Fort William 3 Skye Camanachd 2 | |
25 March 2019 Three goals in the final 8 minutes gave Mowi National Division leaders Fort William a 3-2 win over title rivals Skye Camanachd at An Aird on Saturday 23 March 2019. Skye started with the wind in this 2.30pm throw up and they looked dangerous up front so it was no surprise when they took a 10 minute lead through Will Cowie. Skye had chances to put the match out of sight but they didn’t take them and they were made to pay as Fort William came back into it and after a lot of pressure; the inevitable goal came through Alexander MacMillan on 82 minutes. Fort William were lifted by the goal however when Skye substitute Iain MacLellan found Will Cowie with a nicely weighted pass, Cowie struck a brilliant shot from distance which gave the keeper with no chance and Skye led 2-1 with just 5 minutes remaining. Skye might have thought they’d done enough to win the game but Fort William had other ideas. Fort William won the ball in the middle of the park and when they played it forward, Lachie Shaw levelled with a nice finish inside the D and it was now 2-2 with 3 minutes remaining. At that point a draw seemed a fair result but, with a minute remaining, Skye keeper Ryan Morrison pulled off a really good save but the rebound fell to Padraig McNeil and he made no mistake with a tap-in to win the game. The victory means Fort William stay top of the league with three wins from three matches and the sides meet again this coming Saturday in the first round of the cottage.com MacTavish Cup; this time in Portree. Skye Camanachd from: Ryan Morrison; Jamie Gillies, Martin Pringle, James Morrison, Iain Nicolson; Ally “Cleodi” MacLeod, John Gillies, William MacKinnon; Will Cowie (captain), Ross Gordon, Jordan Murchison, James Pringle; subs Chris Rose, Iain MacLellan, Ross MacKinnon Match Referee – Alex MacVicar Scorers Fort William Alexander MacMillan (82) Lachie Shaw (87) Padraig McNeil (89) Skye Camanachd Will Cowie (10, 85) |