The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 14 April 2012 - NOW FIXED! | |
15 April 2012 Newtonmore extended their lead at the top of the Orion Group Premiership; Oban Camanachd made it through to the first round of the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup and Lochaber knocked 2011 finalists Caberfeidh out of the Balliemore Cup on Saturday 14 April 2012.
Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup – Preliminary Round Glenorchy 1 Oban Camanachd 2 Glenorchy and Oban Camanachd met again following their 1-1 draw at Mossfield last weekend. This contest was equally close and it took an Iain MacMillan strike 10 minutes into extra time to separate the sides. Iain MacMillan had put Oban Camanachd ahead 5 minutes before the break in a scrappy contest on a difficult surface but Alex MacPherson squared the game. MacMillan’s injury time winner gave Oban Camanachd a first round tie at Yoker against Glasgow Mid Argyll.
Balliemore Cup – First Round Lochaber 3 Caberfeidh 2 Lochaber came from 2-0 down to beat Caberfeidh 3-2 in a cracking tie at Spean Bridge. Garry MacLennan and Martin MacDonald had put Cabers 2-0 up with less than half an hour played. However strikes from Ryan Toal and Zandz Ferguson made it 2-2 at the break. Ben Delaney scored what proved to be the winning goal on 72 minutes. Aberdour 0 Glasgow Mid Argyll 4 Aberdour and Glasgow Mid Argyll met in Fife. This was the third time this season that the sides have clashed and Aberdour were single goal victors on both previous occasions. However four Mark Bain goals meant Mid Argyll took the spoils in this one. Inverness 6 Oban Celtic 1 James Cameron scored four times as Inverness beat Oban Celtic 6-1 at the Bught Park. James Cameron scored four times for Inverness and Conor Golabeck and Arran MacMaster got the others for the Capital side. Calum Fox countered for the visitors. Taynuilt 2 Strachur 4 Taynuilt went down 4-2 at home to Strachur. Steven Bulloch scored twice for the visitors.
Orion Group Premiership Newtonmore 4 Inveraray 0 Danny MacRae and Chris Sellar both scored a goal in each half as Newtonmore beat Inveraray 4-0 at the Eilan. The sides met at Inveraray just three weeks ago with ‘More running out 6-2 winners so they reigning champions started as favourites. More are now three points clear at the top of the table. Lovat 3 Kinlochshiel 3 Second place Kinlochshiel shared the points with Lovat following a 3-3 draw at Balgate. Both these sides have been the early surprise packages in the league so far this season. Kinlochshiel fell behind to a blistering Greg Matheson shot from distance on the half hour mark but a Keith MacRae volley and a long range Finlay MacRae effort put them 2-1 up at the break. Owen Ferguson leveled the game before Finlay MacRae added his second to put ‘Shiel back in front. The visitors had John Don MacKenzie red carded by referee Graham Cameron but they seemed to have held out for the win before Martin Bell scored in the last minute to earn Lovat a share of the spoils. This match will feature on the Camanachd Association’s YouTube archive. Fort William 2 Glenurquhart 4 Glenurquhart co-manager Drew McNeil took his side to the Black Parks to play former club Fort William and he returned home with both points following a 4-2 win. The Glen took the lead courtesy of an own goal on 16 minutes but Gary Innes and Ryan Campbell put the home side in front. However David Smart struck on the stroke of half-time to make it 2-2. Smart got his second on 75 minutes and a Neale Reid goal a minute later gave Glenurquhart both points. Bute 0 Kingussie 2 Bute went down 2-0 to Kingussie on Rothesay. Kingussie talisman Ronald Ross was missing but Kings’ boss Russell Jones was confident that his other forwards could find the back of the net. Martin Dallas obliged on the half hour mark and Barrie Dallas added a controversial second in the second half. Bute disputed the goal claiming an infringement in the build-up and home keeper Kevin Queen took his protests too far and he was shown a straight red card by referee Billy Wotherspoon. Bute’s James Craig was also sent off in the closing minutes. Kilmallie 2 Kyles Athletic 3 Kilmallie went in search of their first league win of the season when Kyles Athletic visited the Canal Parks. However the Blues suffered their fifth defeat of the season although three of these defeats have been by the odd goal which indicates just how tight this division is. Peter McIntyre put the home side ahead but Thomas Whyte and Roddy MacDonald gave Kyles the advantage at the break. MacDonald added a second before John Stewart made it 3-2 just 7 minutes from time but Kyles held out to take the points.
Marine Harvest North Division 1 Strathglass 2 Beauly 1 Beauly missed out on the chance to return to the top of the table when they lost 2-1 to Strathglass at Cannich. Strath player / manager Robert Geddes put his side ahead after 20 minutes but David MacLean made it 1-1 just a couple of minutes into the second half. However Strathglass regained the lead just two minutes later through Mark MacLeod and they stayed in front to record the shock result of the day.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Aberdeen University 1 Newtonmore 6 Newtonmore beat Aberdeen University for the second successive Saturday and they extended their lead at the top of the table. Brian Slattery put the home side ahead but Evan Menzies got three and Conor Jones and Calum Stewart bagged doubles to seal a 6-1 victory. Glengarry 2 Skye Camanachd 1 There was a close match at Craigard where third place Glengarry hosted second place Skye Camanachd. Steven Cameron gave the home side a first half lead. Jordan Murchison leveled a minute after the break but a deflected Aaron Clark effort just 4 minutes from time made the Islanders pay for several missed opportunities. Kingussie 3 Lochaber 3 Kingussie and Lochaber shared the points at the Dell. A Jebby Robeko double and a Rory MacGregor effort put the Kings 3-0 up at the break. However Lochaber fought back and strikes from Keith Neville, Martin Porter and Duncan MacKinnon earned the Spean Bridge side a point. Glenurquhart 2 Fort William 1 First half goals from Jack Hosie and Calum Fraser put Glenurquhart 2-0 up at the break against Fort William. Graham Campbell pulled a goal back for the visitors in the second half but it was the Glen who took the points. Kinlochshiel 2 Lovat 2 The match between Kinlochshiel and Lovat was switched to Balgate following concerns about ‘Shiel’s Kirkton pitch. However Balgate could only take one game so the game reverted back to Kirkton. The points were shared thanks to goals from Steven Bellshaw and Neil Fraser for the home side and a James MacPherson double for Lovat.
Marine Harvest South Division 2 Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 Ballachulish 2 A John Clark brace cancelled out a Craig Anderson effort as Ballachulish won 2-1 against Glasgow Mid Argyll at Yoker. Lochside Rovers 10 Aberdour 0 Brian MacCallum was the day’s top scorer with six goals as league leaders Lochside Rovers beat bottom side Aberdour 10-0 in Oban. Ardnamurchan 2 Kyles Athletic 6 Second place Kyles Athletic ran out 6-2 winners at Ardnamurchan. Roddy MacColl grabbed a hat-trick whilst Matthew MacColl scored twice. Inveraray 1 Col Glen 1 Inveraray and Col Glen drew 1-1 at the Winterton. Ruairidh Finlayson was on target for the home side whilst Jamie Sutton replied for the visitors. Tayforth 3 Bute 1 Steven Thomson, Calum Campbell and Derry Barton gave Tayforth a 3-1 home win over Bute. Ally Carmichael replied for the Islanders.
Marine Harvest North Division 3 Beauly 8 Strathglass 0 League leaders Beauly beat Strathglass 8-0 in their 1pm throw up at Braeview Park. Sean Stewart made a welcome return from a long-term injury for Beauly and he scored twice in the first half. Willie MacGillvray also grabbed a double. Strathspey Camanachd 6 Lewis Camanachd 6 Carlsberg don’t do come-backs but if they did, they may have covered Lewis Camanachd’s fight-back as they came from 6-2 down to earn a share of the points against Strathspey Camanachd at Freuchie Park. Gavin Wood and Jonathon Gray bagged doubles for the home team as did Scott Murray, including a last minute equaliser, and former Skye Camanachd player Stuart Campbell for the visitors. This match between shinty’s newest clubs was filmed for the Camanachd Association’s video gallery. Caberfeidh 4 Lochbroom 2 Caberfeidh beat Lochbroom 4-2 at Castle Leod. Blair Morrison and Colin MacLennan each scored twice for the home side. Boleskine 7 Kilmallie 2 There was an interesting tussle at Farr when second place Boleskine beat third place Kilmallie 7-3. A Ewan Fraser hat-trick and two goals each from Iain Grant and Raymond Robertson counted for Boleskine. The result springs Boleskine into second place in the table. Lochcarron 6 Inverness 0 Gregor Cushnie grabbed a hat-trick as Lochcarron beat Inverness 6-0 at Battery Park. |