Pre-season Friendlies - Saturday 4 February 2017 | |
05 February 2017 A number of pre-season games beat the wet weather on Saturday 4 February 2017.
Aberdour 1 Glasgow Mid Argyll 0 Marine Harvest South Division 1 side Aberdour fought off a second half onslaught from Marine Harvest Premiership new-boys Glasgow Mid Argyll to win 1-0 in their friendly match at Silversands. Angus Thorburn gave Aberdour the lead with a well-taken goal mid-way through the first half. GMA launched wave after wave of attack on the Aberdour goal in a bid to get back on level terms but they found the Aberdour defence to be well organised and when they did get a shot at goal, Aberdour goalie Tom Bowerman was in inspired form. The match was played in difficult weather conditions and was cut short to avoid further damage to the pitch, especially around the goalmouth areas.
Aberdour 2 Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 The Aberdour second team beat the Glasgow Mid Argyll seconds 2-1 in their 11.30am throw up at Silversands. Both Aberdour goals came in the opening 10 minutes with Craig Girvan and Brian Toal on target. Former Kilmallie player Seb MacMillan got the GMA goal in the second half.
Caberfeidh 6 Glenurquhart 2 Marine Harvest National Division side Caberfeidh beat Glenurquhart from the Marine Harvest Premiership 6-2 in their 2pm throw up at Castle Leod. It was a first game back in a Caberfeidh shirt for Kevin Bartlett after his stint with Lovat. And Bartlett made a telling contribution, as the Scotland international scored four times with Gavin Mclauchlan getting the other two. Cabers, who also had former Beauly player Ryan MacKay in their side, led 5-2 at the interval but a half time tactical switch, which saw Glen’s Connor Golabek mark danger-man Kevin Bartlett, made for a more even second half. Neale Reid and Daniel MacKintosh scored for a depleted Glenurquhart squad which was minus a number of recognised players who were suffering from a sickness bug. John Barr, Euan Lloyd and injured keeper Stuart MacKintosh were also absent and Gary MacKintosh deputised in goal. Caberfeidh had goalkeeping problems of their own with regular keeper Ewan Pilcher missing.
Fort William P Kyles Athletic P The Drew Ferguson Memorial Trophy match between Fort William and Kyles Athletic was postponed as the heavy rain left An Aird unplayable. This was a second successive postponement for the Fort after their meeting with Aberdour was also called off a week earlier.
Glenurquhart 8 Caberfeidh 0 The Glenurquhart second team were too strong for their Caberfeidh counterparts, winning 8-0 at Blairbeg. Calum Miller scored five times, Finlay Ralston bagged a brace and Ewan Carroll got the other. Glenurquhart Ladies player Hazel Hunter played 45 minutes for the home side.
Inverness P Kinlochshiel P Inverness called off their friendly against Kinlochshiel which had been set for the Bught Park outside pitch. The sides had met at the same venue seven days earlier when ‘Shiel were 8-0 winners.
Lochaber 2 Newtonmore 3 The Newtonmore reserves edged out the Lochaber reserves 3-2 in their match at Spean Bridge. Lochaber’s Lachlan Campbell has retired from first team duty but he is on hand to help out the colts and he netted from the penalty spot for the home side with Stuart Matheson getting the other. However Orsten Gardner, who is back in the Newtonmore fold as part of their reserve management team, scored first for the visitors and a John MacKenzie double gave them the win.
Lochside Rovers 2 Oban Lorn 1 Lochside Rovers beat Oban Lorn 2-1 in their 12.30pm throw up at the Oban High School 3G pitch. The match was originally scheduled for Ganavan but a water-logged pitch led to a change of venue. Lochside took an early through new signing from Glenorchy, Calum Kirsop, who took advantage of a rebound to score. It was the only goal of a keenly contested first half but Michael McQueen scored what was to prove to be a vital second for Lochside after the restart, beating the impressive Duncan Blainey in the Oban Lorn goal. Former Lochside Rovers player Drew Walker halved the deficit but Lochside saw out the remainder of the game, played in wet conditions, to win 2-1.
Newtonmore 5 Lochaber 1 Newtonmore beat Lochaber 5-1 in their all-Marine Harvest Premiership 1pm friendly at the Eilan. In what was a cold, wet day, Iain Robinson scored twice for Paul John MacKintosh’s side with Conor Jones, Paul MacArthur and Norman Campbell getting the others. Ryan Johnstone got the Lochaber goal. Deek Cameron was the match referee.
Oban Camanachd 1 Inveraray 2 As with the Lochside Rovers game, the 2pm throw up between Oban Camanachd and Inveraray was also switched to the Oban High School 3G pitch. Oban Camanachd were without Gary McKerracher, Scott MacMillan and Matt Rippon who has rejoined the club. There was a place for Connor Howe who is back following a spell abroad and youngsters Daniel MacCuish and Evan MacLellan – both aged 17 - were given a chance to shine and they both played well. There are changes at Inveraray this season with Andrew McMurdo and David Robertson stepping down from first team action. The match was played 10-a-side in three 30 minute sessions to allow both coaches time to work with their players. Allan MacDonald put Inveraray ahead after 5 minutes with a 20 yard snap-shot. Oban Camanachd had a chance to level from the penalty spot but Scott MacLachlan in the Inveraray goal made a fine save from Andrew MacCuish’s spot-hit. Lewis MacNicol made it 2-0 when he scored direct from a shy on 22 minutes. Oban Camanachd played well for the remainder of the game and they created a number of chances only to find keeper Scott MacLachlan in great form. All Oban Camanachd had to show for their efforts was an Aidan MacIntyre goal which made it 2-1 with 10 minutes to go.
Fort William Ladies 3 Lochaber Ladies 4 With an Aird unplayable 24 hours earlier, an improvement in the weather allowed the Fort William and Lochaber Ladies teams take the field for a 2pm throw up on Sunday 5 February 2017. Both sides will play in Marine Harvest National Division 1 next season and two goals from Stephanie Walsh and strikes from Sarah Davie and Kirsty Delaney gave Lochaber the win. Ashleigh Fraser scored twice for Fort William and Zoe Smith got the other. Neither side was more than a goal ahead throughout the game and Kirsty Delaney’s winner came just a couple of minutes from time. Kayleigh Woods in the Fort William goal was the player of the match. |