Partick Thistle 4-0 Formartine United
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Steven Lawless scored one and set up another
Partick Thistle comfortably overcame Highland League side Formartine United in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
Chris Erskine netted from close range for Thistle's first and third goals.
In between, Steven Lawless hit hard and low from just outside the box for the hosts' second.
Lawless had a hand in the Jags' fourth goal, lifting the ball in for captain Abdul Osman to volley past Ewen MacDonald.
Formartine had beaten League Two Annan Athletic in the last round but their hopes of causing another upset were dealt a blow when Erskine rolled the ball home from David Amoo's cut-back.
Erskine missed another chance shortly after but Lawless drilled past MacDonald after a neat exchange with Kris Doolan.
A fine solo run and finish by Erskine following another Doolan pass effectively ended the tie as a contest.
It was almost a hat-trick for Erskine when his ferocious shot went wide before Osman completed the scoring.
The visitors' Scott Barbour flashed a shot wide and Amoo and Mustapha Dumbuya came close for the hosts late on.