Skye Camanachd 2 Fort William 5 | |
17 June 2019 Skye Camanachd lost 5-2 against Mowi National Division league leaders Fort William at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 15 June 2019. Jordan Murchison and Connor Gilpin returned for Skye but William MacKinnon, James Pringle, James Morrison and Stewart Grant were all missing. Fort William travelled without Sean Cameron, Alexander MacMillan and Padraig McNeil. Throw up was at the earlier time of 2pm and the whole match was broadcast LIVE online and on radio on Cuillin FM’s Camanachd LIVE show. Skye opened playing towards the Braes end of the ground and both teams had chances and it could easily have been 2-2 before Arran MacPhee gave the Fort an 18 minute lead. Sean Cruickshank played the ball in from the left and it was flicked on to Arran MacPhee who initially looked to shoot on his left side before taking the ball to his right side and his low shot went by keeper Ryan Morrison’s outstretched left foot. Fort William doubled their lead on 27 minutes. Jack Fraser’s corner form the left came into the D where Arran MacPhee’s initial effort was blocked by Ryan Morrison but Lewis Clark was quickly in to flick the rebound into the net from close range. Fort William defender Ally MacRae had to come off after suffering a blow just below the elbow following a Skye corner. Johnny Foster came on in his place. Arran MacPhee got his second a minute before half-time with a fizzing shot from right of centre after Jack Fraser had released Calum Shepherd down the Fort William left. The goal gave Fort William a 3-0 interval lead and left Skye with an uphill challenge. Skye made some positional changes at the break, including buckshee back John Gillies and full centre Iain Nicolson swapping positions with Iain MacLellan coming off the bench. The changes paid off as Jordan Murchison pulled a goal back a minute into the second half. Murchison took a ball forward from John Gillies and although he saw his initial effort blocked, he took a touch to control the rebound before scoring. Jordan Murchison gave Skye hope when he got his second to make it 3-2 following a nice passing move on 55 minutes. Iain Nicolson won possession and found Ross Gordon who played in John Gillies. Gillies pushed forward before delivering the ball to Jordan Murchison on his left and Murchison took a touch to move the ball to his side before finishing well. However Fort William extinguished any thoughts of a Skye comeback on 65 minutes when Lachie Shaw scored the goal of the match. Lewis Morrison played a ball from the left which substitute Victor Smith flicked on and Shaw caught the dropping ball perfectly as he hammered it into the roof of the net. Arran MacPhee rounded off the win when he converted a stoppage time penalty which was blasted over the keeper’s shoulder to give the Fort their seventh successive league win. Skye Camanachd from: Ryan Morrison; Jamie Gillies, Martin Pringle, Connor Gilpin, John Gillies; Calum Robertson, Iain Nicolson, Ally MacLeod; Jordan Murchison, Ross MacKinnon, Ross Gordon, , Will Cowie (captain); subs Iain MacLellan, Ally MacDonald, Marcus Scott, Allan MacLeod Fort William from: Paul MacKay; Mark Grant, Ryan Boyle Ally MacRae, Ruaridh Shaw; Calum Shepherd, Lewis Clark, Sean Cruickshank, Lachie Shaw, Lewis Morrison, Jack Fraser, Arran MacPhee (captain); subs Johnny Foster, Victor Smith, Jamie Duncan Match Referee – Andy MacLean Scorers Skye Camanachd Jordan Murchison (46, 55) Fort William Arran MacPhee (18, 44, 90 pen) Lewis Clark (27) Lachie Shaw (65) (The match balls were sponsored by Nor-Dan) |