Skye Camanachd 1 Beauly 3 | |
23 April 2023 Skye Camanachd lost 3-1 to Beauly in their Mowi Premiership game at a sunny Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 22 April 2023. With Ruaraidh MacLeod, who grabbed a hat-trick the previous week when Skye won 5-1 in their cottages.com MacTavish Cup quarter-final tie, working, Skye manager Kenny MacLeod added Ross Nicolson to his squad. Neil MacVicar remained absent. Beauly travelled without defender Angus Renwick and forward players, Jack MacDonald, Robbie Brindle and Sandy Elrick. This 2.30pm throw up was broadcast LIVE on Radio Skye’s ‘Camanachd LIVE’ show. Beauly keeper Lee Dunbar saved with his hand to keep out an early Jordan Murchison effort but it was Beauly who made the better start and Finlay “Stork” MacLennan fired home a 20 yard, knee-high shot, past Skye keeper Murphy Henderson on his left side to put the visitors ahead on 11 minutes. Beauly added a second on 38 minutes when David MacLean found Ross Forbes with a free-hit on the right and he finished high over the keeper’s right shoulder from just left of centre. Skye, who lost Jordan Murchison with a hamstring injury midway through the first half, tried to get back into it after the restart and Archie Millar and Ross Gordon combined to set up James Pringle on the right of the D but Lee Dunbar saved with his feet on the line. However, it was Finlay “Stork” MacLennan who got his second and Beauly’s third on 79 minutes. Ross Gordon’s drive a couple of minutes into stoppage time deceived the keeper to make the final score 3-1. Buckshee back Euan MacCormick was excellent for Beauly. Skye Camanachd from: Murphy Henderson: John Gillies (captain), Sam Macphee, James Morrison, William MacKinnon: Kenny Cushnie, Ross MacKinnon, Ally ‘Cleodi’ Macleod: Ross Gordon, Martin Pringle, Jordan Murchison, James Pringle: subs Archie Millar, Ross Nicolson, Jamie Gillies Beauly from: Lee Dunbar: Andrew Morrison, Ryan MacKay, Thomas MacKinnon, Euan MacCormick: Colin MacDonald, Calum Morrison, Conor Ross: David Maclean, Finlay MacLennan: Ross Forbes, Callum MacIver: subs Torrin Cairns, Farquhar MacRae, James Morrison Match Referee – Calum Girvan Goal Judges – John Angus Gillies & Iain Petrie |