Skye Camanachd Saturday Shinty Shorts | |
03 April 2016 Four Skye Camanachd teams were in action over the weekend. The Skye Camanachd first team survived a second half Kilmallie comeback to win 4-3 following an entertaining RBS MacTavish Cup first round tie at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 2 April 2016. Skye went close to opening the scoring after 13 minutes when Kilmallie keeper Shane Gillies made a spectacular save from Neil MacVicar. However the Islanders went in front a couple of minutes later when Danny Morrison picked up a clearance out of the Kilmallie defence wide on the Skye right and his blistering shot swerved goalwards and although the keeper got a hand to the ball, it beat him at his left post. Skye doubled their lead on 18 minutes when Chris MacLennan was bundled down inside the D and referee Innes Wood pointed to the penalty spot. Jordan Murchison sent the spot-hit low into the net to make it 2-0. The Canal Parks side pulled a goal back on 25 minutes when Ryan Stewart darted in unmarked at the back post on the Kilmallie left to slot home a Grant MacKenzie cross from the right. Skye regained their two goal advantage a couple of minutes later when Jordan Murchison skipped past two Kilmallie defenders down the Skye right before firing a forceful shot over Shane Gilles’ right shoulder to make it 3-1. Kilmallie fought back but it was Skye who would take a 4-1 lead into the break when a bobbling effort from Kenny Campbell took an awkward bounce past the keeper. Kilmallie’s Mark Graham was penalised for kicking a rebound off Skye keeper Ian MacLeod into the net not long after the restart before Duncan Rodger pulled a goal back after Iain MacLeod had saved from Mark Graham on 63 minutes. And there was more to come from the visitors as a 71 minute Michael Rodger corner found Mark Graham at the back post and he set up Duncan Rodger to net his second to make it 4-3.Shane Gillies made a brilliant save to deny Jordan Murchison a hat-trick whilst Kilmallie came within a whisker of taking the tie to extra-time on more than one occasion. However referee Innes Wood’s final whistle means Skye Camanachd will now host Newtonmore in the quarter-finals at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 16 April 2016. The Skye Camanachd second team battled hard before going down 5-3 to the Newtonmore second team at the Eilan on Saturday 2 April 2016. Two early strikes from Iain Robinson on 10 and 17 minutes put the home side 2-0 in front. However James Pringle on 22 minutes and Iain MacLellan on 29 minutes drew the sides level before Iain Robinson completed a first half hat-trick to make it 3-2 at the break. Ruaraidh MacLeod drew Skye level for a second time a couple of minutes after the break. However late goals from Iain Robinson – his fourth – after 76 minutes and John MacKenzie a couple of minutes later gave ‘More a 5-2 win. The Skye Camanachd Ladies superb start to the season continued as they beat fellow Marine Harvest WCA National Division 1 title contenders Badenoch & Strathspey Ladies 3-2 at the Dell on Sunday 3 April 2016. (More to follow) The Skye Camanachd Ladies second team took part in the third round of WCA Development League fixtures at Drumnadrochit on Saturday 2 April 2016. The Skye colts had 1-0 wins over Lochaber, Glenurquhart and Ardnamurchan but suffered 1-0 defeats to Lewis, Fort William, Strathglass and Lovat. The Skye Camanachd U17 competitive fixtures will start after the Easter break. The Skye Camanachd U14 competitive fixtures will start after the Easter break. |