The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 18 June 2011. | |
21 June 2011 Kingussie won the first piece of silverware of the shinty season as they retained the Co-operative MacTavish Cup with a 4-2 win over Fort William at the Bught Park, Inverness on Saturday 18 June 2011. Co-operative MacTavish Cup Final Kingussie 4 Fort William 2 Kingussie survived a Fort William come-back to secure the first piece of silverware of the shinty season as they won the Co-operative MacTavish Cup with a 4-2 victory over Fort William at the Bught Park, Inverness. Kingussie got off to a great start when Fraser Munro burst forward to score the opening goal within 60 seconds of the throw up. Fort William had the chance to level 5 minutes later when they were awarded a penalty but Gary Innes’ spot-hit was saved by Kingussie keeper Andrew Borthwick. Kingussie lost Louis Munro with what was later confirmed as a broken collar-bone and his replacement Martin Dallas made it 2-1 on 28 minutes. Fort William fought back though and John MacDonald made it 2-1 with a great strike on 33 minutes. Gary Innes then atoned for his penalty miss when he squared the contest a couple of minutes before the break. Kingussie wing forward Craig Dawson escaped his marker to put Kingussie 3-2 in front on 65 minutes and the final remained finely posed until the ninetieth minute when Ronald Ross, who had been hampered by a hand injury sustained earlier in the game, made it 4-2 with a trade-mark goal. Kingussie’s Fraser Munro was named man of the match and Kings’ captain Ronald Ross was presented with the MacTavish Cup and the “Munro” silver-mounted caman as his side retained their strangle-hold in this competition. MacTavish Juvenile Cup Final Skye Camanachd U17 4 Lochaber U17 0 A Jordan Murchison hat-trick helped the Skye Camanachd U17 side to a 4-0 win over Lochaber U17 in the MacTavish Juvenile Cup at the Bught Park, Inverness. This game took place ahead of the senior final and Murchison scored the only goal of the first half after 15 minutes. Lochaber had some pressure at the start of the second half but Murchison, who was playing with a hip injury, made it 2-0 with a screamer which gave keeper Calum MacDonald no chance on 61 minutes. Skye full forward Magnus Burd slipped his marked before flicking the ball into the roof of the net to make it 3-0 on 65 minutes and Murchison completed his hat-trick 5 minutes later. Skye captain Shaun Hedley was presented with the trophy by Camanachd Association Youth Director Callum Duff and Jordan Murchison’s three goals deservedly earned him the man of the match award. Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup – Second Round (Replay) Lovat 7 Glenorchy 1 Lovat beat Glenorchy 7-1 at Balgate to secure the final Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup quarter final place. Greg Matheson grabbed a hat-trick whilst Euan Ferguson scored twice in a game dominated by the home side. Lovat can now look forward to a trip to the Canal Parks to play Kilmallie in the last eight. Glasgow Celtic Society Cup – Quarter Finals Kyles Athletic 4 Bute 3 It took extra time to separate Kyles Athletic and Bute at Tighnabruaich before the home side won a place in the Artemis Macaulay Cup semi finals. Marine Harvest South Division 1 Bute deserve great credit as goals from Graham Fisher and Robert Walker took them back from 3-1 down to take the tie into extra time. However Dunkie Kerr’s third goal two minutes from the dreaded penalty shoot-out made it 4-3 and saw Kyles through. Oban Camanachd 4 Glasgow Mid Argyll 3 Oban Camanachd were 4-3 winners in the second south semi final against Glasgow Mid Argyll at Mossfield. Scott MacMillan scored twice for the home side and they will now meet Kyles Athletic in the last four of the competition. Bullough Cup - Quarter Final Aberdour 4 Kyles Athletic 3 Aberdour beat Kyles Athletic 4-3 to win a Bullough Cup semi final spot. This tie was the highlight of Aberdour’s tenth anniversary celebrations and Alec Marshall netted twice in the first half to seal the win. Scottish Hydro Premier Division Glenurquhart 0 Newtonmore 1 Newtonmore beat Glenurquhart 1-0 at Blairbeg to go second in the Scottish Hydro Premier Division. Glen MacKintosh scored the only goal of the game after 7 minutes and the champions survived a couple of scares before taking the points against a team which has already beaten them this season. ‘More dropped a point at the same venue last season so manager Norman MacArthur will be pleased to return home with a win. Inveraray 1 Kilmallie 2 Kilmallie go fifth following a fine 2-1 win at Inveraray. Peter McIntyre netted after 15 minutes to put the visitors ahead but Garry MacPherson levelled on the half hour mark. Kilmallie’s John Stewart scored the decisive goal a minutes into the second half. The victory means Kilmallie have done the double over Inveraray this season with an earlier 5-2 win coming when the sides met at the Canal Parks. Marine Harvest North Division 1 Caberfeidh 1 Kinlochshiel 5 Kinlochshiel returned from Castle Leod with both points following an impressive 5-1 win. Scottish international Finlay MacRae scored twice as the league leaders maintain their 100% record. Skye Camanachd 3 Strathglass 1 Skye Camanachd go fourth in the table with a 3-1 win over Strathglass at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. Somhairle MacDonald played a captains role by bagging a hat-trick within the first half hour. Marine Harvest South Division 1 Ballachulish 2 Taynuilt 3 A last minute David Campbell goal gave Taynuilt an impressive 3-2 victory over Ballachulish at Jubilee Park. Kilmory P Lochside Rovers P The match between Kilmory and Lochside Rovers was postponed because of an unplayable field. Marine Harvest North Division 2 Newtonmore 7 Glenurquhart 2 Doubles from David Cheyne and Chris Sellar helped league leaders Newtonmore to a 7-2 win over reigning champions Glenurquhart at the Eilan. This is a big result for ‘More who had already lost to the Glen in the league and the Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup this season. Fort William 2 Kingussie 1 Fort William beat Kingussie 2-1 in their Friday night meeting at An Aird. Goals immediately before the interval from Michael Slezas and U14 player Arran MacPhee sealed the win. Kinlochshiel 2 Glengarry 1 Glengarry went down to a shock 2-1 defeat to Kinlochshiel at Kirkton. Duncan MacRae and Allan MacDiarmid scored early goals for the home side. Kilmallie 2 Lovat 2 Kilmallie and Lovat shared the points with a 2-2 draw at the Canal Parks. All the goals came in the second half. Graeme MacMillan put Lovat ahead on 55 minutes but Brian MacKay equalised on the hour mark. Alexander MacIsaac looked to have given Kilmallie their first league win of the season with a goal on 75 minutes but Jamie Matheson, who was cup-tied for the Lovat first team, earned Lovat a point with a goal 3 minutes from time. Marine Harvest South Division 2 Col Glen 0 Strachur 1 A Ross MacDonald goal gave league leaders Strachur a 1-0 win at Col Glen. Ballachulish 0 Tayforth 4 Tayforth beat Ballachulish 4-0 at Jubilee Park. James Fraser got the visitors off to a great start with a goal after 2 minutes. Jamie MacDonald made it 2-0 on 6 minutes and he added a third on 22 minutes. MacDonald went on to complete his hat-trick from the penalty spot six minutes from time to make it 4-0. Glasgow Mid Argyll 3 Inveraray 2 A Donald Colville hat-trick gave Glasgow Mid Argyll a 3-2 win over Inveraray at Yoker. Marine Harvest North Division 3 Aberdeen University 2 Caberfeidh 1 Table toppers Aberdeen University have now gone two thirds of the season with a 100% record as they beat fourth place Caberfeidh 2-1 at the Granite City. Jamie Bell and former Skye Camanachd player Kenny MacLeod got the goals with Alan Ross on target for Caberfeidh. Ardnamurchan 2 Lochbroom 1 Goals from David Robertson and Craig Lindsay gave Ardnamurchan a 2-1 home win over Lochbroom. Jamie MacFadyen replied for the visitors. Lewis Camanachd 0 Beauly 4 Lewis Camanachd celebrated their first league victory last weekend when they beat Ardnamurchan at Shawbost but they faced a tougher challenge this weekend against Beauly. U17 player Jack MacDonald made the trip as the Beauly first team did not have a game and he scored twice as the visitors ran out 4-0 winners. Strathglass v Lochcarron W/O Strathglass were unable to field a team for their 12 noon throw up against Lochcarron at Cannich so the points went to the visitors. |