Dundee United will turn their attention to what really matters after securing a straightforward William Hill Scottish Cup fourth round win at Alloa.
Goals from Mark Durnan and new recruit Emil Lyng, one in either half, secured the 2-0 success and safe passage into tomorrow’s draw.
While the players will be keen to see who they get, the focus will quickly go back on to the league and next weekend’s home Championship clash against Morton.
The first half at the Indodrill Stadium was a familiar one for United, with the Tangerines dominating the possession but the opposition still creating good chances.
Indeed, with less than a minute on the clock, Alloa should have scored.
Kris Renton fired a great ball over from the right and, from just a yard or so in front of goal, Jordan Kirkpatrick somehow managed to shoot over the bar.
The visitors’ first decent effort came from Sam Stanton, who signed a permanent deal on the eve of the match. He stepped inside then curled a left-foot shot around the post.
United goalie Harry Lewis produced a crucial save just a few minutes later when he blocked Kirkpatrick’s strike at the back post.
The breakthrough came just a minute before the break for the Tannadice men when Durnan headed down and into net after he was found by Craig Slater’s corner from the right.
United came within a whisker of going two up on 57 minutes when Scott McDonald’s point-blank shot was superbly saved by home keeper Neil Parry after a great cross from Billy King.
They did increase their lead on 63 minutes, however.
It was a first goal for his new club for Danish frontman Lyng, whose shot from the right side of the box was deflected into the net.
Paul Quinn then had a netbound shot blocked near the line for United and sub Idris Kadded smashed the ball off the face of the bar late on but two goals were more than enough to see the job through.
