Skye Camanachd 1 Glasgow Mid Argyll 0 | |
09 April 2023 Skye Camanachd picked up their first points of the season after beating Glasgow Mid Argyll 1-0 in their Mowi Premiership clash at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree on Saturday 8 April 2023. This 3pm throw up was Skye’s first home match of the year and injured defender Martin Pringle and full centre Neil MacVicar were manager Kenny Macleod’s absentees. GMA boss Alan MacRae has a squad in transition with a number of key players no longer with the Glasgow side from last season including Ewen Fraser and Oliver MacRae. The visitors were otherwise along usual lines. Jordan Murchison was a constant threat for the Islanders in the first half with GMA’s Calum McLay going close when he fired narrowly by the far post from the left Skye, who had the wind advantage in the second half, came close to taking the lead when GMA failed to clear a corner on the right from substitute Kenny Cushnie and Jordan Murchison’s strike from a central position came off keeper Jonathon Oates’ post whilst, minutes later, Ruaraidh MacLeod just couldn’t get on the end of Jordan Murchison’s free-hit. GMA should have gone in front when Calum McLay ran onto John McNulty’s good pass from the left but his shot from wide on the right went across the face of goal. The game’s decisive moment came with just 11 minutes remaining when Skye keeper Murphy Henderson’s goal-hit was chested down and played on by Ross Gordon to Ruaraidh MacLeod on the right. James Pringle took over and slipped the ball to Ross Gordon and his shot deflected to Jordan Murchison who crashed a shot high into the net to the keeper’s right. Skye Camanachd from: Murphy Henderson: John Gillies (captain), Sam Macphee, James Morrison, William MacKinnon: Sam Stubbs, Ross MacKinnon, Ally ‘Cleodi’ Macleod: James Pringle, Ross Gordon, Jordan Murchison, Ruaraidh MacLeod: subs Kenny Cushnie, Jamie Gillies, Archie MacDonald Glasgow Mid Argyll from: Jonathon Oates: Jonathon Oates: Ryan Harrison, John Don MacKenzie, Finlay MacMillan, Craig Anderson: Cameron McCue, Brian Slattery, Ruaraidh Ralston, Calum McLay, James Macleod, John McNulty, Chris Holleysong: subs John Sweeney (captain), Finlay Ralston, Cailean MacLeod Match Referee – Graham Cameron Goal Judges – Willie Cameron, Neil MacVicar
Click on the link for Norman Strachan’s coverage of the game on the Camanachd Association YouTube site. Click on the link for Fiona MacDonald’s coverage of the game on Skye Sports. |