Glenurquhart 0 Skye Camanachd 1 | |
09 September 2018 Skye Camanachd collected a valuable two points in their battle to beat relegation from the Marine Harvest Premiership when they beat Glenurquhart 1-0 at Blairbeg on Saturday 8 September 2018. Glenurquhart’s Ally MacKintosh was suspended so James MacPherson started at full back. Oliver Black and Cairn Urquhart were with the Glen second team. Skye manager John MacLeod was working so Donnie MacDonald and Iain Macleod took the side. Jordan Murchison remained on the injury list whilst John Gillies opted to play football. U17 forward Ross Gordon was added to the squad. Iain Nicolson started at buckshee back, picking up Glen danger-man Fraser Heath. There was a minute’s silence ahead of throw up as both teams remembered former Skye Camanachd player, coach and first team manager Ally “Mor” Morrison. Glenurquhart made the brighter start but Skye settled and created chances to go in front but they found Glen goalie Stuart MacKintosh to be in good form. Skye lost Will Cowie with a foot injury so Martin Pringle came on in his place. However Pringle suffered an elbow knock just 5 minutes later and had to be replaced by Ross Gordon. Will Cowie came back on for the second half in place of James Pringle. The Islanders had the ball in the net through Ruaraidh Macleod early in the second half but referee Martin MacLean brought play back, awarding Skye a free-hit. However Skye got the goal they craved on 54 minutes when Ruaraidh MacLeod blasted a shot into the roof of the net. The Glen came right back into it in the second half and, with Fraser Heath and Conner Golabeck looking dangerous in attack, the visitors relied on keeper Iain MacLeod to make some good saves. Skye’s Kenny Campbell then suffered a knock 15 minutes from time so Daniel Morrison took over but the Islanders held on to take the points. Skye have four away matches remaining starting with this Saturday’s visit to the Dell to face Kingussie. They follow that up with matches at Lovat, Caberfeidh and Oban Camanachd. Skye trail eighth placed Caberfeidh by four points with Cabers having two games to go; at home to Skye and away to Kinlochshiel and they have a better goal difference. Skye Camanachd from; Iain MacLeod; Jamie Gillies, Connor Gilpin, James Morrison, Iain Nicolson; Ally “Cleodi” MacLeod, Kenneth Campbell, Stewart Grant; Will Cowie, James Pringle, Ruaraidh MacLeod, Iain MacLellan; subs Daniel Morrison, Martin Pringle, Ross Gordon Match Referee – Martin MacLean Scorers Glenurquhart None Skye Camanachd Ruaraidh MacLeod (54) |