McKenzie shares 'pain' and fears last Hampden chance

Rory McKenzie "can feel the pain" of fellow Kilmarnock fans, especially as the 32-year-old midfielder fears Saturday's Scottish Cup quarter-final defeat by Aberdeen "could be the last chance I get" to play at Hampden Park again. Having held the Dons to a goalless draw in their previous game in the Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock failed to take advantage of the visitors being reduced to 10 men and exited after a penalty shoot-out. "I'm a fan, I feel it," McKenzie, who made his debut for the Ayrshire club in 2011, said. "One of the best days I've ever had was going to Hampden. I'm getting on in my career and it could be the last chance I get. "Believe me, I feel their pain. I know how it feels. "We won't get a better chance of getting to a semi-final than that. It was on a plate for us, 1-1, man sent off. We just failed to capitalise and didn't play with enough intensity. "The balls in the box were really easy for Aberdeen to defend what they had. As soon as you get the penalties, it's a lottery, especially with our record, it's a poor record. "Countless times at this stage of the competition we've not gone through. "It's just tough to take the way we limped out." Tuesday's trip to face Hibernian is the start of a run of five matches against teams that finished in the top six of the Premiership last season. "It's a massive game and we've got a tough run of games," McKenzie added. "We need to start picking up points."