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Berwick Rangers ended Spartans' thrilling Scottish Cup run as they won the fifth-round replay at Shielfield Park to set up a quarter-final match away to Championship side Hibernian.

Lowland League Spartans had secured a 1-1 draw against their League Two opponents on 7 February.

However, their Cup dream came to a halt when they could not cancel out Darren Lavery's first-half strike.

Jack Nixon gave the home side a fright when his shot hit the post late on.

Spartans enjoyed the best of the opening exchanges without creating any real opportunities but saw themselves behind from the first corner of the game in the 29th minute.

Paul Willis floated the ball over from the left and Lavery found time and space to fire home from close range to net his 14th goal of the season.

Colin Cameron had Blair Carswell scrambling in the Spartans goal early in the second half when his cross drifted goalwards in the wind but went marginally over the top of the bar.

Berwick were enjoying the better of things with the wind behind them and Lavery and Kerr Young went close to extending their advantage.

Spartans came close to hauling themselves level three minutes from time when Nixon's strike came back off the woodwork but Berwick held on to secure a trip in Easter Road in the last eight.