The Shinty Round Up – Saturday 27 February 2016 | |
28 February 2016 The 2016 shinty season is less than a week away and several clubs made their final preparations on Saturday 27 February 2016.
Aberdour 3 St Andrews University 3 The Aberdour second team and St Andrews University drew 3-3 in what was a valuable work-out for both teams at Silver Sands. Aberdour raced into a 3-0 first half lead with Robin Bremner scoring twice and Jamie Anderson getting the other. The home side had a squad of nineteen players for the game and they took the chance to rotate their team during the second half. Aberdour finished the match with three of their U14 players in defence and St Andrews took advantage, scoring three times in the final 10 minutes to make to earn a 3-3 draw. Kash Ali got the Students’ first goal with Gerard Anderson scoring twice before the end.
Aberdour 1 Tayforth 1 Aberdour and Tayforth drew 1-1 in their noon clash at Silver Sands. Both goals came in the first half. The visitors went in front from the penalty spot early in the match. A push on the back afforded Conor Sweeney the chance to score from the spot and he made no mistake. However Jamie Anderson drew Aberdour level on 14 minutes following a sweeping move forward so the sides went into the break on level terms. Both keepers and their defences were on top in the second half so it finished 1-1.
Beauly P Lochaber P The fixture between Beauly and Lochaber at Braeview Park was postponed earlier in the week as the visitors had a number of injured players within their ranks.
Beauly 0 Fort William 5 With the scheduled match against Lochaber postponed, Beauly quickly fixed up a friendly with Fort William at Braeview Park. And it was the visitors who ran out 5-0 winners at the end of this 2pm throw up. Bryan Simpson scored twice for the Fort, who were without Niall MacPhee, with Daniel Stewart, Jay MacLeod and Cal Brown getting the others. The match was closer than the scoreline suggests with Fort Williams final four goals coming in the last quarter of the game.
Caberfeidh 2 Beauly 2 The Caberfeidh and Beauly second teams drew 2-2 in an 11am throw up at Castle Leod. Liam Symonds scored both Caberfeidh goals with Elliot Moir and Rory Campbell getting the Beauly goals.
Dunoon 1 Glenorchy 8 Marine Harvest North Division 2 newcomers Dunoon hosted Glenorchy from the league above at the Dunoon Stadium. Glenorchy ran out 8-1 winners. Jamie Morrison got the Dunoon goal but a Conor Sartain hat-trick, doubles from Martin Mckillop and Andrew Smith and a Zander Kilmurray effort gave Glenorchy the win.
Fort William 1 Lochaber 4 The Lochaber second team beat their Fort William counter-parts 4-1 on a fine surface at An Aird. Lewis Clark put Fort William ahead with his second goal in successive Saturdays. However Lochaber levelled before the break when Danny Delaney played a cross in from the wing and Findlay MacDonald turned the ball home to make it 1-1. It was a very even first half but Lochaber had the better of the second period. Danny Delaney put them in front with a shot from distance which nestled in the bottom corner of the net with the Fort William keeper having the sun in his eyes. Lochaber sealed the 4-1 win thanks to a second Danny Delaney goal and a Stuart Matheson effort from just wide of the D.
Inverness P Glenurquhart P The encounter between the Inverness and Glenurquhart second teams at the Bught Park was postponed on Saturday morning.
Kilmallie 1 Kingussie 5 The visitors came out on top with a 5-1 win as the Kilmallie and Kingussie second teams met at the Canal Parks. Youngster Roddy Young notched a hat-trick for Kingussie whilst Ruaridh Anderson and Jake MacPherson got the others. Ewan Mowat netted for Kilmallie. The Kingussie colts, managed by Jimmy Gow and Ally MacLeod, played well with Alexander Michie in particular catching the eye at wing back.
Kingussie 5 Inverness 1 A powerful first half performance saw Kingussie beat Inverness 5-1 on a beautiful day at the Dell. Some fine forward play saw Kingussie surge out of sight by the break. Ryan Borthwick put the Kings ahead on 12 minutes and Thomas Borthwick made it 2-0 just a minute later. Savio Genini added a third on 20 minutes whilst Ryan Borthwick and Thomas Borthwick got their seconds on 28 and 32 minutes respectively to make it 5-0. Inverness keeper Adam MacMaster also made some fine saves as did home goalie Craig Dawson who made a couple of very good stops to deny James Cameron. Inverness were more resilient in the second half and an early spell of pressure paid off when a bouncing Somhairle MacDonald shot deceived keeper Dawson on 52 minutes to reduce the deficit. Inverness were unable to add to their tally but the game was now a much more even contest. Kingussie began to create more chances in the closing stages but their finishing touch deserted them and Inverness kept a second half clean sheet. The return of James Hutchison and Lee Bain made a big difference to the Kingussie defence this week whilst Rory MacGregor played well at full centre. Thomas Borthwick once again looked good at centre forward. Inverness keeper Adam MacMaster played well as did Dougie Rankin and Davie Glass in a side making great strides under the stewardship of Drew Mcneil and Allan MacRae whilst the whole of the forward line produced some fine shinty at times.
Kinlochshiel P Kilmallie P The match between Kinlochshiel and Kilmallie at Kirkton was postponed earlier in the week.
Lochcarron 7 Kinlochshiel 4 Lochcarron beat the Kinlochshiel second team 7-4 at the Plockton High School all-weather pitch. Kieran Murray and captain Peter MacKenzie each grabbed hat-tricks for Lochcarron with Lachlan Dean Morrice getting the other. Finlay MacRae, Allan MacDiarmid, back after injury, Sandy MacDiarmid and Duncan “Ach” MacRae all netted for ‘Shiel.
Lochside Rovers 2 Oban Camanachd 9 Stable-mates Lochside Rovers and Oban Camanachd met at Ganavan on Sunday 28 February 2016. Oban Camanachd led 6-1 at half time and the match gave the respective management teams the chance to experiment and play some players in different positions. Daniel MacVicar scored twice for Oban Camanachd with Connor Howe going one better as a helped himself to a hat-trick. Malcolm Clark, Andrew Maccuish, Lorne Dickie and Iain Campbell got the others. Lewis Buchanan and Keith MacMillan struck for Lochside to make it 9-2 in what was useful workout for both sides.
Lovat P Skye Camanachd P The match between Lovat and Skye Camanachd at Balgate was postponed at Skye’s request as the Islanders had a number of players unavailable.
Newtonmore 6 Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 Newtonmore beat Glasgow Mid Argyll 6-1 at their Open Day at the Eilan. Conor Jones and Evan Menzies both bagged doubles with Iain Robinson and Glen MacKintosh getting the others. Brian Slattery, back in the GMA side, found the back of the net for the visitors. A long-range drive from Conor Jones was the pick of the goals.
Oban Celtic 1 Kinlochshiel 5 Kinlochshiel lifted the Robert Wylie Memorial Cup with a 5-1 win over Oban Celtic at Mossfield. Keith MacRae grabbed a hat-trick for ‘Shiel with John MacRae and Oliver MacRae getting the others. Finlay MacRae had chances to add to ‘Shiel’s tally but he wasn’t able to take them. Daniel Madej was on target for Oban Celtic. The Bob Wylie man of the match Quaich was awarded to Oban Celtic’s Ally McKerracher.
Skye Camanachd 3 Lewis Camanachd 0 The Skye Camanachd second team lifted the “Kaid” MacLean Cup following a 3-0 win over Lewis Camanachd in their 2.45pm throw up at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on. It took Skye 33 minutes to break through a determined Lewis defence when Iain MacLellan did well to win possession before thumping the ball into the roof of the net. A 43 minute John Angus MacInnes shot ended up in the Lewis net off the foot of keeper Eoghan Stewart meaning Skye took a 2-0 lead into the break. A superb deft flick from Ryan Morrison made it 3-0 on 66 minutes. Some heroic goalkeeping from Eoghan Stewart kept the score down with Al Reed and Seumas Charity also excellent in the Lewis defence. Skye captain David Grant was presented with the “Kaid” MacLean Cup after the match.
Strachur 0 Bute 1 Strachur went down 1-0 to the Bute second team at Strachurmore. Stewart Stirling got the goal that separated the sides and gave the Islanders victory.
Strathglass 1 Glenurquhart 6 Glenurquhart retained the MacDonald Cup with a 6-1 win over Strathglass at Cannich. George Phimister and Hamish Myers were missing for Strathglass. Eddie Tembo was back for Glenurquhart but there was no John Barr. A David Smart strike and a Neale Reid brace had the Glen 3-0 ahead at the break. A hat-trick goal from Neale Reid made it 4-0. Barry John Phimister, who was moved up front at the break, pulled a goal back for Strathglass. However Fraser Heath and Andrew Corrigan both scored and the Glen ran out 6-1 winners. Strathglass full back Donald Fraser was named man of the match.
Strathspey Camanachd 1 Newtonmore 3 The Newtonmore second team beat Strathspey Camanachd 3-1 in their rearranged pre-season friendly at the Grantown Grammar School. Craig MacLeod bagged a brace for ‘More with Calum Stewart getting the other. Strathspey’s top performer Mark MacDonald got his side’s goal against his former club.
(These match reports will be updated as more information becomes available) |