The 2016 Balliemore Cup Final between Kilmallie and Caberfeidh takes place at Blairbeg on Saturday 16 July 2016.
Caberfeidh have beaten Inverness, Aberdour and Strathglass to reach the final.
Balliemore Cup - First Round
Saturday 9 April 2016
Caberfeidh 2 Inverness 1
Caberfeidh progressed in the Balliemore Cup after they beat Inverness 2-1 in their 3pm throw up at Castle Leod
Inverness defender David Campbell sat this one out as he served the second match of a two game ban for passing through the disciplinary points threshold. However Craig Nicholson returned following a hand injury and he made a substitute appearance for the last 15 minutes of the game.
The sides met at the same venue on league duty on the second Saturday of the shinty season with Cabers running out 4-1 winners. This, in comparison, was a much closer affair.
Martin MacDonald gave Cabers the lead after 19 minutes after a move, which started in the midfield, cut open the Inverness defence.
Ally MacLennan scored a crucial second just a minute before the interval. A rebound fell perfectly for the Cabers talisman and he couldn’t miss.
James Cameron pulled a goal back for Inverness with 10 minutes remaining. Cameron held the ball up, turned the full back, before hitting a hard, waist-high shot past the keeper to make it 2-1
There was to be no comeback though so Cabers won the day.
Inverness co-managers Drew McNeil and Allan MacRae will have taken great heart in the performance of young wing centre William MacKinnon who had an outstanding game.
Balliemore Cup – Quarter Finals
Saturday 21 May 2016
Caberfeidh 3 Aberdour 1
Caberfeidh are through to the last four of the Balliemore Cup after they beat Aberdour 3-1 at Castle Leod.
The home officials spent time sweeping water off the pitch after the day’s earlier encounter between the Caberfeidh seconds and Aberdeen University.
However conditions improved and Aberdour made a good start against their higher league opponents with Angus Thorburn going close early on.
Cabers settled though and Callum MacCulloch took advantage of a defensive lapse to score after 10 minutes.
Aberdour responded in the best way and they drew level on 17 minutes. After some good link-up play, Roddy MacColl slipped the ball to Angus Thorburn who steadied himself on the wet surface, then turned his man and blasted the ball into the net to make it 1-1.
Cabers regained the lead on 24 minutes when the visiting defence failed to clear their lines and Liam Symonds pushed the ball past a helpless Tom Bowerman in the Aberdour goal.
Cabers began to take control of the centre line in the second half and Liam Symonds scored a great goal on 57 minutes, his second of the game, after he found just a few yards if space.
Caberfeidh will now play Strathglass or Taynuilt in the Balliemore Cup semi-finals on Saturday 18 June 2016 whilst Aberdour will take great encouragement that they are competing well with teams from a higher division.
Balliemore Cup – Semi Finals
Saturday 18 June 2016
Strathglass 1 Caberfeidh 3
Caberfeidh will meet Kilmallie in the 2016 Balliemore Cup Final after they beat Strathglass 3-1 at the Bught Park, Inverness.
Martin MacDonald put Cabers ahead on 28 minutes with the only goal of the first half.
Liam Symonds added a second on 48 minutes and when Gavin McLaughlan made it 3-0 on 77 minutes, there was only going be one winner.
Strathglass coped well against higher league opposition and Darren Reid pulled a goal back 3 minutes from time.
Neil Ferguson was the match referee.
Caberfeidh will now face Kilmallie in the 2016 Balliemore Cup Final.
Event Details
The 2016 Balliemore Cup Final between Kilmallie and Caberfeidh throws up at 2.30pm.
Admission is only £5 / £3 concessions. Children aged under 12 go free when accompanied by a paying adult.
Martin MacLean is the match referee.