before smothering the loose ball.Thorniewood responded with an Ally Small header that Broun was happy to see flash wide of the target.Kilwinning finished the half the stronger of the two sides with front pairing Collins and Jamie Kirkpatrick registering efforts on target, albeit neither unduly troubling Smith in the