Syme of the time for Darvel

Darvel skipper David Syme is dreaming of lifting the Scottish Junior Cup after his side reached the last four of the competition.

Syme opened the scoring with a fantastic curling effort against lochee United over the weekend as they battled through.

and the centre-back said: “We thoroughly deserved our semi-final slot with a real professional display.

“My aim when I joined the club was to win trophies and I’m now more hungry than ever. In saying that, it will be a big ask with auchinleck, Johnstone Burgh and arthurlie standing in our way.

“We are still in the West Cup and in contention for the league so we will do our upmost to bring some silverware to the club.

“We haven’t reached this stage since 1976 so we all want to go one better and lift the trophy.”

Darvel opened the scoring after 40 minutes through Syme after lochee had given them some scary moments beforehand.

Into the second half Stephen Bronsky rose above the United defence to head home his side’s second before former Hibs ace ross Caldwell rode a few challenges before coolly slotting past Dean easton.

The Dundee outfit were awarded a penalty with the last kick of the ball which andy leishman superbly saved from sub Scott McComskie.

Delighted Darvel boss Tony Mcinally, who guided Shotts to a famous Scottish cup win 12 years ago, said: “apart from a spell in the first half, we were superb and worthy winners. We can all look forward to the draw and see what it brings up.”

lochee gaffer Dougie Cameron said: “I can’t fault my boys, they gave us everything and we just couldn’t get the breaks.

“We had a spell in the first half where we were on top and we had to score during that period to give ourselves a chance. I’d also like to thank Darvel for their hospitality and wish them all the best in the semis.”