Statistics don't lie but they do have a tendency to bend the truth - and the proof lies in Pollok's 1-0 Scottish Junior Cup victory over Cumnock on Saturday.

The scoreline - the one stat that ultimately counts - suggests this was a closely-fought fourth-round encounter.

However, it's unlikely that notion would be shared by any among the 900 plus Newlandsfield terracing observers at the final whistle .

Significantly, Lok goalkeeper Jordan Longmuir did not register a single save of note over the 90 minutes.

In stark contrast, rival No.1 Ally Semple 's handling skills and shotstopping prowess were required to keep things respectable at the other end.

Cumnock's dejected and considerable support filed out at the end more animated about their side's abject failure to land so much as a glove on Pollok than over a cup exit that had looked on the cards from the moment David Winters fired the Southsiders ahead with 15 minutes played.

And their views were shared by furious Nock gaffer John McKeown

He said: "Weve gone out of the cup with a whimper and that's not good enough for a club with the traditions of Cumnock Juniors.

" I don't want to sound a sore loser as Pollok deserved their win on the day, but we helped them no end by shelling high balls all day in the direction of our two strikers Robert Love and Kieron Downs who were physically no match for the towering Pollok defenders.

"It's no real no surprise we made next to no impact going forward and only when Owen Ronald was on the ball out wide did we look remotely threatening."

Pollok's started positively and aggressively and that tactic paid dividends on the quarter of an hour mark when Kevin Bradley was criminally allowed to work himself into acres of space down the right flank.

His deep cross was then collected and fired home by the deadly Winters who had peeled away from his marker to notch up his 23rd goal of the season.

The home side continued to attack with Hanlon and Frye both coming close to doubling their advantage.

However, however they were not so creative looking in the forward going areas after a personnel reshuffle resulted in Kieron McAleenan coming off injured to be replaced by Jamie Darroch .

After the break, Semple magnificently foiled Alan McKenzie and Winters from sealing Pollok's passage into the next round while at the other end Ray Montgomerie squandered the Ayrshiremen's best opening when he steered the ball wide of the far post bearing in from the left flank with only Longmuir to beat.

Near things from Frye and new boy Dean Richardson were the only high spots over the closing stages as Pollok settled for a cup win of any kind and sat deeper to resolutely shut up shop and concentrate on hitting Cumnock on the break.

Visiting winger Ronald said:"They were more than happy to concede possession and just defend their box

Lok gaffer Tony McInally refused to accept that his players had made harder work of qualification than it needed to be .

He insisted: "We dominated the game from start to finish and could have scored more goals but not playing a game in over a month affects players in terms of sharpness and that's what we saw out there."

The Glasgow cracks will now face St Andrews United in the last 16 and also through are fellow Super First Division outfit Shettleston as well as Lesmahagow from the Central First Division and the reigning Cup holders Hurlford United.

They set up a mouth-watering clash against Kilbirnie Ladeside through goals from Ross Robertson and Paul McKenzie bringing about an impressive 2-0 Blair Park defeat of leading East Region hopefuls Bo'ness United.

Ross Hastie, Jonathan McStay , Stuart Hall and Jamie Hamilton did the damage as the Gow clinched a last-16 trip to Yoker with in a 4-0 defeat of Johnstone Burgh.

Shettleston provided the day's biggest cup shock by eliminating a Clydebank side left to lament a quite horrific opening spell at Holm Park which saw Budgie McGhie's men go 3-0 down in just 35 minutes to counters from Kenny Marshall (pen), Con Boyle and Paul Martin.

Bankies frontman Derek Carcary raised hopes when reducing his side's deficit from the spot before half-time, but all their second half pressure could only evoke a solitary goal from newcomer Sean Stewart and the Town held out to win 3-2 .

Hugh Kelly's men will have to wait to discover their fifth-round opponents following Blantyre Vics bravely earning a replay with a 2-2 draw away to fancied Newtongrange Star with David Green and Brian Caldwell on target for the Vics.

Also continuing to fly the flag for Super First clubs are Rob Roy after a1-1 draw away to Arthurlie who had Rhys Devlin red-carded in the second half a needed a disputed Chris Dallas (pen ) to cancel out Paul Finnigan's opener for the Rabs.

Another bite of the cherry was also the reward for Troon 's carving out a see saw 3-3 stalemate away to Camelon where Dean Keenan and Stevie Wilson goals had initially put the Ayrshiremen in easy street before last season's beaten semi-finalists roared back to net three times and it took a dramatic 93rd minute score from Keenan to bring the teams together again at Portland Park.

Musselburgh Athletic became the first of this season's quarter finalists with a 2-1 win away to Fauldhouse United, but Auchinleck Talbot will need to do things the hard way in order to join them following a 1-1 drawin their 5th Round showdown at home to Bonnyrigg Rose .

Stevie Hyslop had fired the Rose 1-0 ahead only for Davie Gormley to level matters and set up a trip to New Dundas Park next week.