Pre-season Friendlies – Saturday 25 March 2017 | |
26 February 2017 Very few pre-season friendly matches beat Storm Doris on Saturday 25 February 2017.
Caberfeidh P Newtonmore P Newtonmore were to host Caberfeidh at the Eilan as part of their annual open day. The inclement weather meant the event was cancelled on the previous Thursday so the teams tried again at Castle Leod with a 1.30pm throw up. However a Saturday morning pitch inspection ruled that Cabers’ pitch was also unplayable.
Glasgow Mid Argyll P Kyles Athletic P There was to be an all-Premiership friendly at Yoker where Glasgow Mid Argyll were to take on Kyles Athletic but again the wet weather left the field flooded.
Glenurquhart P Strathglass P The MacDonald Cup and Ali Ban Cup matches between the Glenurquhart and Strathglass first and second teams at Blairbeg will be rescheduled for a later date.
Inverness P Lochaber P The match between Inverness and Lochaber at the Bught Park was called off.
Inverness P Caithness P The meeting between the Inverness second team and Caithness at the Bught Park was postponed.
Kilmallie P Beauly P The BSW Cup clash between Kilmallie and Beauly was called off as the Canal Parks was unplayable.
Kilmory P Col Glen P There was also disappointment for Kilmory and Col Glen as their 1.30pm throw up at MacRae Park was postponed.
Kingussie 4 Skye Camanachd 0 Kingussie beat Skye Camanachd 4-0 at the Dell to win The Hoteliers Cup. Kingussie’s pitch beat the elements, surviving pitch inspections on both Friday evening and Saturday morning. Kingussie started with James Hutchison at full back, Lee Bain at buckshee back and Ryan Borthwick at full centre. Skye’s plans suffered a double blow ahead of throw up when Steven Morrison and Shockie MacLennan both suffered injuries in the warm up and had to withdraw. Captain Kenny Campbell and Neil MacVicar were back in the side after missing the team’s first two pre-season games. Ally MacDonald went into the full back position. It was an even start to the game but Kingussie went in front through Roddy Young. Ryan MacWilliam played a deep shy in on the visiting goal. Skye keeper Iain MacLeod did well to keep the ball out of the net but Roddy Young ran in to score. James Falconer made it 2-0 when he reacted well to slot the ball low into the net from 15 yards out. Neil Bowman has had the Kingussie players working hard during the pre-season and they finished strongly, adding two more goals to their tally. James Falconer’s second was the pick of the afternoon’s strikes. Falconer played the ball to Chris Holleysong on the wing before taking a return pass and finishing well to make it 3-0. When the ball deflected into the path of Chris Holleysong, he made no mistake, adding goal number four to round off the win. The Kingussie forwards were inventive which pleased boss Dallas Young although a back muscle injury to Ryan Borthwick and a hamstring injury to Savio Genini will be of concern. Scotland U21 defender John Gillies was excellent for Skye.
Kingussie P Aberdour P There was a Friday evening call-off for the game between the Kingussie colts and Aberdour at the Dell.
Lochside Rovers P Inveraray P The meeting between Lochside Rovers and the Inveraray second team was postponed on Thursday evening as the Ganavan pitch was waterlogged.
Lovat 4 Fort William 0 Fort William and Lovat rounded off their pre-season programmes with a game at Balgate. The fixture was originally scheduled for An Aird but an unplayable field led to a switch of venue and an 11.45am throw up which Lovat won 4-0. Lovat were without Greg Matheson, Daniel Grieve and Callum Cruden whilst Fort William travelled minus Bryan Simpson, Daniel Stewart, Graham Cameron, Mark Grant and Sean Cameron. Lovat took the lead on 24 minutes when Craig Mainland burst forward from midfield to get on the end of a Lewis Tawse cross from the left and he cracked the ball home. Lovat doubled their lead just 3 minutes later. Lewis Tawse was again the provider with another cross from the left and, when a Fort defender missed a chance to clear the ball, Lorne MacKay popped up on the Lovat right to score. It was a more even second half but two late goals put gloss on the Lovat win. Lorne MacKay, now on the left, made it 3-0 on 78 minutes when he killed the ball with his caman before sending it low past keeper Paul MacKay’s right leg, into the net. Martin Bell rounded off the win on 82 minutes. A ball from the right reached Lorne MacKay and his backhand shot was saved by Paul MacKay, However Fort William were unable to clear their lines and Martin Bell ran in to tap the ball into the net.
Lovat 1 Glengarry 7 It was another high scoring week for Glengarry as they beat the Lovat second team 7-1 at Balgate. Raymond Rennie scored the home goal but ‘Garry, with Andrew Gilchrist in midfield, were comfortable winners with Nick Dalgety scoring four times and Raymond Robertson, Martin Cameron and Archie Johnstone got the others.
Oban Celtic P Ballachulish P The Robert Wylie Memorial Cup match between Oban Celtic and Ballachulish was postponed on Friday afternoon as Mossfield was unplayable.
Skye Camanachd P Lewis Camanachd P A 7am Saturday morning pitch inspection put paid to the John “Kaid” MacLean Cup challenge between Skye Camanachd and Lewis Camanachd at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree.
Strachur P Bute P The 2.30pm throw up between Strachur and Bute at Strachurmore was another that fell foul of the weather.
WCA Round Up The first Women’s Camanachd Association matches of the new season took place last weekend.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Lochaber P Lewis Camanachd P The Marine Harvest North Divison 2 fixtures were hit by the weather and the game between Lochaber and Lewis Camanachd was an early postponement.
Strathglass P Glengarry P A Sunday morning pitch inspection ruled out the game between Strathglass and Glengarry at Cannich.
Strathspey 2 Inverness 1 However the noon meeting between Strathspey and Inverness went ahead with Strathspey winning a close match 2-1. Jessica Hart scored twice in the second half to put Strathspey 2-0 ahead but Hannah Johnson pulled a goal back for Inverness.
Development Leagues Later in the day, Strathspey Camanachd hosted the Development East fixtures with Badenoch & Strathspey, Strathspey and Tayforth all taken part in some evenly contested games. However the opening round of Development West fixtures were postponed as Cannich was unplayable. |