Aberdour 0 Skye Camanachd 4 | |
22 March 2022 Skye Camanachd were 4-0 winners in their Mowi National Division clash with Aberdour at Silversands on Saturday 19 March 2022. Skye boss Kenny MacLeod was without both Jordan Murchison and Danny Morrison for this 2pm throw up so Archie MacDonald and Sam Macphee were added to the squad and they joined Iain MacLennan on the bench. William MacKinnon started at full back with John Gillies at buckshee back. Somhairle MacDonald and Taylor Matheson started in attack. Panda Fraser missed out for Aberdour with a hamstring injury. It was a long journey but a routine win for Skye and they took the lead on 19 minutes. Ross Gordon picked the ball up on the wing before getting free of his man and pulling the ball back and it sat nicely for Pringle who fired home. Ross Gordon added a second on 32 minutes with a neat finish and this time the pair swapped roles as James Pringle was the provider. John Gillies floated a free-hit from his own half which was won by an Aberdour defender but his miss-hit clearance went to James Pringle and his pass found Gordon who held onto the ball before turning and shooting low into the bottom right corner of the goal. Iain MacLellan made it 3-0 just 5 minutes into the second half. Ross Gordon played a nice ball over the top from the half forward area and it dropped outside the D where MacLellan’s first time shot beat the keeper. Iain MacLellan’s second with just 10 minutes remaining was the goal of the match. MacLellan took ball on the stick before flicking it over a defender’s head and he caught it again inside the D, letting it drop for a half-swing finish into the bottom corner of the goal. Iain MacLellan had the chance to complete his hat-trick in the final minute of the game but missed a rebound off the keeper. Skye aren’t yet firing on all cylinders as yet this season and they passed up a number of opportunities to add to their tally. Next up for Skye is a cottages.com MacTavish Cup first round tie against Glengarry at Craigard on Saturday 26 March 2022. Skye Camanachd from: Murphy Henderson: William MacKinnon, Martin Pringle, James Morrison, John Gillies: Ross MacKinnon, Will Cowie, Ally “Cleodi” Macleod (captain): Ross Gordon, Somhairle MacDonald, Taylor Matheson, James Pringle: subs Iain MacLellan, Archie MacDonald, Sam Macphee Match Referee – David Mitchell |