Skye Camanachd 18 Lewis Camanachd 0. | |
02 May 2010 The Skye Camanachd second team won their first match of the season when they beat Lewis Camanachd 18-0 in the first round of the Strathdearn Cup at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 1 May 2010.
Skye Camanachd second team manager Davie MacVicar made 6 changes to the team that started against Kingussie the week before. Keeper Ross Graham had recovered from a hand injury so he replaced Michael Nicolson in goal. Andrew Banks was unavailable as he had a university exam on the day of the game which allowed captain David Grant to return from injury at full back. Neil MacVicar and Scott Martin both returned to the side in midfield as did Danny Morrison and Jordan Murchison in attack. Daniel Morrison and Ally MacDonald dropped onto the bench whilst Willie MacRae, Keith MacKenzie, Calum Gibb and Ryan Nicolson were left out of the squad. Ally MacLeod was a late replacement for John Gillies who was unavailable.
Skye, sporting their new strips provided by wind farm company Vattenfall, made a presentation to their visitors before the game to mark the historic first meeting of these Island clubs. Skye captain David Grant presented his Lewis counter-part Paul Duke with an inscribed plaque.
Skye stated their intent from the start when Jordan Murchison flicked the ball in the air and smashed a volley off the frame of the visitor’s goal.
The Islanders took the lead on 9 minutes when a Neil MacVicar shot was saved but Conor MacDonald but the rebound fell kindly for Stewart Grant who knocked the ball into the back of the net.
Skye doubled their advantage a minute later when Iain Morrison played the ball goalwards and Angie MacDonald tucked the ball into the net.
A sweeping move on 12 minutes ended when Jordan Murchison lofted the ball high into the net.
All four Skye forwards combined to make it 4-0. Jordan Murchison played the ball down the left to Danny Morrison and he played in Angie MacDonald who crossed for the onrushing Iain Morrison to shoot past MacDonald.
Neil MacVicar found Danny Morrison on the Skye right with a short free hit on 22 minutes and Morrison made no mistake as he bulleted the ball into the net.
However Conor MacDonald denied Danny Morrison his second with a fine save a minute later.
Skye went 6-0 ahead moments later when Iain Morrison released Neil MacVicar and he set up Angie MacDonald to score his second.
Conor MacDonald saved from Iain Morrison on 32 minutes but Angie MacDonald lifted the rebound into the net to complete his hat-trick.
MacDonald was on target again a minute later when he finished off a move involving Scott Martin and Neil MacVicar.
Danny Morrison completed the first half scoring when he found space to fire home to make it 9-0.
Skye made it double figures on 52 minutes when Angie MacDonald scored a great individual goal. He turned and beat his marker, slipped the ball past another defender before rifling a shot which gave keeper MacDonald no chance. This was MacDonald’s fifth goal of the game and his final contributed as he was replaced by Ally MacDonald.
Ally MacDonald made an instant contribution as he combined with Jordan Murchison to set up Danny Morrison to complete his hat-trick.
Jordan Murchison made it 12-0 on 66 minutes when he got on the end of a corner from the right to score his second.
Lewis full back Daniel Gallagher had enjoyed a good tussle with Angie MacDonald and he was afforded no respite by MacDonald’s replacement Ally MacDonald who ran across goal to score high into the net a couple of minutes later.
A robust challenge from Skye’s Martin Bruce pole-axed Lewis forward Eoghan Stewart. The Skye based Gaelic teacher was left requiring treatment whilst Bruce received a ticking off from referee John MacLeod.
Ally MacLeod had come on in place of Jordan Murchison and he shot goalwards on 75 minutes for Ally MacDonald to knock the ball over the line to make it 14-0.
A couple of minutes later Ally MacLeod saw his shot saved by Conor MacDonald but Ally MacDonald supplied the deftest of touches to knock the rebound over the line for his hat-trick.
Ally MacDonald scored his fourth on 79 minutes and incredibly, Ally MacLeod was the supplier again.
Ally MacLeod got the goal his endeavour deserved on 81 minutes when he confidently crashed the ball into the net to score his first goal for the second team and take Skye’s tally to 17.
Ally MacLeod completed the scoring on 83 minutes when he fired a ball across goal high into the Lewis net, giving Conor MacDonald no chance.
Lewis may have been well beaten but they were not despondent and there is much to admire about the enthusiasm shown by this fledgling club.
Skye will have gained confidence from their first win of the season and they now face Lovat in the Strathdearn Cup second round later in the month.
Skye Camanachd from; Ross Graham, David Grant (captain), Ian Grant, Shaun Hedley, Martin Bruce, Stewart Grant, Neil MacVicar, Scott Martin, (Daniel Morrison), Danny Morrison, Ian Morrison, Jordan Murchison, (Ally MacLeod), Angie MacDonald, (Ally MacDonald)
Match Referee – John MacLeod
The match balls were sponsored by Nor-Dan. |