Aberdeen manager Craig Brown was delighted to see his team pull off a last-gasp 1-0 win over Dunfermline to reach the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.

The Dons are through after Pars defender Neil McGregor's own-goal in added time at the end of a largely uneventful game at Pittodrie.

"That's the kind of thing you dream about," Brown told BBC Scotland.

"I wasn't delighted with the performance, but I'm understandably delighted to get through."

Pars substitute McGregor had made an excellent tackle to deny Peter Pawlett a scoring chance moments before the ball ricocheted off him into the net - just as it looked like the Fifers would earn a replay.

There is a history here of disappointments against lower-league teams Craig Brown

"It's a very good result for us because I have the greatest respect for Dunfermline and their management team," said Brown.

"It was a difficult fixture, because this is a very, vey big game for them.

"In the second half we were dominant but we missed one or two scoring chances.

"We also lost two key players to injury in Rob Milsom and Nick Blackman.

Scottish Cup - Aberdeen 1-0 Dunfermline

"We're a little under strength at the moment, so hopefully in the next couple of weeks we can get back to full strength and play a little better than today."

In recent seasons Aberdeen have suffered a number of cup embarrassment at the hands of teams from lower divisions.

And Brown revealed that his side were acutely aware of that fact.

"There is a history here of disappointments against lower-league teams.

"We'd been warned a lot in the media and elsewhere of that record.

"So we're very pleased to get through against a very good First Division team.

Aberdeen have been rewarded with an away quarter-final tie against St Mirren.

"We'll look forward to it," said Brown. "But we know it will be a very difficult assignment."

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