Hearts under 20 team have reached the semi-final of the Little Big Shot Youth Cup after demolishing Queen of the South 5-0 in the quarter-final at Stenhousemuir’s Ochilview Park on Monday evening.

The young Maroons were 4-0 ahead at half-time thanks to goals from Robbie Buchanan, Callumn Morrison, Angus Beith and Dario Zanatta. Buchanan added his second and Hearts fifth goal late in the second half.

Hearts will now meet Dundee United in the semi-finals.

Hearts: Mason, L. Smith, Reid, Baur, L. Henderson, McKirdy, Morrison, Beith, Zanatta (Roy, 46′), Buchanan (Baxter, 84′), Moore (I. Smith, 73′).

QoS: Leighfield (Armstrong, 79′), Evans, Brannan, Bell, Sonkur, R. Murray, Nelson, Moxon (C. Murray, 32′), Brotherston, A. Smith, Munro.

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