The Saturday Shinty Snapshot – Saturday 16 July 2011. | |
17 July 2011 Kyles Athletic will represent the South in the 2011 Artemis Macaulay Cup Final but they will have to wait a week to find out who their opponents will be. However Fort William took advantage of Kyles Athletic’s inactivity in the Scottish Hydro Premier Division to go top of the table in the games played on Saturday 16 July 2011. Artemis Macaulay Cup - Semi Final Oban Camanachd 2 Kyles Athletic 7 Kyles Athletic will be the South representatives in this area tournament following their 7-2 win over Oban Camanachd at Mossfield. Kyles already have the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup to their name but their defeat to Inveraray in the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup will have given Oban Camanachd some hope. However the Oban side’s plans were dented because of player unavailability which included the suspended Daniel Cameron. Kyles showed that they were not prepared to slip up for a second time when Roddy MacDonald put them ahead in the opening minute. The home side fought back though and Iain MacMillan made it 1-1 after 14 minutes. However Oban Camanachd only maintained parity for sixty seconds until Grant Irvine followed up his double against Lovat last week with a 15 minute strike. Robbie MacLeod made it 3-1 on the half hour back but Oban’s Matt Rippon pulled a goal back to make it 3-2 just a minute later. Kyles stamped their authority on the remainder of the match. Roddy MacDonald scored his second on 39 minutes and he completed his hat-trick a minute into the second half. Gordon Whyte made it 6-2 on 71 minutes and Roddy MacDonald beat Gavin Stobbart in the Oban goal to score his fourth goal of the day to give the Tighnabruaich men a 7-2 win and a spot in the final. Newtonmore A Kingussie A The Artemis Macaulay Cup semi final clash between deadly rivals Newtonmore and Kingussie at the Eilan was abandoned after 22 minutes by referee Billy Wotherspoon because of the chronic rainfall in the area. Newtonmore started the game with Michael Ritchie in goal and talisman Danny MacRae in attack. Kingussie were minus Kevin Thain, Martin Dallas and James MacLean as well as the injured Ally MacLeod and Louis Munro. The opening period was goalless but the persistent heavy rain left referee Billy Wotherspoon with little option but to abandon the match. The semi final will be played next weekend which does not suit Kingussie as manager Stevie Borthwick and players Andrew Borthwick, Ryan Borthwick and Thomas Borthwick will be missing because of a family wedding abroad. Bullough Cup Quarter Final Col Glen 5 The Scots 0 Col Glen were too strong for army side The Scots in their Bullough Cup quarter final tie. Steven McKellar put the Marine Harvest South Division 2 side ahead after 10 minutes with Stuart McKellar adding a second 6 minutes later. Willie MacVicar found the back of the net on the half hour mark to give Col Glen a 3-0 lead at the break. Young Jamie MacVicar made it 4-0 on 65 minutes whilst a Donald MacDiarmid goal 10 minutes from time secured a 5-0 win and a place in the last four. Scottish Hydro Premier Division Fort William 8 Lovat 0 Fort William played their last home match of their season when Lovat visited An Aird. The Fort have been able to play their home fixtures early in the season as their pitch will shortly close for repair work. Gordie MacKinnon helped himself to a hat-trick (and a McFlurry) whilst Gary Innes and Bryan Simpson each scored twice. Daniel Stewart scored the Fort’s eighth goal in the final minute. Inveraray 3 Glenurquhart 3 Inveraray and Glenurquhart shared the points following a 3-3 draw in their 3pm throw up at the Winterton. A first half Russell MacKinlay double helped the home side to a 3-1 lead which they held until 10 minutes from the end. However John Barr’s second goal of the game and a Lewis MacLennan strike 4 minutes from time earned Glenurquhart another valuable point. Kilmallie 10 Glenorchy 0 Kilmallie recorded the biggest win of the 2011 Scottish Hydro Premier Division campaign with a 10-0 triumph over Glenorchy in their 3pm meeting at the Canal Parks. Liam MacDonald and Michael Rodger both scored hat-tricks. Peter McIntyre got a brace whilst John Stewart and Mark Graham – with his second goal of the afternoon after scoring earlier for the Kilmallie reserves against Skye Camanachd - got the others. Marine Harvest North Division 1 Kinlochshiel 5 Inverness 0 Having lost 11-0 to Kinlochshiel at the Bught last weekend, Inverness will be relatively pleased to have only lost 5-0 to the west coast side at Kirkton. Finlay MacRae continured his good scoring run with a hat-trick and Johnston Gill’s side have now made it nine wins out of nine with five matches remaining. Beauly 1 Skye Camanachd 0 Second place Beauly beat Skye Camanachd 1-0 at Braeview Park with substitute Conor Ross getting the only goal of the game after 25 minutes. Caberfeidh 2 Lochaber 5 Two of the sides chasing leaders Kinlochshiel, Caberfeidh and Lochaber, met in a 3pm throw up at Castle Leod. Caberfeidh duo Martin MacDonald and Liam Mutch served the second game of their two match bans which will at least leave them eligible to play in next weekend’s Balliemore Cup Final against Bute. Lochaber fielded a strong side although wing centre Ian Love was missing. The game exploded into life with three goals in three first half minutes. Ryan Toal put the visitors ahead after 11 minutes but Kirk Taylor made it 1-1 a minutes later. However a 13 minute Lachlan Campbell effort put Lochaber 2-1 in front. Lochaber went on to take a 4-1 advantage into the break thanks to strikes from Ben Delaney after 22 minutes and Lachlan Campbell’s second after 35 minutes. Ryan Toal scored his second on 63 minutes and Kirk Taylor’s second strike of the afternoon was no more than a consolation for the 2011 Balliemore Cup Finalists. . Strathglass 0 Lochcarron 7 Lochcarron ran out convincing 7-0 winners in their Friday night meeting with Strathglass at Cannich. Veteran Ian MacKenzie helped himself to a hat-trick, Gregor Cushnie scored twice and Crisdean Finlayson and Peter MacKenzie got the others. Marine Harvest South Division 1 Lochside Rovers 0 Bute 6 Bute march on towards the Marine Harvest South Division 1 title with a 6-0 win in their 12 noon meeting Lochside Rovers in Oban. Whilst Lochside were forced to give up some players to their first team, this was still an impressive victory for Bute with Robert Walker the day’s top scorer with five goals. Glasgow Mid Argyll 2 Kyles Athletic 0 A goal in each half from Angus MacIntosh and Craig Anderson gave second place Glasgow Mid Argyll a 2-0 win over Aberdein Sutherland Cup finalists Kyles Athletic at Yoker. Oban Celtic 5 Aberdour 1 Kenny Wotherspoon returned to the Oban Celtic side and netted a hat-trick in their 5-1 win over Aberdour. Marine Harvest North Division 2 Newtonmore 7 Kingussie 1 Newtonmore continued their winning run with a 7-1 derby win over Kingussie at the Eilan. Callum Stewart followed up his four goals against Kinlochshiel last weekend when he grabbed the opener on 22 minutes. David Cheyne made it 2-0 just 5 minutes later and the home side took this two goal advantage into the break. Martin Dallas pulled a goal back for Kingussie 3 minutes into the second half. However their hopes of leveling the game were dashed when David Cheyne put ’More 3-1 in front just a minute later. David Cheyne went on to complete his hat-trick with a goal on 69 minutes and he notched his fourth a couple of minutes later to put the home side 5-1 ahead. Late goals from Evan Menzies on 83 and 87 minutes rounded off a comprehensive 7-1 victory for Newtonmore. Lovat 0 Glengarry 6 Second place Glengarry kept up the pressure on league leaders Newtonmore with a 6-0 win at Balgate against Lovat. Arran Clark, Ewan Brady and Steven Cameron each hit doubles. Fort William 2 Kinlochshiel 1 Josh McGhee gave Fort William a 5 minute lead in their 12 noon throw up against Kinlochshiel at An Aird. Bobby MacMillan made it 2-0 just 5 minutes into the second half and although Steven Isles pulled a goal back 10 minutes from the end, Fort William took the points. Glenurquhart 1 Lochaber 6 Stuart Callison grabbed a hat-trick and Connor Sweeney netted twice as Lochaber beat Glenurquhart 6-1 at Blairbeg. Kilmallie 1 Skye Camanachd 0 A Mark Graham goal after 50 minutes was all that separated Kilmallie and Skye Camanachd at the Canal Parks. The win means Kilmallie come off the bottom of the table with Skye going bottom on goal difference. Marine Harvest South Division 2 Strachur W/O Aberdour Front-runners Strachur were awarded the points when bottom side Aberdour were unable to field a team for their meeting at Home Farm. Tayforth P Ballachulish P The match between Tayforth and Ballachulish was postponed because of a bereavement. Inveraray P Bute P The reserve derby between Inveraray and Bute was postponed because it was deemed that the Winterton could only take one match and the Scottish Hydro Premier Division clash between Inveraray and Glenurquhart took priority. Marine Harvest North Division 3 Inverness 3 Lochcarron 1 Inverness beat Lochcarron 3-1 in their rearranged Marine Harvest North Division 3 match at the Bught Park. The match was originally scheduled for Saturday 9 July 2011 but both clubs and the Camanachd Association agreed to the date change which helped in terms of player availability. The first half looked set to end goalless until Lochcarron were awarded a penalty on the stroke of half time by referee Graham Irving. Gregor Cushnie stepped forward and he made no mistake from the spot to give Lochcarron a 1-0 interval lead. Inverness youngster Connor Golabeck made it 1-1 just 5 minutes into the second half. Brian MacKain struck on 69 minutes to put the home side ahead for the first time in the game. Fraser Stoddart scored for the second match in a row to make it 3-1 on 79 minutes and the former first team full back seems to be enjoying his role in attack. Beauly R Inverness R The match between second place Beauly and Inverness at Braeview Park has been rescheduled for Monday 18 July 2011. Throw up is at 7.30pm. Caberfeidh 2 Boleskine 6 A Raymond Robertson hat-trick helped third place Boleskine to a 6-2 victory over fourth place Caberfeidh in their noon throw up at Castle Leod. Lochbroom 3 Strathglass 5 Josh Fraser scored twice as Strathglass beat Lochbroom 5-3 in Ullapool. |