The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 1 September 2012 | |
01 September 2012 It remains advantage Newtonmore in the Orion Group Premiership title race and Beauly and Lochside Rovers came out on top in the North and South junior cup finals following the shinty action on Saturday 1 September 2012.
Strathdearn Cup Final Fort William 1 Beauly 3 Marine Harvest North Division 3 champions Beauly added the Strathdearn Cup to their trophy cabinet when they beat Marine Harvest North Division 2 side Fort William 3-1 in the Strathdearn Cup Final at Craigard, Invergarry. Scott Knox put the Fort ahead after 19 minutes and his side took this lead into the break. However Conor Ross levelled a couple of minutes into the second half and a double from Sean Stewart on 68 and 77 minutes ensured the trophy would be heading for Braeview Park.
Bullough Cup Final Lochside Rovers 6 Ballachulish 2 Lochside Rovers were too strong for Ballachulish and they retained the Bullough Cup with a 6-2 victory at An Aird, Fort William. Shaun Morgan put Lochside Rovers ahead after 25 minutes and Daniel MacKinnon made it 2-0 on 28 minutes. Brian MacCallum added a third a couple of minutes later before Daniel MacKinnon went on to complete his hat-trick with strikes on 34 and 48 minutes to make it 5-0. Goals from Darren Sutherland and Davie MacPhee gave Ballachulish some consolation but Neil MacFarlane was on target in the final minute to seal a 6-2 win and take the trophy back to Oban.
Orion Group Premiership Bute 0 Newtonmore 2 League leaders Newtonmore took another step towards making it three Orion Group Premiership titles in a row when they beat Bute 2-0 at the Meadows, Rothesay. Ackie MacRae put Newtonmore ahead on 25 minutes but they had to wait until 10 minutes from time before teenage striker Calum Stewart added to their total. Newtonmore remain on the same points as Kyles Athletic at the top of the table. However they have a game in hand against Glenurquhart at the Eilan which they play next week. Each side has only one game remaining after that and as ‘More’s goal difference is twelve goals better off than their rivals, victory against the Artemis Macaulay Cup winners would all but clinch the title for the men from the Eilan. Kyles Athletic 3 Kinlochshiel 1 Keith MacRae gave Kyles Athletic a shock when he put Kinlochshiel into a 15 minute lead at Tighnabruaich. However 2011 Marine Harvest Player of the Year Roddy MacDonald struck on the half hour mark to tie the teams at the break. John Whyte was on target twice in the second half to give Kyles the points. Inveraray 0 Glenurquhart 1 Glenurquhart returned from the Winterton with both points following a 1-0 win over Inveraray. Glen keeper Stuart MacKintosh ended his side’s penalty hoodoo against Kingussie at the beginning of August and he was the focus of attention again in this one when referee Robert Baxter awarded the visitors a 24 minute penalty. The Scotland keeper kept his cool and netted from the spot to give his side a 1-0 win. Inveraray’s thoughts were no doubt on the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final which takes place in a fortnight’s time. Kingussie 2 Lovat 2 Young guns Rory MacGregor and Savio Genini put Kingussie 2-0 up against Lovat at the Dell. However Owen Ferguson in the first half and Calum Macaulay in the second period earned Lovat a share of the points.
Marine Harvest North Division 1 Lochaber 4 Beauly 2 Lochaber had to fight all the way before eventually running out 4-2 winners against Beauly at Spean Bridge. Jack MacDonald put Beauly ahead after 6 minutes but Shaun Nicolson levelled just 60 seconds later. Zandz Ferguson put the home side in front on 17 minutes but a 27 minute Barrie MacDonald goal levelled the game at the break. Ben Delaney put Lochaber back in front on 59 minutes and when Zandz Ferguson got his second 4 minutes later, Lochaber had notched an important win in their title quest. Second place Lochaber now trail leaders Skye by just one point and they have two games in hand. Skye Camanachd P Strathglass P Skye Camanachd were due to play Strathglass in the second part of a double-header at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. However the weather deteriorated badly during the second half of the reserve match between Skye and Newtonmore and referee Evan MacRae correctly deemed that the first team encounter between Skye and Strathglass should not go ahead.
Marine Harvest South Division 1 Glenorchy P Oban Camanachd P The match between Glenorchy and champions Oban Camanachd was postponed because of an unplayable field.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Skye Camanachd 1 Newtonmore 0 A David Grant goal after 11 minutes was all that separated Skye Camanachd and Newtonmore at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree, Champions Newtonmore enjoyed their fair share of the game and a great defensive performance from Skye won them the points and they go second in the table. Glenurquhart 4 Glengarry 0 Glenurquhart beat Glengarry 4-0 at Blairbeg. Glen’s Ewen Menzies scored the only goal of the first half after 33 minutes. Drew MacLennan, who is back in action following a nasty facial injury against Kinlochshiel earlier in the season, marked his return with goals on 51 and 54 minutes. Euan Lloyd sealed the 4-0 win with a strike 15 minutes from time.
Marine Harvest South Division 2 Kyles Athletic P Bute P The derby meeting at Tighnabruaich between Kyles Athletic and Bute was postponed because of an unplayable pitch.
Marine Harvest North Division 3 Kilmallie P Lochcarron P The match between Kilmallie and Lochcarron was postponed as the Canal Parks was unplayable. |