The Saturday Shinty Snapshot - Saturday 21 July 2012 | |
22 July 2012 Lochaber won the Balliemore Cup and Newtonmore went clear at the top of the Orion Group Premiership following the shinty fixtures on Saturday 21 July 2012.
Balliemore Cup Final Beauly 1 Lochaber 5 Lochaber came from a goal down to lift the Balliemore Cup with a 5-1 win over Beauly at Castle Leod. Jack MacDonald fired Beauly into an early lead. However strikes from Shaun Nicolson and Stuart Callison put the Spean Bridge men ahead at the break. Ben Delaney struck a minute into the second half and again 3 minutes later as Lochaber took control. Stuart Callison got his second on 65 minutes to give Lochaber a deserved 5-1 win and captain Lachie Innes lifted the Balliemore Cup to the applause of the Lochaber support.
Orion Group Premiership Kyles Athletic 2 Newtonmore 5 Newtonmore came from a goal down to beat Kyles Athletic 5-2 as the top two sides in the division clashed at Tighnabruaich. Dunkie Kerr fired the home side into an 11 minute lead but ‘More benefited from a Calum Miller own goal on 23 minutes. ‘More took a 2-1 lead into the break when Danny MacRae fired home on 42 minutes. MacRae notched his second from the penalty spot on 53 minutes but Dunkie Kerr got his second 10 minutes from time to cut the visitors’ lead to a single goal. However late goals from Danny MacRae, again from the penalty spot to complete his hat-trick, and Calum Stewart in the final minute gave the reigning champions a 5-2 victory. Inveraray 7 Kilmallie 1 Doubles from Chris Crawford, Garry MacPherson and Russell MacKinlay all but consigned Kilmallie to a place in Marine Harvest North Division 1 next season as Inveraray beat the Canal Parks side 7-1 at the Winterton. Euan MacMurdo got the other for the home side whilst Mark Graham was on target for the visitors. . Lovat 3 Fort William 1 Lovat go second in the table with a 3-1 win over Fort William at Balgate. Greg Matheson scored twice for Lovat to take his tally for the season to twenty goals whilst Owen Ferguson got the other. Stevie Stewart netted a consolation goal for the Fort a couple of minutes from time. Kinlochshiel 2 Glenurquhart 3 Newly promoted Kinlochshiel are just a point away from cementing their place in shinty’s top flight despite their 3-2 defeat to Glenurquhart at Kirkton. Neale Reid fired the Glen into a 10 minute lead following good play from David Smart in this entertaining match. Finlay MacRae got on the end of a Keith MacRae free-hit to level on the half hour mark. However Neale Reid got his second 10 minutes from the break to put the visitors 2-1. Fraser Heath got on the end of a rebound following a James MacPherson shot to make it 3-2 early in the second half. ‘Shiel keeper Graham Kennedy was red carded by referee Billy Wotherspoon after a discussion with the goal judge on 57 minutes. The keeper pushed David Smart away when he followed up on a rebound. The decision seemed harsh and it will rule Kennedy out of the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final meeting with Inveraray in a fortnight’s time. David Falconer took over in goal but it was the home side that made the positive response and they reduced the deficit a minute later when Andrew Corrigan turned the ball into his own net to make it 3-2. ‘Shiel finished the stronger and Glen keeper Stuart MacKintosh made a brilliant save from a Jordan Fraser piledriver to keep his side in front. Indeed MacKintosh made a series of fantastic saves throughout the game and he and defender Lewis MacLennan were the difference between the sides. Kingussie 5 Bute 0 Kingussie beat Bute 5-0 at the Dell. Ronald Ross put the hosts ahead in the first minute whilst Stuart Downey and Ryan Borthwick in the first half and James Hutchison and Lee Bain in the second period sealed a 5-0 win which leaves the Kings four points behind leaders Newtonmore with a game in hand.
Marine Harvest North Division 1 Strathglass 1 Lochcarron 4 Lochcarron continued their run of good midweek results when they came from a goal down to secure a 4-1 Marine Harvest North Division 1 victory over Strathglass at Cannich. The match was brought forward to Tuesday 17 July 2012 as Lochcarron have their annual Highland Games at the weekend. There were two new faces in the Strathglass camp with Callum Duff on the touchline assisting manager Robert Geddes and former Beauly player Innes Simpson, making his debut at full centre. Strathglass opened well and they took the lead after just 4 minutes. Robbie Stokes got on the end of a sweeping move started by Robert Geddes on the left, and whilst Stokes missed his first shooting opportunity, he quickly gathered possession before dribbling through the visiting defence and rolling the ball low past Lochaber keeper Douglas MacKenzie into the net. Lochcarron started to come more into the game but any attacks were dealt with by the home defence with Ally MacAdams looking assured at full back. However Lochcarron got back on level terms on 20 minutes when Gregor Cushnie turned a David MacCuish cross from the right into the net to make it 1-1. Strathglass suffered a blow on 37 minutes when Innes Simpson was forced to cut his debut short and leave the field with what was later confirmed as an achilles muscle injury. Strathglass almost regained the lead on 48 minutes when a blistering Robert Geddes drive took a wicked deflection but Lochcarron keeper Douglas MacKenzie produced a fantastic reflex save as he palmed the ball away for a corner. Home keeper Steve MacLauchlan was called into action 5 minutes later when he saved well with his feet from a Sean MacCuish snap-shot. Lochcarron took the lead for the first time on 63 minutes when Alan Stewart collected the ball after good play from David Bauermeister, who was excellent through-out, and he lofted the ball goalwards. Keeper MacLauchlan seemed to miss-judge the ball and it crept into the net to put Lochcarron 2-1 ahead. The Lochcarron forwards linked up well on 67 minutes and Gregor Cushnie nipped round the back of the Strathglass defence, before stroking the ball into the net to increase the visitors’ advantage. The scoring was completed when Allan MacKenzie collected a ball into the middle on 85 minutes and he turned before executing a well-hit shot which gave MacLauchlan no chance to make it 4-1. The win takes Lochcarron level on points with fourth place Beauly. Skye Camanachd W/O v Inverness Inverness have been unable to raise a team for their Marine Harvest North Division 1 trip to Pairc nan Laoch, Portree to play Skye Camanachd. Inverness boss Calum McLeod was going to be without up to twelve players from his first team squad including keeper Adam MacMaster, the injured Davie Glass, former Skye player Somhairle MacDonald who is on holiday and the suspended James Cameron who was red carded against Beauly last week. The Inverness second team is in action this weekend and the club will not be fined or docked points for the first team forfeit as this is one of the “third games” on the fixture list. Skye Camanachd have been awarded the points and they go top of Marine Harvest North Division 1.
Marine Harvest South Division 1 Oban Camanachd 6 Strachur 1 Oban Camanachd beat Strachur 6-1 at Mossfield. Lorne Dickie and Iain MacMillan both scored twice for Gussie Campbell’s side whilst Scott MacMillan and Robert Alexander got the others. Duncan MacNicol replied for Strachur. Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 Glenorchy 3 Craig Anderson put third place Glasgow Mid Argyll ahead against league leaders Glenorchy at Yoker. However Glenorchy responded with a Lorne Browne double and a Sandy Leiper strike to collect both points with a 3-1 win. Taynuilt 3 Kilmory 0 Goals from David Campbell in the first half and a second half Willie Irving brace gave Taynuilt a 3-0 home win over Kilmory.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Newtonmore 2 Aberdeen University 0 Top of the table Newtonmore are just one point away from retaining the Marine Harvest North Division 2 championship following their 2-0 win over Aberdeen University at the Eilan. Ross Aitken in the first half and Drew MacDonald in the second half confirmed the win. Indeed ‘More’s goal difference is such that their confirmation as league winners seems no more than a formality. Lovat 7 Kinlochshiel 1 Second place Kinlochshiel have put together an impressive league run of late but they went down to a surprise 7-1 defeat to Lovat at Balgate. Fraser Gallacher, Graham MacMillan and Rory Campbell each scored twice for the home side whilst Duncan Collings got the other. Steven Fraser countered for Kinlochshiel. Glenurquhart 1 Skye Camanachd 4 A strong Skye second team had a good 4-1 win against Glenurquhart at Blairbeg. An early Jordan Murchison goal gave Skye the advantage but Calum Fraser squared the game at the break. However Ally MacDonald, Jordan Murchison again and Will Cowie all counted for Skye in the second half as the islanders go third in the table. Fort William 3 Kingussie 4 Fort William eventually went down 4-3 to Kingussie in a ding-dong battle at the Black Parks. John Gibson and the returning Savio Genini put the visitors 2-0 up but goals from Scot Knox and Lewis Morrison levelled. Michael Clark put the Kings back in front a minute into the second half but Alan Know drew the Fort level once again. Kingussie veteran Rory Fraser scored what proved to be the winner 10 minutes from time.
Marine Harvest South Division 2 Tayforth 12 Glasgow Mid Argyll 0 Craig Henderson and former Skye Camanachd player Kerr Gibb each scored four times as Tayforth enjoyed a 12-0 home win over Glasgow Mid Argyll. Davie Arnott twice, Jamie MacDonald and Steven Wands got the others. Lochside Rovers W/O v Col Glen Col Glen were unable to raise a team for their trip to Oban to play table toppers Lochside Rovers so the points go to the home side. Ballachulish W/O v Inveraray Inveraray were unable to raise a team for their meeting with Ballachulish so Ballachulish get the points.
Marine Harvest North Division 3 Boleskine 3 Lochbroom 3 Third place Boleskine and second place Lochbroom shared the points following a 3-3 draw at Farr. Craig Pirie, Annie Butterworth and Lewis Smith counted for the home side whilst a Neil Fraser double and a Dickie MacKenzie goal earned Lochbroom a point. Strathspey Camanachd 2 Inverness 1 Strathspey Camanachd achieved their fourth win of the league season when they beat Inverness 2-1 at Freuchie Park. Martin Ross put Strathspey ahead after 10 minutes only for Michael Price to level the game 5 minutes later. Strathspey’s Andrew Hay scored what proved to be the winner 5 minutes from time. |