Six teams made it through to the Camanachd Cup quarter final draw with two more ties still to be decided following the shinty action on Saturday 28 May 2016.
Camanachd Cup – Second Round
Lovat 1 Newtonmore 4
Holders Lovat are out of the Camanachd Cup after they lost 4-1 to Newtonmore at Balgate.
This was a difficult opening hurdle for the holders, made all the harder by a number of absentees. Lovat manager John MacRitchie was already without the injured Drew Howie and Martin Mainland. On top of that, a pre-arranged family holiday robbed him of the services of Greg Matheson, Michael MacKenzie, Scott MacKenzie and Fraser Gallacher. MacRitchie was unable to call up youngster Bailey MacKay as he was suspended but Graeme MacMillan declared himself fit to play and Callum Cruden, who had been out with a broken ankle, made his return to win a place on the substitutes’’ bench where he was joined by Euan Ferguson and Owen Ferguson who travelled up from London for the game. Danny Kelly and Mark Kelly started in defence with Lorn MacKay at full centre and Kevin Bartlett at full forward.
Newtonmore had a free Saturday the previous weekend as players when officials attended the wedding of former player Cameron Binnie. Boss Paul John MacKintosh fielded his usual back line and midfield other than Craig Ritchie at wing centre. Chris Sellar at buckshee forward, Ian Robinson and Fraser MacKintosh on the wings and Evan Menzies at full forward made up the attack. There was a touch of experience on the bench with Norman Campbell, making his return following a knee operation, joined by Glen MacKintosh and David Fraser.
Newtonmore took the lead after just 3 minutes when Daniel Grieve didn’t connect properly with an attempted clearance and the ball fell to an unmarked Evan Menzies and he dispatched a waist-high shot into the net to make it 1-0.
Things did not look good for the make-shift Lovat side at this stage but they went on to have the better scoring opportunities during the first half.
Referee Innes Wood kept a tight grip of proceedings and he showed the first of a number of yellow cards to Fraser MacKintosh on 5 minutes.
A fierce Callum MacAulay shot from distance on 9 minutes was excellently saved with his stick by ‘More keeper Owen Fraser.
A terrific Kevin Bartlett shot from a tight angle on 14 minutes produced another good Owen Fraser save and the on-rushing Graeme MacMillan just failed to connect with the rebound.
Just 30 seconds later, Lovat goalie Stuart MacDonald made a good save and he then raced from his line to try and clear the ball. However Fraser MacKintosh got to it first but he sent the rebound high and wide of an empty net.
A Lewis Tawse cross on 17 minutes was well controlled by Kevin Bartlett and, from edge of box, he spun and shot goalwards to force a great low save from Owen Fraser.
Euan Ferguson came on for Graeme MacMillan with 10 first half minutes remaining.
Newtonmore made their first change after 38 minutes as Norman Campbell was introduced at full forward with Chris Sellar withdrawn. Evan Menzies went to buckshee forward.
Lovat certainly didn’t deserve to be behind at the break and they got their reward 4 minutes after the restart when a long ball forward from wing centre Ryan Ferguson was collected wide on the left by Kevin Bartlett who slipped past Rory Kennedy, who was by this time at full back in a positional swap with Steven MacDonald, and Bartlett scored from a tight angle to make it 1-1.
The ball fell to Evan Menzies on 54 minutes and he sent a shot across the face of goal.
A minute later, Lovat replaced Mark Kelly at the back with Callum Cruden.
Rory Kennedy took a yellow card on 57 minutes for impeding a Kevin Bartlett run towards goal after Kennedy had lost his caman.
A Paul MacArthur shy from the left on 62 minutes went over the Lovat defenders and fell to Iain Robinson on the right and his shot whistled across the face of the Lovat goal.
Owen Ferguson appeared for his first game since the 2014 shinty season on 65 minutes, replacing Calum MacAulay.
An injured Rory Kennedy made way for David Fraser on 69 minutes. Fraser went to wing centre with Craig Ritchie dropping back into defence.
Glen MacKintosh came on for Iain Robinson a minute later.
The substitutions favoured Newtonmore and they went in front on 74 minutes although the goal was some-what fortuitous. A long ball from the Newtonmore left was being ushered out of play by Stuart MacDonald at his left post when Callum Cruden raced across with an out stretched caman to inadvertently divert the ball past a helpless keeper on his right side to make it 2-1.
The goal was a blow to the Lovat camp but Kevin Bartlett showed great fight and he had a shot well saved by Owen Fraser on 75 minutes and Euan Ferguson fell as he tried to steer the rebound goalwards.
As the game moved into the final stages, Newtonmore turned screw and they got stronger as Lovat faded.
Fraser MacKintosh first blocked and then dispossessed an attempted Danny Kelly clearance and MacKintosh’s superb shot from distance was equalled by a fantastic Stuart MacDonald save with his caman.
Evan Menzies dispossessed Craig Mainland on 81 minutes and his fierce shot cannoned off home keeper Stuart MacDonald.
A minute later, Glen MacKintosh capitalised on a mistake in the Lovat defence to make it 3-1. MacKintosh took possession from a central position on edge of the D and he doesn’t miss from there.
Almost directly from the restart, the ball fell to Fraser MacKintosh and his first time shot flew high into the corner of the net to make it 4-1.
Kevin Bartlett did manage another shot from a tight angle that flew just wide of goal but it is Newtonmore who progress to the quarter-finals of shinty’s premier competition.
Considering their absentee list, the Lovat players gave a fantastic account of themselves with Danny Kelly proving to be a very strong defender and Lorn MacKay shining in what is arguably his best position in the centre of field. Kevin Bartlett impressed at full forward with numerous shots on target.
In the end, Newtonmore deserved their win, especially for their dominance in the final 15 minutes of the game. They were best served by keeper Owen Fraser and defenders Steven MacDonald and Andy MacKintosh whilst Paul MacArthur’s passing in the final quarter of the game stretched the Lovat defence.
Oban Camanachd 3 Glenurquhart 0
Oban Camanachd are through to the Camanachd Cup quarter-finals after they beat Glenurquhart 3-0 at Mossfield.
Oban Camanachd manager Iain Hay welcomed the influential Daniel Cameron back into the side whilst Gary McKerracher also returned after a knee injury and he had a really good game in defence.
Glenurquhart co-managers Billy MacLean and Dave Menzies were without Neale Reid who was abroad and Michael Brady who was working whilst Euan Lloyd continued his return from injury with the Glen reserves.
Oban Camanachd made a whirl-wind start to the tie and they were three goals to the good with just 12 minutes played.
The opener came with just 35 seconds on the clock when Andrew MacCuish hit a low shot on his left side from around the penalty area into the bottom right corner of the net to make it 1-0.
Daniel Cameron made it 2-0 just a couple of minutes later. There was a battle for possession at the edge of the D and Cameron collected the loose ball and drilled it hard to the left of Glen keeper Stuart MacKintosh to make it 2-0.
Daniel Cameron’s second goal was undoubtedly the pick of the afternoon’s strikes. Cameron picked the ball up around 45 yards from goal and, on his left side; he sent a peach of a strike into the top corner of the net to make it 3-0.
Oban Camanachd fielded 17 year old Daniel MacVicar in their forward line and he had a great game against the more experienced John Barr.
Just when Oban Camanachd boss Iain Hay thought the day couldn’t get any better, he was the only winner in the evening’s Oban Camanachd Superball draw, collecting £500!
Oban Camanachd’s attention now turns to a mouth-watering Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup semi-final meeting with Kyles Athletic at Mossfield this coming weekend. Oban Camanachd will be pleased to have home advantage but they will also be aware that Kyles enjoy playing on the Mossfield pitch. A big crowd is guaranteed for this one.
Kyles Athletic 11 Oban Celtic 1
Kyles Athletic were too strong for Oban Celtic, winning 11-1 in their 3pm throw up at Tighnabruaich.
Kyles Athletic co-managers Fraser MacDonald and Kenny MacDonald were still without the injured David Zavaroni and Roberto Zavaroni but Scotland defender Callum Miller was back. Roddy MacDonald continued in defence to cover Andrew King’s absence but Kyles hope King can return to training this week. Forward Scott MacDonald was also still out through injury.
Two divisions separated the teams and Oban Celtic boss Kenny Wotherspoon had Lee Askew and Ewan MacCorquodale still out through injury whilst David Graham was at a wedding. Scott Burnett was still on holiday and an already tough tie was made all the more difficult due to the absences of captain Daniel Madej through injury and full centre David MacInnes who was on holiday.
Sandy MacKenzie opened the scoring when he gave Kyles a 7 minute lead.
Kyles continued on the front foot and they went 2-0 ahead on 19 minutes when Innes MacDonald rifled the ball home from 20 yards. The strike flew over the head of 15 year old Oban Celtic keeper Scott Mossman into to the top right-hand corner of the net.
Oban Celtic suffered a double blow midway through the first half, losing full back Andy MacDonald and half back Lewis MacPhee through injury. Manager Kenny Wotherspoon had to completely reshuffle his team, playing several players out of position.
Kyles sensed that they could kill off the tie and they went up a gear, adding a third on the half hour mark courtesy of a Grant Irvine strike from the edge of the D.
Celtic continued to battle away though and Kyles’ keeper John Whyte did well to stop a snap-shot from Celtic youngster Daniel MacMillan on 35 minutes.
Innes Macdonald got his second to make it 4-0 with a neat finish from inside the D on 42 minutes.
And as if things couldn't get any worse Celtic, they lost a third defender through injury with Michael MacKinnon coming off to be replaced by player / manager Kenny Wotherspoon.
Celtic were hoping the half-time whistle would come in order to give their make-shift defence a well-deserved break. However they managed a goal on 43 minutes when referee Deek Cameron awarded them a free-hit in the middle of the park. Ally McKerracher floated ball towards the D and Kenny Wotherspoon managed to hold off a challenge from Kyles’ full back Callum Miller and the ball dropped to Fraser MacMillan who rounded keeper Whyte to make it 4-1.
However Celtic then lost a very soft goal right on the stroke of half-time. A ball from a Kyles shy was misjudgement by the visiting defence which allowed Thomas Whyte the easiest of finishes to make 5-1 at the end of the half.
Celtic made a bright start to the second period and they were unlucky not to get a second goal when a Daniel MacMillan cut-back was met by the advancing Neil Carmichael but his shot from inside the D was well saved by John Whyte.
With Scotland internationals Robbie MacLeod and Grant Irvine pulling the strings in the middle of the park, and make-shift half back Roddy MacDonald controlling the defence, Kyles increase their lead on 59 minutes through Gordon Whyte.
Grant Irvine added his second goal of the game in 61 minutes to make it 7-1.
Kyles showed no signs of easing up, bringing on the experienced Dunkie Kerr to cause the young Celtic defence more problems and Kerr’s link-up play allowed Innes MacDonald to make it 8-1 on 64 minutes, completing his hat-trick.
Three late goals in the last 3 minutes were harsh on the young Oban Celtic defence which had worked so hard through-out the game. Dunkie Kerr made it 9-0 on 88 minutes before Chris Martin got in on the act with strikes on 89 and 90 minutes.
Fort William 0 Kilmallie 2
Kilmallie came out on top in their much anticipated derby against Fort William at An Aird.
Both teams went into the match with key players missing. Fort William co-managers Victor Smith and Adam Robertson were without full centre Niall MacPhee and youngster Calum Shepherd.
Kilmallie boss Mark MacPherson was minus keeper Shane Gillies so Robbie MacFadyen took over between the sticks. Forward Grant MacKenzie was also missing but Duncan Rodger lined-up against his former club. Michael Rodger and Mark Graham returned to the side.
Kilmallie took the lead on 9 minutes with a well taken goal. It was Duncan Rodger who did the damage as he turned his marker and hammered the ball into the bottom corner of the net to make it 1-0.
Mark Graham made it 2-0 on 64 minutes with a shot which deceived home goalie Paul Mackay who seemed to think it was going wide of the post.
A nasty injury to forward Cal Brown added to Fort William’s woes whilst Kilmallie’s Liam MacDonald suffered a broken nose.
Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 Skye Camanachd 1
Glasgow Mid Argyll and Skye Camanachd will have to do it all over again after they drew 1-1 in their 2pm throw up at Yoker.
GMA boss George Hay saw top scorer Craig Anderson manage 20 minutes against Ballachulish the previous Saturday without showing any adverse effects to the recurrence of a leg injury and he again started on the bench. Brendan McLoone was still out through injury.
Skye Camanachd first team manager John MacLeod was working so assistants Aonghas MacDonald and Donnie MacDonald looked after the team. There were changes to the squad which drew 1-1 with Kinlochshiel in the league a week earlier as Danny Morrison and Chris Rose returned in place of Neil John Campbell and Ally “Cleodi” MacLeod. Iain Murray, Iain Nicolson and Allan MacKinnon remained out.
Danny Morrison gave Skye the lead on 9 minutes when he collected a Shockie MacLennan pass before sending the ball into the corner of the net.
Skye lost defender Steven Morrison on 18 minutes when he went off injured after taking a blow to the back which left him with a shoulder injury. Chris Rose came on in his place.
John McNulty drew the sides level on 23 minutes when he got the ball at the back post and his waist-high shot from a tight angle flew into the left of the goals.
The first half was fairly equal with GMA enjoying some sustained periods of pressure.
The home side suffered two bad injuries during the first half hour of the match, using up both their substitutes. Euan Murray and Brian Slattery were the casualties with Slattery suffering a particularly nasty finger injury after he caught the tail end of a swing, and the injury required an operation on Saturday evening. Craig Anderson and Luke Thornton came on in their place.
Skye made a second change at the break with Chris MacLennan coming on for David MacInnes and MacLennan played well, helping Skye to win more of the midfield area where Kenny Campbell did well at full centre.
Skye pinned the home side back for a spell in the second half but GMA keeper Jonathon Oates made some good saves although some of the Skye forwards shots were at him rather than to either side.
GMA also had chances with Craig Anderson hitting the post with around 15 minutes to go.
Steven Morrison went back on for Skye in attack for the final 8 minutes, taking over from his brother Danny Morrison.
Craig Anderson came close to winning it for GMA in the final minute with a half-volley from just outside the D which went wide
A draw was probably a fair result in what was a tough encounter so the teams will have to do it all over again in a replay next month at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. With both sides slightly behind with their fixtures, another match added to their already busy programmes isn’t ideal.
Kingussie 1 Lochaber 5
An emphatic first half performance gave Lochaber a 5-1 win over Kingussie in their 1.30 throw up at the Dell.
Kingussie co-managers Russell Jones and Davie Anderson were still minus the suspended Fraser Munro who served the second game of a 3 match ban following his red card against Lochaber a fortnight earlier.
Lochaber boss Ally Ferguson was without the injured Jack Dignan. Martin Johnstone was also out with a hand injury however Zandz Ferguson was back and he started in attack. Barry MacDonald was free to play for Lochaber but he will miss this coming Saturday’s Marine Harvest Premiership match against Lovat at Spean Bridge as he serves a one-game ban for passing through the disciplinary points threshold.
This was the third time the teams had met this season and both previous games were close encounters.
Lochaber took the lead on 15 minutes. Brennan MacDonald sent a long through ball from the middle of the park to Zandz Ferguson who darted in behind Lee Bain and he slipped the ball past Kings’ keeper Craig Dawson from a tight angle.
Lochaber went on to effectively win the tie with four more goals - three well-worked efforts from open play and one strike from a corner - in the closing 8 minutes of the first half.
First, a Stuart Callison double on 38 and 42 minutes made it 3-0. Then, Ben Delaney on 43 minutes and Kevin Ferguson on the stroke of half-time made it 5-0.
Whilst Lochaber dominated the first half, Kingussie had the better of the second period and they pulled a goal back through Savio Genini just a couple of minutes after the restart.
Kingussie pressed for almost the whole of the second half and never gave up. Lochaber goalie Callum MacDonald was now the busier keeper and he had to be very sharp on a number of occasions. However the Lochaber defence was very determined and they defended well throughout.
Craig Dawson also had to make some saves but mostly from shots from distance.
Brennan MacDonald was very strong at full centre for Lochaber, especially in the first half, whilst Shaun Nicolson showed his best form for some time.
Kingussie simply left themselves too much to do in the second half in a tie which was ultimately decided in the closing stages of the first 45 minutes.
Beauly 1 Inveraray 0
Beauly reached the Camanachd Cup quarter-finals thanks to a 1-0 win over Inveraray in their 3pm throw up at a sunny Braeview Park.
Beauly had Conor Ross back in their side and Ross Forbes was included despite suffering a head gash against Oban Celtic the previous weekend. Beauly boss Stephen MacLean listed forward Marc MacLachlan on the substitutes’ bench.
Inveraray duo Gary MacPherson and Allan MacDonald served one match bans for passing through the disciplinary points threshold. Grant Griffin was also out. Andrew McMurdo was free to play for Inveraray but he will miss this coming Saturday’s Marine Harvest National Division 1 meeting with Caberfeidh at the Winterton for passing through the disciplinary points threshold. Ally Munro came back into the side with David MacPherson lining up at full centre against David MacLean. Inveraray player / manager Ruaraidh Graham started in attack and Euan McMurdo returned after an absence and he started on the bench along-side Nicholas Crawford, who missed the previous Saturday’s win over Inverness and Fraser Watt.
Beauly were the better team in the first half and they should have been ahead at that stage. However Inveraray keeper Scott MacLachlan made a series of good saves, especially from Jack MacDonald and Conor Ross. So the visitors were delighted to go into the half-time break still on level terms.
However the Inveraray forward line did look dangerous when they got the ball and Euan McMurdo was introduced to their attack at the break.
The Inveraray defence was strong, marshalled by buckshee back John Kennedy, and whenever Beauly did break through, they found young keeper Scott MacLachlan in fine form.
The Beauly centre line was their real strength with David MacLean flanked by the excellent Ryan MacKay and the energetic Sandy Elrick.
Beauly introduced Marc MacLachlan in attack although he was later substituted in what at times was a feisty encounter.
It was a really close tie and Inveraray’s Lewis MacNicol and Fraser Watt could have scored on more than one occasion but the ball just didn't fall kindly for them.
The decisive goal came on 79 minutes. Beauly’s Jack MacDonald forced a brilliant save with his feet from Scott MacLauchlan but Conor Ross, as he so adept to do, was quickly onto the rebound and he scored to make it 1-0.
Beauly goalie Josh Grant made a great save towards the end from a long-range shot from Inveraray substitute Nicholas Crawford.
Balliemore Cup – Quarter Finals
Strathglass W/O v Taynuilt
Strathglass reached the Balliemore Cup semi-finals after they were given a walk-over in their quarter final tie against Taynuilt. The visitors were unable to raise a team for the trip to Cannich. Strathglass will now play Caberfeidh next month with a place in the final at stake.
Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup – Quarter-Finals
Beauly 0 Glenurquhart 4
The Glenurquhart second team beat the Beauly second team 4-0 in their noon throw up at Braeview Park.
Marc MacLachlan was free of suspension and he started in attack for Beauly with veteran Roger Cormack at full back.
Glenurquhart were missing seven players including Calum Smith and Duncan Fraser whilst Bradley Sneddon was free of suspension. Paul MacKintosh returned to the side at full back after recovering from injury.
The Glen seconds have saved their best form for the cup competitions this season and they were the dominant side in the first half, running up a 3-0 interval advantage.
James MacPherson put the Glen ahead on just 3 minutes when he carried the ball towards the Beauly defence before scoring from the edge of the D.
Beauly were under pressure and they relied on the influence of Roger Cormack at the back so it was a blow to their hopes when he had to leave the field after 30 minutes with what looked like a groin injury. Forward Rory Campbell dropped back into defence.
The majority of the play was in the Glen forward line with Aran MacDonald dominant at full centre.
The closest Glenurquhart came to doubling their lead was on 35 minutes when a James MacPherson rocket shot from wide on the right skimmed the post, going behind for a goal hit.
James MacPherson got his and the Glen’s second goal just 5 minutes before the interval. A shot from distance was saved by Beauly goalie Lee Dunbar and MacPherson followed up to tap the rebound home from inside the box.
A mistake in the Beauly defence allowed Daniel MacKintosh, who had moved forward unmarked from his wing centre position, to score from just inside the D on the stroke of half time.
With Jamie MacLennan now on for Beauly and the Glen centre line tiring, it was the home side who enjoyed most of the second half pressure.
Jamie MacLennan ran with the ball at the Glen defence on several occasions and a number of powerful shots from Marc MacLachlan threatened the Glen goal and it seemed inevitable that Beauly would open their account.
However the experience and organisational qualities of Paul MacKintosh and the confident Cameron MacLennan in goal helped the visitors keep a clean sheet.
All Glenurquhart offered in second half was two shots that were just wide of goal - one from Calum Miller and one from Liam Robertson - and two long-range efforts from James MacPherson – the first of which was well saved by Lee Dunbar but the second led to Glenurquhart’s fourth goal. This time Dunbar again saved MacPherson’s long range strike but Euan Lloyd scored from the rebound with just 3 minutes remaining.
In what was a game of two halves, it is Glenurquhart who reach the semi-finals of shinty’s national junior cup competition.
Kingussie 6 Kilmory 4
Kingussie beat Kilmory 6-4 in an entertaining 3.45pm throw up at the Dell.
Kevin Thain was key to Kingussie’s success, scoring five times. Dylan Borthwick got the other.
Craig Taylor bagged a brace for Kilmory with Hal Jones and Alex Cunningham also on target.
The Kingussie seconds will now meet the Glenurquhart seconds in the Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup semi-finals on the first Saturday in July.
Kyles Athletic 1 Tayforth 2
Tayforth, who top Marine Harvest South Division 2, defeated the Kyles Athletic second team from the league above 2-1 in their noon throw up at Tighnabruaich.
Martin MacFadyen gave Kyles the lead with a goal after 19 minutes.
A Connor Sweeney goal on 25 minutes ensured the sides went into the break on level terms.
The winning goal came on 65 minutes with Tayforth’s Brendan Duggan on target.
Tayforth now await the winners of this coming weekend’s quarter-final tie between the Kinlochshiel and Newtonmore second teams at Kirkton.
Marine Harvest National Division
Bute 4 Ballachulish 0
Bute beat Ballachulish 4-0 in their 3pm throw up at the Meadows.
The visitors were again without the banned John MacDonald whilst forward Lorne Brown was on holiday.
Iain MacDonald settled home nerves with a goal after just 2 minutes.
Gordon MacMillan made it 2-0 on 40 minutes and a second goal from Iain MacDonald a couple of minutes later gave the Islanders a 3-0 lead at the break.
Franco Devlin added a fourth on 58 minutes to give Bute their first league win of the season after two draws and two defeats.
Marine Harvest North Division 1
Skye Camanachd 2 Newtonmore 6
The Newtonmore second team returned from Portree with both points after a 6-2 win over the Skye Camanachd second team in their 3pm throw up at Pairc nan Laoch. .
Skye boss Davie Pringle welcomed Neil John Campbell, Ally “Cleodi” MacLeod and James Pringle back into his squad after they featured for the first team. Aonghas MacDonald, Chris MacLennan were with the Skye senior side and Connor Gilpin was rested.
Newtonmore boss Cammy MacDonald had John MacKenzie free of suspension after he served a one match ban against the Kinlochshiel seconds a week earlier for passing through the disciplinary points threshold. However Struan Kish was banned following his red card in the Kinlochshiel game whilst forwards Neil Stewart and David Cheyne were also missing.
Newtonmore went in front on 38 minutes when John MacKenzie collected a Darrin Fowler ball from the left and he turned and shot into the net.
Connor Jones, back in the ‘More side after injury, made it 2-0 on 41 minutes with his strike deflecting into the net off a Skye defender.
Duncan Gorman cut in from the ‘More left to make it 3-0 on 54 minutes.
John Angus MacInnes rifled in a shot from the Skye right, beating the keeper on his right side, to make it 3-1 on 63 minutes however a low drive from Martin Hall made it 4-1 on 74 minutes.
The pick of the afternoon’s goals came on 77 minutes. Kenny Ross came deep to win possession and his long ball forward started a fine passing move which was finished off by Duncan Gorman to make it 5-1.
A really good individual effort from Skye youngster Ruaraidh MacLeod made it 5-2 on 82 minutes.
But Newtonmore had the final say as a solo Duncan Gorman goal 4 minutes from time completed his hat-trick to seal a 6-2 win.
The win extends Newtonmore’s lead at the top of the table to three points but they have played two games more than second placed Strathglass.
Marine Harvest South Division 1
Glenorchy 0 Aberdour 0
Glenorchy and Aberdour shared the points in a goalless draw at Mart Park.
Aberdour had the better chances in the first half without being able to break the deadlock.
The visitors pressed again in the second period with Jack Mitchell twice seeing effort turned away by the Glenorchy keeper.
Glenorchy remain second bottom in the league whist second top Aberdour are now a couple of points behind league leaders Lochside Rovers but they have a couple of games in hand.
Col Glen 2 Inveraray 0
Col Glen beat the Inveraray second team 2-0 at Glendaruel.
Connor Kennedy and Donald MacDermid got the goals and Col Glen climb to fourth in the table, level on points with third placed Taynuilt who have played two games fewer.
Marine Harvest North Division 2
Kilmallie 7 Lochaber 2
The derby between the Kilmallie and Lochaber second teams was brought forward to Friday 27 May 2016 with a 7pm throw up. This allowed the players on both sides to see their senior clubs in their respective Camanachd Cup ties the following day. And it was Kilmallie who came out on top with a 7-2 win.
Kilmallie fielded Craig MacIsaac, just back from suspension, whilst Findlay MacDonald featured for Lochaber.
The first half was close but some positional changes didn’t work out for Lochaber and Kilmallie took advantage to surge ahead after the break.
Aaron Sandison grabbed a hat-trick, Craig MacIsaac scored twice with Donald MacRae and David Rodgers getting the others.
Ryan Toal and Keith Neville were on target for the Spean Bridge side.
Glengarry 0 Aberdeen University 7
League leaders Aberdeen University safely negotiated a tricky fixture as they beat Glengarry 7-0 at Craigard.
A Scott Murray brace on 15 and 23 minutes had the Students 2-0 ahead and they took this lead into the break.
Alex Duncan then scored twice on 60 and 65 minutes before Ewan Fraser made it 5-0 on 85 minutes.
Alex Duncan took his tally to four goals with late strikes on 87 and 89 minutes to make it 7-0.
Lochcarron 4 Strathspey Camanachd 0
Lochcarron leap to second in the table after they overcame Strathspey Camanachd 4-0 at Battery Park.
Lochcarron went into the match without Jonny Stewart and Andrew Slaughter.
The home side went close on a couple of occasions before Alan MacKay led by example with the opening goal from inside the D after 18 minutes.
Liam Arnott made it 2-0 on the half-hour mark.
A second half double from Nick Dalgety on 52 and 88 minutes, his second a penalty following a “kick” inside the D, rounded off the 4-0 win on what was a good day for Lochcarron.
Lochcarron are four points behind leaders Aberdeen University but they have a game in hand.
Lewis Camanachd 2 Caberfeidh 2
Lewis Camanachd picked up their first league point of the season with a hard-earned 2-2 draw against the Caberfeidh second team at Shawbost.
Paul Duke and Connor Chalmers both sent shots over the top for Lewis before Chalmers gave them an 11 minute lead with a dipping 30 yard shot from fully 30 yards out.
Cabers went into the match in third place in the league and they fought back, going close on a couple of occasions before James Rolfe equalised on 31 minutes with a superb shot from distance.
Colin MacLennan put Caberfeidh into the lead for the first time on 65 minutes.
However Lewis weren’t to be denied and, with just a couple of minutes left, Ally Lamont diverted a Kenny Murray shot into the net to make it 2-2.
Joseph MacInnes from Uist, Ruaraidh MacMillan and Scott MacLeod all finished the match for Lewis who fielded a good, young team.
Injury and player unavailability meant Caberfeidh played most of the match with just ten players.
Boleskine 4 Inverness 0
Boleskine beat the Inverness second team 4-0 at Smith Park.
Boleskine made the better start but Inverness, with former Boleskine player Graham Black and David Campbell in their side, settled into the game.
Two goals late in the first half gave Boleskine the advantage at the break. Keith Nicolson got the opener on 37 minutes with Jimmy MacKenzie making it 2-0 just 5 minutes later.
Craig Pirrie added a third on 65 minutes with Jimmy MacKenzie getting his second on 70 minutes.
The final outcome was harsh on an Inverness side which had a good share of the game. However they were unable to convert their possession into goals and a couple of defensive lapses cost them dear.
One concern for Boleskine was a head injury to Dickie MacKenzie but he was given the all-clear after a visit to A&E.
Boleskine now move up a place to fifth spot in the league.
Marine Harvest South Division 2
Oban Lorn 3 Dunoon Camanachd 1
Two of shinty’s newest league recruits, Oban Lorn and Dunoon Camanachd, met at Ganavan with the Oban side running out 3-1 winners.
David Martin gave Oban Lorn the lead on 15 minutes and Drew Walker doubled their advantage 10 minutes before the break.
Ewan Morrison pulled a goal back for Dunoon and the outcome remained in the balance until a minute from time when Daniel MacKinnon put the home side 3-1 ahead.
There was work for referee Iain Kennedy as he sent off Oban Lorn’s Shaun MacIver and Jonathon Black of Dunoon.
Oban Lorn now only trail second place Kilmory and third place Glasgow Mid Argyll reserves on goal difference and they host GMA this coming weekend.
Bute 1 Aberdour 0
It was a close encounter between the Bute and Aberdour second teams in their noon throw up at the Meadows.
Bute’s Neil McKirdy scored the goal that made the difference on 14 minutes. Bute youngster Ethan Kell showed great fight to win possession and he slipped the ball to McKirdy who took a touch to the right before drilling a low shot across the keeper into the bottom corner of the net
Fifth placed Bute are now only a couple of points behind fourth placed Oban Lorn.
(All throw ups were at 2.30pm unless the match report says differently. The match reports will be updated as more information becomes available)
(Picture of Beauly second team boss Neil Brindle congratulating his Glenurquhart counter-parts on their team’s progression to the Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup semi-finals courtesy of Donald Cameron)