The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 14 July 2012. | |
15 July 2012 Inveraray, Kinlochshiel, Kyles Athletic and Newtonmore or Lochaber will go into Tuesday’s Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final draw following the quarter-final ties played on Saturday 14 July 2012.
Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup – Quarter Finals Skye Camanachd 2 Kyles Athletic 5 Kyles Athletic were the first name into the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final draw when they beat Marine Harvest North Division 1 leaders Skye Camanachd 5-2 in an enthralling game at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. Skye made a nervous start to the game and Kyles went 1-0 ahead when Roddy MacDonald collected a John Whyte pass and shot home after just 8 minutes. The Islanders settled though and Iain Nicolson swept an Ally MacDonald cross for a 16 minute equaliser. Seconds later, Kyles keeper Kenny MacDonald made a superb save from a long range Jordan Murchison shot which was heading for the top corner of the net. John Whyte put Kyles back in front but Skye levelled for a second time when Jordan Murchison converted from the penalty spot. It looked as if the sides would go into the break all square until Thomas Whyte darted in behind the Skye defence to convert from an Andrew King free-hit with the Skye defence making strong claims for offside. Skye had the early pressure in the second half but it was Kyles who extended their lead when wing centre Dunkie Kerr made a great run to get on the end of a free-hit to make it 4-2. Kyles substitute Fraser MacDonald added a fifth and Kyles saw out the rest of the game to clinch a deserved semi-final spot. Kilmallie 2 Inveraray 3 Inveraray had to work hard to get by a determined Kilmallie side at the Canal Parks. Andrew MacMurdo put the visitors ahead and Chris Crawford added a second 4 minutes before the break. Kilmallie’s Ryan Stewart pulled a 57 minute goal back before Crawford got his second from the penalty spot to restore Inveraray’s two goal advantage. Michael Rodger reduced the deficit to a single goal once again after 73 minutes but Inveraray held on for a final four spot. Lovat 1 Kinlochshiel 3 Kinlochshiel are through to their first ever Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final following a 3-1 win over Lovat at Balgate. First half goals from Keith MacRae and Finlay MacRae put ‘Shiel 2-0 up. Greg Matheson pulled a goal back from the penalty spot 7 minutes into the second half although he was fortunate that his mishit effort beat Graham Kennedy in the ‘Shiel goal. Jordan Fraser sealed the Kirkton side’s semi-final spot with a 75 minute goal. Newtonmore P Lochaber P The tie between Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup holders Newtonmore and Marine Harvest North Division 1 side Lochaber at the Eilan was postponed at Lochaber’s request because of the sad passing of former Glengarry stalwart Finlay Nicolson who played for the ‘Garry in the 1970s & 1980s and who is the father of Lochaber players Shaun Nicolson and Finlay Nicolson. The tie will now be played on Saturday 28 July 2012. Strathdearn Cup – Quarter Final Beauly 2 Kilmallie1 There was an all-Marine Harvest North Division 3 Strathdearn Cup quarter-final tie between Beauly and Kilmallie at Braeview Park and the home side came out on top thanks to goals from Martin Davidson and Robbie Tuach. Ross Manson was on target for Kilmallie. Beauly will now be at home to Skye Camanachd in the semi-finals with the tie likely to take place on 11 August 2012.
Strathdearn Cup – Semi-Final Fort William 2 Glenurquhart 0 Fort William won through to the Strathdearn Cup Final with a 2-0 win over Glenurquhart at the Black Parks. First half goals from Graham Campbell and Jack Fraser earned the Fort a final spot.
Bullough Cup – Quarter Finals Lochside Rovers 9 Inveraray 0 Lochside Rovers powered past Inveraray with a 9-0 win at Ganavan, Oban. Brian MacCallum and Daniel MacKinnon grabbed hat-tricks whilst Inveraray’s cause wasn’t helped by Robert Munro’s red card. Bute 0 Ballachulish 3 Darren Sutherland scored twice and Duncan MacDonald got the other as Ballachulish beat Bute 3-0 at the Meadows.
Orion Group Premiership Bute 1 Glenurquhart 4 Doubles from Neale Reid and David Smart cancelled out John Beattie’s earlier opener for Bute to give Glenurquhart a 4-1 win against Bute at the Meadows.
Marine Harvest North Division 1 Lochcarron 0 Caberfeidh 1 A 5 minute Kevin Bartlett goal gave Caberfeidh a 1-0 win over Lochcarron at Battery Park. The victory takes Cabers back to the top of the table. Inverness 0 Beauly 5 All the goals came in the second half as Beauly beat Inverness 5-0 at the Bught Park, Inverness. Barrie McDonald put Beauly ahead on 54 minutes and Jack MacDonald added a second 60 seconds later. Jack MacDonald got his second on 71 minutes whilst late goals from Jamie MacLennan on 88 minutes and David MacLean on the stroke of full time completed the 5-0 win. Inverness forward James Cameron was red-carded by referee Daniel MacRae.
Marine Harvest South Division 1 Glenorchy 3 Aberdour 1 Second place Glenorchy beat bottom side Aberdour 3-1 at Dalmally. A John McNulty double and a John Surtain goal counted for Glenorchy with John MacLauchlan countered for the visitors. Glasgow Mid Argyll 5 Oban Celtic 1 Third place Glasgow Mid Argyll beat fourth place Oban Celtic 5-1 at Yoker. Fulton Ross scored a goal in each half and Andy Mathie, Craig Anderson and Iain Forsyth got the others. Ally McKerracher replied for Oban Celtic.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Glengarry 1 Newtonmore 5 Evan Menzies continued his scoring streak with a hat-trick as league leaders Newtonmore had a 5-1 win at Craigard against Glengarry. Drew MacDonald and Calum Stewart also netted for ‘More as did Daniel MacLennan for ‘Garry. Skye Camanachd 1 Kinlochshiel 3 Kinlochshiel were 3-1 winners in their local derby against Skye Camanachd at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. Will Cowie put Skye ahead but Steven Fraser scored to ensure the sides went into the break all square. A second half Scott MacLean brace gave second place ‘Shiel the points. Aberdeen University 4 Lovat 1 Aberdeen University ended Lovat’s winning run with a 4-1 win in the Granite City. Callum Edmonds put the Students ahead and Jamie Beaton added a second. Bradley McHardy pulled a goal back for Lovat and Jamie Beaton’s second and a late Kenny MacLeod strike sealed a 4-1 home win. Lochaber P Kingussie P The match between Lochaber and Kingussie at Spean Bridge was postponed at Lochaber’s request because of a bereavement.
Marine Harvest South Division 2 Ardnamurchan 5 Col Glen 2 David Wright scored twice as Ardnamurchan enjoyed a 5-2 home win over Col Glen. Alan Nairn, Sandy Corrigan and David Robertson were also on target. Neil Black and Jamie MacVicar counted for the visitors. Aberdour 4 Glasgow Mid Argyll 3 Aberdour had a morale boosting 4-3 win over Glasgow Mid Argyll in Fife. Calum McLay put GMA ahead with the only goal of the first half. When Calum Forsyth added a second a couple of minutes into the second half, the points seemed destined for Glasgow. However Andy MacDonald pulled a goal back two minutes after and Lewis Nicol, Chris Bowerman and Ewan Shaw put Aberdour 4-2 in front. Lewis Miller pulled a goal back from GMA a minute from time but Aberdour took the points.
Marine Harvest North Division 3 Lochbroom 6 Caberfeidh 4 Second place Lochbroom beat sixth place Caberfeidh 6-4 in a high scoring clash in Ullapool. Neil Fraser scored four times for Lochbroom with Lorne Hughes getting a double. Colin MacLennan, Ian MacDonald, Blair Morrison and Alan Ross all counted for Caberfeidh. Strathglass 2 Boleskine 5 First team player / manager Robert Geddes scored twice for Strathglass but Lewis Smith, Craig Pirie, Ewen Fraser and an Iain Grant brace gave third place Boleskine the points with a 5-2 win at Cannich.
Hebridean Celtic Festival - Cup Final Lewis Camanachd 2 Uist Camanachd 2 (Uist won 2-1 on penalties) Uist Camanachd won the sixth Hebridean Celtic Festival Cup with a penalty shoot-out win over Lewis Camanachd at Bayhead Pitches. This keenly-contested match between the two Hebridean clubs has become a traditional part of the HebCelt Festival’s Saturday events. Lewis were missing former Skye Camanachd duo Eoghan Stewart and Stuart Campbell. Uist included Douglas MacKenzie from Lochcarron and Hamish Myers from Strathglass. Fazel Froughi twice put Uist ahead, with Lewis equalising each time; the second leveler came from the penalty spot, late in the game. It eventually took a penalty shoot-out to separate the sides. Lee Thompson and Douglas MacKenzie put Uist 2-1 in front and when Ewen Campbell saved Lewis Camanachd’s final spot-hit, the Uist players started their celebrations. Lewis Camanachd won the competition in 2011 and Uist’s victory is their first since 2009. |