Jimmy Thelin reckons Aberdeen’ s quality shone through as the Dons gained a crumb of revenge on EK boss Mick Kennedy 18 months on from their Darvel disaster.
Brilliant individual goals from Jamie McGrath, Leighton Clarkson and Shayden Morris’ first in red added to Nicky Devlin’s opener ensured there were no dramas this time round as Thelin’s men went clear at the top of Group A.
Kennedy - given a pre-match mouthful from the Red Army for leading his old side to one of the greatest Scottish Cup shock of all time - was in bullish mood ahead of kick off and stated he was confident of causing a second upset.
But despite the soaking conditions, lightning never struck twice, as Aberdeen did a professional job to go clear at the top ahead of Airdrie visiting Pittodrie on Tuesday.
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