The First Division side, winners of the League Cup in 1994, appeared set to become the fifth Scottish Football League side to defeat the Dons in the past four seasons, but five minutes' added time proved to be the undoing of Raith, with the Dons' relentless pressure finally paying off when McDonald met a cross to force a replay.
In a way one can see what went on as a replay of what happened to the Austrians when the Czechs and others in 1918 left their "union", the Austro-Hungarian empire.
The Scottish Cup replay at Celtic Park proved notable after three red cards for Rangers players and a touchline bust-up between Lennon and McCoist, the visiting club's assistant manager.
You can tell by the way they stare into the middle distance over a cup of cooling tea, doomed to replay the scene endlessly in their minds, thinking up the witty asides that would have won over the director.
QPR were beaten by Spurs in a replay, courtesy of a Glenn Hoddle penalty, yet Gregory never felt anything like as bad about that defeat.
They equalised within two minutes, though, with Scott Crabbe capitalising on poor United defending, and although Craig Easton put them behind again, Pat McGinlay deservedly steered Ayr to a replay 16 minutes from the end with an excellent header from a corner.
That was the time it took Bruce Rioch's highly talented side to prevail in a third-round replay.
Once you have a replay in front of you and you are looking for an offence, the situation becomes more black and white.
After 180 minutes of nerve-shredding tension, the teams had to do it all over again at Birmingham City's St. Andrews stadium in a replay.
Bradford were founded in 1903, and only eight years later Jimmy Speirs gave the club their finest moment to date, his strike in the 1911 FA Cup final replay at Old Trafford – following a goalless draw at Crystal Palace – winning the Bantams their sole major trophy.
The Serbians say they offered to replay the game later in the week behind closed doors.
