The Shinty Round Up – Saturday 14 May 2022 | |
15 May 2022 There was another mixture of league and cup action on Saturday 14 May 2022.
cottages.com MacTavish Cup – Semi-Finals Kingussie 4 Lovat 2 2021 cottages.com MacTavish Cup runners up Kingussie are back in the final after beating Lovat 4-2 in their 3pm throw up at the Dell. Kingussie were quickly out of the blocks and Roddy Young gave them a 16 minute lead with a clean strike from wide on the left. When referee Iain Kennedy awarded the Kings a penalty on 22 minutes, skipper Savio Genini made no mistake from the spot as he smashed the ball high into the net. Iain Fraser played his first full 90 minutes for the Kings and he did well to win possession inside the D before making it 3-0 on 38 minutes. Lewis Tawse forced the ball home on 59 minutes after Fraser Heath and Greg Matheson both had efforts to give Lovat hope. Roddy Young restored Kingussie’s three-goal cushion on 78 minutes following a sweeping move forward with his shot deflecting off Craig Mainland’s foot. Marc MacLachlan made it 4-2 on 80 minutes when he swept Fraser Heath’s ball low into the net.
Skye Camanachd P Caberfeidh P The semi-final between Skye Camanachd and Caberfeidh at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree was put back a week when it was confirmed it clashed with the funeral of Skye Camanachd Chieftain Donnie Martin with the Service held at the same venue.
Scottish Sea Farms Glasgow Celtic Society Cup - Semi Final Kyles Athletic 1 Oban Camanachd 1 (Kyles won 3-0 following a penalty shoot-out) Holders Kyles Athletic came from behind beat Oban Camanachd in the most dramatic of circumstances following their 3pm throw up at Tighnabruaich. Andrew King returned to the Kyles defence after recovering from a leg gash but Robbie Macleod and Callum Millar were both missing. Daniel Cameron and Malcolm Clark returned to Oban Camanachd’s starting line-up but they were still without Evan MacLellan. It was a case of what might have been for Oban Camanachd as, with Blair MacFarlane dominating the midfield and Daniel Sloss in charge at the back, they missed several good opportunities to win the tie during the regulation 90 minutes. The closest they came was a late Daniel MacVicar effort from outside the D which found the net but was disallowed by the referee. Oban Camanachd also found Kyles keeper John Whyte in excellent form and he made four or five top class saves. Kyles were reduced to eleven players late in the tie when Oban Camanachd’s Daniel MacVicar, who played well against the more experienced Andrew King, and King took fierce swings at the ball. King, who had by now lost his club, kicked out and was sent off by referee Deek Cameron with MacVicar booked. With no goals during the 90 minutes, extra-time ensued and Oban Camanachd claimed the goal they craved on 99 minutes when Daniel Cameron’s ball into the danger area was knocked down and Scott MacMillan, who had pushed forward, thumped the ball high into the net from 15 yards out to put Oban Camanachd in front. With just minutes of stoppage time remaining, Kyles Athletic manager Robert Baxter had to leave to attend to a family matter and he could probably scarcely believe what happened next. Head cuts suffered by both Daniel Madej and Daniel Cameron forced 4 minutes of stoppage time which was a couple of minutes old when Daniel Madej held the ball up before turning and heading for the Kyles D. Madej was brought down and referee Cameron pointed to the spot. Scott MacMillan struck the penalty well enough, low and hard to the keeper’s right, but it went just the wrong side of the post. From the resultant goal-hit, John Whyte launched the ball into the middle of the park where Scott McKillop was penalised for sprawling over his opponent. The ball was played towards the back post where Daniel Cameron and Roddy MacDonald tangled with the Oban man penalised. The free-hit, flicked into the goal area, spun high off Daniel Cameron’s leg and whilst Scott MacMillan looked to clear, Ross MacRae came from nowhere to volley the ball into the net to make it 1-1. There was just enough time to throw up before referee Deek Cameron took the tie to penalties and with Oban penalty taking pair Malcolm Clark and Connor Howe off the park, there wasn’t time to reintroduce them ahead of the shoot-out. Kyles won the toss of the coin and went first with Ross MacRae scoring. However Scott MacMillan’s penalty, although strongly struck, went down the middle and John Whyte saved well with his chest. Finan Kennedy showed no nerves as he converted Kyles second penalty and there followed more Oban agony as Louis MacFarlane’s strike to the keeper’s right was saved with his foot by John Whyte by his right post. Sorley Thomson’s penalty down the middle was saved by Cameron Sutherland to give Camanachd hope but they weren’t able to capitalise as Daniel Cameron’s attempt was dragged wide of the keeper’s right post. All focus was now on Conor Kennedy and he made no mistake as he cracked the ball home to send Kyles through to the final. Roddy MacDonald wasn’t required for Kyles fifth penalty but his performance at full back was of man of the match proportions and his reading of the game was exceptional.
Glasgow Mid Argyll 2 Inveraray 1 Former Oban Celtic player Ally McKerracher was the toast of Glasgow Mid Argyll as his double in the 3pm throw up against Inveraray at Peterson Park sent his side into next month’s Scottish Sea Farms Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final. McKerracher got GMA off to a great start with a goal on 8 minutes when he rolled the full back before slotting the ball past Inveraray keeper Scott MacLachlan from the edge of the box. Then, on 57 minutes, the ball broke to Ally McKerracher from a poor clearance out of the visiting defence and he drove the ball into the net. Both McKerracher goals were good finishes but GMA were also wasteful in front of goal and should have scored more and they were forced to endure a nervy end to the match when, on 74 minutes, Fraser Watt scored his fifth goal over the last four matches to make it 2-1. However GMA stayed in front to reach the final of a trophy the Glasgow side hasn’t won since 1987.
Mowi Premiership Kinlochshiel 3 Kilmallie 0 Kinlochshiel recorded their third successive 3-0 victory, this time beating Kilmallie in their noon throw up at Rèaraig. It looked as if the first half would end scoreless until Jordan Fraser found the net on 43 minutes. Fraser got his stick to a clearance out of the Kilmallie defence and his well-struck shot from 30 yards out went down the middle, above the keeper, and into the goal. John MacRae made it 2-0 on 61 minutes, tapping the ball home after a mix-up in the Kilmallie defence. Jordan Fraser’s second on 74 minutes was a good team goal which ended with John MacRae pushing the ball out to Fraser on the edge of the box and he manage to find the bottom corner of the net. ‘Shiel stay third in the league.
Fort William 1 Newtonmore 2 Newtonmore took the chance to close the gap on league leaders Kingussie by beating Fort William 2-1 at An Aird. Fraser MacKintosh made the difference with first half goals on 25 and 43 minutes and although Arran MacPhee pulled a goal back on 80 minutes, ‘More won the day. Fort William’s Jamie Duncan faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a nasty ankle injury. Despite the defeat, Fort William can take plenty of heart into Saturday’s derby with Kilmallie at An Aird.
Mowi National Division Lochaber 6 Aberdour 0 It’s been quite a week for Lochaber who announced the vastly experienced Ally Ferguson as their new manager ahead Aberdour’s visit to Spean Bridge. A club statement said: “Ally brings with him a huge amount of experience and the club are delighted that he has accepted the position. We would also like to thank outgoing Manager Danny Delaney, for his service over the last couple of years. Danny served the role with great commitment through what has been a transitional spell for the team.” And Ferguson’s return to the Lochaber hot-seat got off to a superb start as his charges beat Aberdour 6-0. It took until 3 minutes before the break before Lochaber broke down a stubborn Aberdour side with Jack Dignan scoring. Iain Fyfe made it 2-0 on 65 minutes with Conor Sweeney adding a third just 3 minutes later. Lochaber finished strongly with Ryan Toal on 77 minutes and Iain Fyfe’s brace on 78 and 85 rounding off a solid six-goal triumph.
Ferguson Transport & Shipping Balliemore Cup - First Round Southern Section Oban Celtic 8 Cruachanside 1 Oban Celtic strolled into the Balliemore Cup second round after beating Cruachanside 8-1 at Mossfield. Craig MacDougall on 4 and 9 minutes and Lennon Campbell on 14 and 15 minutes gave the Oban side a commanding lead. Ewen Campbell netted on 18 minutes to make it 5-0 before Lennon Campbell completed his hat-trick on 23 minutes to put the Oban side out of sight. Joe MacVicar added a seventh on 65 minutes and although Kyle MacFarlane pulled a goal back on 79 minutes, Lennon Campbell got his fourth goal of the afternoon on 84 minutes to round off the 8-1 victory. This was Oban Celtic’s first victory of the season and although it was against lower league opposition, it was still a timely boost ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Mowi National Division title hopefuls Beauly in Oban.
Single Team Club Competition - Second Round Col-Glen 6 Ballachulish 1 Daniel MacDonald grabbed a hat-trick as Col-Glen beat Ballachulish 6-1 at Glendaruel. Col-Glen streaked into a 3-0 lead through Andrew MacVicar on 10 minutes, Andrew Tyre on 13 minutes and Scott MacVicar on 16 minutes. Daniel MacDonald opened his account on 38 minutes and he scored again just a couple of minutes later to make it 5-0 at the turnaround. Duncan MacDonald pulled a goal back on 50 minutes only for former Skye player Daniel MacDonald to complete his hat-trick just 2 minutes later.
Glengarry 3 Lochcarron 0 Glengarry and Lochcarron brought their tie at Craigard forward to Friday 13 May with a 7pm throw up. Raymond Robertson gave ‘Garry a 9 minute lead and Nick Dalgety scored against his former club to make it 2-0 on 19 minutes. Shaun Nicolson scored on 51 minutes to take Glengarry, one of the tournament favourites, into the next round.
Boleskine 3 Lewis Camanachd 2 Boleskine and Lewis Camanachd renewed rivalries with the hosts winning 3-2 at Smith Park. Boleskine’s Sean Fraser scored the only goal of the first half on 32 minutes and Steve Bone doubled their advantage on 53 minutes. Scott MacLeod halved the deficit on 63 minutes but Jack Greig made it 3-1 with 20 minutes remaining. Ally Lamont made 3-2 on 82 minutes and that’s the way it stayed.
Strachur-Dunoon 0 Tayforth 2 Tayforth took the points with a 2-0 victory at Strachur-Dunoon. Tayforth pressed their higher league advantage with Donald MacInnes scoring both their goals on 62 and 73 minutes.
Mowi North Division 1 Kingussie 6 Fort William 1 The Kingussie seconds beat the Fort William seconds 6-1 in their noon throw up at An Aird. Cluanie Fraser gave the Kings a 4 minute advantage with Taighan MacLeod on 27 minutes and Darren Hanlan on 39 minutes making it 3-0. Alan Knox pulled a goal back a couple of minutes before the break only for James MacLean to make it 4-1 on 55 minutes. Kirsty Deans on 72 minutes and another from Taighan MacLeod on 86 minutes rounded off the 6-1 victory.
Kinlochshiel 6 Newtonmore 1 The Kinlochshiel reserves notched an impressive 6-1 win over the Newtonmore reserves in their 3pm throw up at Rèaraig. Duncan MacMillan opened the scoring on 6 minutes but the returning Glen MacKintosh equalised just 3 minutes later. ‘Shiel gained an interval advantage when Archie MacRae made it 2-1 on 32 minutes. ‘Shiel pulled away in the second half with Rory Slaughter scoring twice on 60 and 66 minutes to make it 4-1 and when referee Martin MacLean awarded the west coast side a penalty on 79 minutes, Duncan MacMillan stepped up to score his second goal of the game from the spot. Lewis MacVicar rounded off the scoring a couple of minutes from time.
Lovat 1 Inverness 3 The Inverness first team stay top of the table after beating the Lovat second team 3-1 at Balgate. Charlie MacDonald gave the visitors a 2 minute lead and he added a second on 35 minutes. Steven Bellshaw made it 3-0 a couple of minutes before half-time but Lovat got some comfort as Mitchell Leslie made it 3-1 following a free-hit with just 5 minutes remaining.
Glenurquhart 3 Caberfeidh 2 Hamish Alliston gave the Caberfeidh seconds a 9 minute lead against the Glenurquhart seconds at Blairbeg. However Charlie MacLeod turned the match Glen’s way with goals on 21 and 32 minutes. Connor MacGregor made it 2-2 on 67 minutes however Charlie MacLeod completed his hat-trick just 5 minutes from time to claim the points for the Glen.
Mowi South Division 1 Kyles Athletic 1 Bute 4 Bute beat the Kyles Athletic colts 4-1 in their noon throw up at Tighnabruaich. Frank Devlin on 23 minutes and Josh Cowan on the half-hour had Bute two-up before Dave Martin pulled a goal back on 39 minutes. However Bute pulled away through strikes from Scott Harvey on 40 minutes and Craig Fisher a minute before the break and the result means Bute stay top of the table.
Glasgow Mid Argyll 4 Lochside Rovers 0 Glasgow Mid Argyll go second in the division after putting four goals past Lochside Rovers in their noon throw up at Peterson Park. Nick Lavin on 17 minutes and Ross Brown on 31 minutes made it 2-0 at the break. Two late goals put gloss on the win as Ross Brown got his second on 82 minutes with Scott Anderson making it 4-0 a minute later.
Mowi North Division 2 Inverness 1 Aberdeen University 3 Aberdeen University were 3-1 winners over the Inverness seconds at the Bught Park. Skye MacKintosh scored for the hosts but Jebby Remegio and Jamie Buchan’s double ensured the points went east.
Strathspey Camanachd 3 Beauly 5 The Beauly seconds eventually edged out Strathspey Camanachd 5-3 at Grantown Grammar School. Jack MacDonald scored on 3 and 9 minutes, either side of Callum MacKintosh’s 4 minute goal to give Beauly an early 2-1 lead. Murdo Ross drew Strathspey level for a second time on 20 minutes before Lee Dunbar restored Beauly’s advantage just 60 seconds later. The sides continued to exchange goals and Bob Davies made it 3-3 on 24 minutes. Beauly’s Lee Dunbar was sent off by referee Neil MacDonald but despite the loss, Torrin Cairns scored twice on 61 and 75 minutes to give Beauly victory.
Strathglass 2 Lochaber 3 David Langan’s treble helped the Lochaber seconds beat the Strathglass seconds 3-2 at Cannich. The Strath led through James Ross on 11 minutes but David Langan scored on 37, 47 and 53 minutes to leave Lochaber 3-1 up. James Ross got his second 9 minutes from time but Lochaber stayed in front to win the match.
Mowi South Division 2 Bute 3 Kilmory 0 Ian McDonald grabbed a hat-trick as the Bute reserves beat Kilmory 3-0 at the Meadows. McDonald got the opener on 5 minutes whilst he added two late goals on 70 and 85 minutes to squash any hopes of a Kilmory comeback.
Uddingston v Inveraray W/O Uddingston were unable to raise a side for the visit from the Inveraray second team so Inveraray were awarded the points.
Ardnamurchan P Aberdour P The meeting between Ardnamurchan and the Aberdour seconds at Strontian will be rescheduled.
(All throw ups were at 2.30pm unless the match report states otherwise)
WCA Round Up It was the first round of the Mowi Challenge Cup, a competition for sides out-with the Women’s Camanachd Association top flight, on Sunday 15 May 2022.
Mowi Challenge Cup – First Round Inverness 1 Kinlochshiel 5 Lorna MacRae grabbed a hat-trick as Kinlochshiel beat Inverness 5-1 in their 1pm throw up at the Bught Park. Katie MacMillan scored for the hosts with Alaina MacLennan getting both other ‘Shiel goals.
Strathglass 1 Glenurquhart 8 Glenurquhart came out on top, winning 8-1 in their 3pm throw up against Strathglass at Cannich. Isla Strachan scored for Strathglass in this derby but six-goal Hazel Hunter and Kirsty Smith’s double sent the Glen through.
Lovat 8 Badenoch 3 Fiona Urquhart scored seven times as Lovat beat the Badenoch seconds 8-3 in their 2pm throw up at Balgate. Lovat’s Laura Gallacher also netted with Hope Borthwick scoring all three Badenoch goals.
Strathspey v Glengarry W/O Glengarry were awarded a walk-over when Strathspey were unable to raise a team for their 1pm throw up Grantown Grammar School.
English Shinty Association W/O v Oban Lorn The ESA were given a bye when Oban Lorn were unable to fulfil their tie.
Bute v Tayforth W/O Bute were unable to field a team for their game at the Meadows against Tayforth so the visitors were given passage into the second round.
Glasgow Mid Argyll W/O v Dunadd The Glasgow Mid Argyll second team were awarded a walkover when Dunadd were unable to raise a team for their trip to Peterson Park.
The Mowi Challenge Cup quarter-final draw takes place on Sunday 22 May 2022. |