The Shinty Round Up – Saturday 21 August 2021 | |
22 August 2021 Kingussie lifted the Artemis Macaulay Cup and Lovat secured the final Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup semi-final spot following the shinty action on Saturday 21 August 2021.
Artemis Macaulay Cup Final Kyles Athletic 1 Kingussie 4 Holders Kingussie took the Artemis Macaulay Cup back to the Dell following their 4-1 victory over Kyles Athletic in their 4.10pm throw up at Mossfield. The Oban rain had eased ahead of throw up but become heavier again as the final progressed although groundsman Iain Hay and his team had the pitch in great condition. Kingussie’s Calum Grant recovered sufficiently from an ankle injury to take a place on the bench so Ryan Borthwick continued at wing back. Kyles Athletic defender Scott MacDonald was expected to miss out with a broken thumb but he declared himself fit to play. A broken bone in his lower leg ruled out George Thomson so former Skye player Neil MacVicar started. Donald Irvine and Rupert Williamson were named as substitutes. Kyles Athletic’s plans to contain the Kingussie attack suffered an early blow when James Falconer turned home a rebound from the left of the D on 6 minutes after Ruaridh Anderson’s shot from distance was saved by Kyles keeper John Whyte. The Kings went back on the attack and Whyte stretched to make a brilliant save with his club, keeping out James Hutchison’s shot which was heading for the top corner of the net. John Whyte stood firm as Kingussie tried to add to their tally. First, he raced off his line to deny Ruaridh Anderson before turning away Roddy Young’s low shot. Colin MacDonald had a half-chance from the edge of the D in-between times but wasn’t able to make the most of it. Neil MacVicar was troubled by a thigh injury and he limped off just after the half-hour to be replaced by Donald Irvine who made his first appearance of the season. There was still time for John Whyte to save from Savio Genini and for all Kingussie’s pressure; they only had 1-0 advantage at the turnaround. John Whyte saved with his feet from Roddy Young as the second half began in a similar fashion to the first 45 minutes. Ryan Borthwick put in a great challenge on Colin MacDonald at the edge of the D at the expense of a corner as Kyles reminded their opponents of their threat. Innes MacDonald was yellow-carded by referee Calum Girvan for a late hack at Ruaridh Anderson. John Whyte saved when Savio Genini found Fraser Munro on the left from a free-hit but a second and decisive Kingussie goal was only minutes away. It came on 69 minutes when Roddy Young was bundled over to the right of the D. Savio Genini scooped the free-hit into the middle where Kyles failed to clear allowing James Falconer to shoot. John Whyte saved but Kieran MacPherson had pushed forward from midfield and he turned the rebound home. James Falconer did get his second goal on 75 minutes though. Savio Genini prevented Donald Irvine from clearing a ball out of the goal area and it broke to James Falconer on the right. Falconer took a touch forward before sending a shot through the keeper’s legs from the tightest of angles. Kyles pulled a goal back on 78 minutes when Innes MacDonald’s lofted ball from wide on the left was misjudged by Kingussie keeper Rory MacGregor and the ball dropped under the bar to make it 3-1. Kyles took a lift from the goal and Ross MacRae and Roddy MacDonald had efforts but it was Kingussie Lee Bain, just on for Savio Genini, who sealed the victory a couple of minutes from time. Roddy Young slipped as he was about to shoot and he ball fell to Lee Bain who shot low into net from just right of the penalty spot. Kingussie’s Ryan Borthwick was deservedly named Artemis man of the match and Kings’ captain Rory MacKeachan accepted the trophy from Artemis Investment Manager Graeme Mitchell.
Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup – Quarter Final Oban Camanachd 1 Lovat 3 Lovat reached the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup semi-finals after beating Oban Camanachd 3-1 in their 1pm throw up at the Taynuilt Sports Field This tie was rescheduled from the previous weekend following a covid outbreak in Oban and with Mossfield hosting the Artemis Macaulay Cup Final; this game was moved just down the road to Taynuilt. The constant rain made for difficult conditions and Fraser Heath put Lovat ahead on 21 minutes. The Oban Camanachd defence didn’t deal with Drew Howie’s hit-in from the right and when the ball came back to Howie, he sent it forward into the danger area. Again Oban failed to clear and as Scott McKillop tried to send the ball up-field, he played it straight to Fraser Heath who fired low on his backhand past Cameron Sutherland. Malcolm Clark equalised on 29 minutes when Evan MacLellan’s corner from the right dropped for him just inside the D and he swept the ball home, giving the keeper no chance. Ross Campbell shot over the bar as the Oban side tried to get in front. However Lovat regained the lead through Greg Matheson on 32 minutes. Lewis Tawse fed a free-hit from a central position for Greg Matheson to run onto and the Scotland forward lost his marker as he took off to the left where he sent the ball low into the net on his backhand. Marc MacLachlan made it 3-1 on 64 minutes, picking a great time to score his first goal of the season. Fraser Heath, bandaged following a head knock which later required stitches, played the ball into the D from wide on the right. Cameron Sutherland came off his line to stop the ball with his legs but the ball came to MacLachlan at the edge of the D and he gleefully rolled the ball low into the net to make it 3-1. Oban Camanachd pushed Daniel Cameron and Daniel Sloss, who were best for the side on the side on the day, up front for the closing stages but Lovat were resolute. The Tulloch Homes Camanachd semi-final line-up is now confirmed. Kinlochshiel and Kyles Athletic meet at the Taynuilt Sports Field on Saturday 28 August 2021. Then, a week later, Kingussie face Lovat at An Aird on Saturday 4 September 2021. Both semi-finals throw up at 4.10pm are live on BBC ALBA.
cottages.com MacTavish Cup – Second Round Beauly 2 Caberfeidh 5 Caberfeidh beat Beauly for the first time this season, coming from two goals down to win 5-2 at Braeview Park. It looked good for Beauly when Jack MacDonald scored from a tight angle on 7 minutes and Ross Forbes knocked home a rebound on 24 minutes gave them a two-goal advantage. Indeed it too a brilliant save from home keeper Iain McCall soon after to prevent a Beauly third whilst a wonderful over-head volley from Conor Ross came back off the crossbar following a corner. However Caberfeidh made changes at the back and Craig Morrison scored on 33 and 45 minutes, either side of Kevin Bartlett’s effort on 37 minutes, to have Cabers 3-2 ahead at the break. Craig Morrison completed his hat-trick a couple of minutes after the restart, found by a terrific ball from Kevin Bartlett which sent him one-on-one with keeper MacKay Murray and he claimed his fourth goal of the afternoon with just 8 minutes remaining with a shot from the right. The match marked a first appearance of the season following a nasty hand injury for Caberfeidh’s Scottish international Blair Morrison.
Strathglass P Kinlochshiel P The match between Strathglass and Kinlochshiel at Cannich was called off earlier in the week due to covid restrictions affecting the home club.
Scottish Sea Farms Glasgow Celtic Society Cup - Second Round Inveraray P Oban Celtic P Inveraray’s tie with Oban Celtic at the Winterton was postponed because of covid restrictions affecting the Oban side.
Mowi Senior League A Kilmallie 3 Skye Camanachd 1 Kilmallie turned in their best performance of the season to beat Skye Camanachd 3-1 at the Canal Parks It was an understrength Kilmallie side which took the field as suspension continued to rule out Innes Blackhall whilst Callum MacDougall has a long-term injury. Shane Gillies, Steven Stewart, Michael Rodger, Lewis Birrell, Dylan Monk and Liam Cameron were also missing. Kevin Toye answered the call to play in goals where he made a couple of good saves. James Pringle returned for Skye but Jordan Murchison and Ross Gordon remained on the injury list along with Will Cowie. Daniel Stewart gave the hosts a 15 minute lead when he battled to win possession far out on the left and his cross-come-shot bounced over Skye keeper Ryan Morrison’s foot on its way into the net. Iain MacLellan pulled Skye level with a great strike on 21 minutes. MacLellan hit the ball from 30 yards out on the left and it rose into the top corner of the net, giving the keeper no chance. Stuart Callison scored his first goal for Kilmallie from the side of the penalty spot on 27 minutes. Callison got his second and Kilmallie’s third on 69 minutes when the ball broke to him following a tussle outside the D. The only disappointment for Kilmallie was the recurrence of a leg injury which cut short Ryan Stewart’s comeback.
Lochaber 5 Glenurquhart 3 Lochaber ran out 5-3 victors against Glenurquhart in their 3pm throw up at Spean Bridge. Ben Delaney on 23 minutes and Jack Dignan on 29 minutes had the hosts 2-0 ahead at half-time. Josh MacDonald Haig pulled a goal back on 64 minutes but Ben Delaney’s second just 3 minutes later restored Lochaber’s two-goal cushion. Gregor Cameron made it 4-1 on 75 minutes and although David MacLennan’s penalty on 81 minutes and Jed Stoddart’s effort on 86 minutes reduced the deficit to a single goal, Jack Dignan got his second with a couple of minutes remaining to make the final score 5-3.
HIS Sutherland Cup - Third Round Lochside Rovers P Kinlochshiel P The 1pm throw up between holders Lochside Rovers and the Kinlochshiel second at Ganavan was postponed because of covid restrictions. The tie has been rescheduled for Ganavan a week on Saturday with Lochside hosting the Oban Celtic seconds in the Bullough Cup semi-finals this weekend. Last week’s HIS Sutherland Cup semi-final draw sees the winner from the tie between Lochside Rovers and the Kinlochshiel seconds paired with 2019 finalists Lovat seconds whilst the Beauly seconds meet the Newtonmore seconds. The ties are scheduled for Saturday 4 September 2021 and will be played at neutral venues. The HIS Sutherland Cup Final takes place at Blairbeg on Saturday 16 October 2021.
Bullough Cup – Second Round Kilmory 3 Aberdour 0 Kilmory were 3-0 victors against the Aberdour second team in their 1pm throw up at MacRae Park. With supporters making their return, they home guard had plenty to cheer as Bruce Johnston scored after 33 minutes to secure a 1-0 interval lead. Bruce Johnston went on to complete his hat-trick with goals on 60 and 71 minutes.
Mowi North League A Lochcarron 3 Skye Camanachd 2 Lochcarron beat the Skye Camanachd second team 3-2 in an entertaining derby at Battery Park on Tuesday 17 August 2021. Lochcarron boss Murdo John Fraser suffered a blow ahead of this 7pm throw up when the influential David MacCuish was ruled out because of work commitments. Gregor Cushnie was also working. Skye player / manager Allan MacLeod was missing full centre Gilleasbuig MacDonald. Sam Macphee was to take his place but was unavailable so John Gillies was given the full centre role. Skye struck first with U17 player Archie Millar scoring his first goal at second team level on 5 minutes. John Gillies played a ball from midfield out to the right to Iain MacLellan whose lobbed ball to the back post found Archie Millar and he finished well. It didn’t take Lochcarron long to level with Peter MacKenzie’s 22 yard shot from the left taking a wicked bounce on its way past keeper Calum Nicolson. Lochcarron took a 2-1 lead when Niall Arnott scored on 40 minutes. Peter MacKenzie, with his back to goal, flicked the ball diagonally to the Lochcarron left and Arnott ran into the D to slip the ball low past the keeper from close range. Indeed it took a brilliant double save from Calum Nicolson late in the half to prevent Lochcarron increasing their lead. Nicolson kept out Peter MacKenzie’s shot following a corner from the right and again denied MacKenzie from the rebound at the expense of another corner. Skye levelled 6 minutes into the second half with a well taken goal from Dan MacDonald. Substitute Lachlan MacPherson’s hit-in from the left was touched on by Iain MacLellan and Dan MacDonald ran into the D from the right before hitting the ball hard into the ground and it bounced past a helpless keeper on his left side to make it 2-2. However Peter MacKenzie restored Lochcarron’s lead on 63 minutes when his shot evaded the keeper and despite Skye’s late pressure, it proved to be the winner.
Skye Camanachd 1 Glengarry 4 Glengarry beat the Skye Camanachd seconds 4-1 in their Mowi North League A match at a wet Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. Skye were missing Calum Gibb and Archie MacDonald who were on first team duty whilst Glengarry were without Shaun Nicolson and Raymond Robertson. ‘Garry took a 14 minute lead when Steven Cameron slipped a nice pass to Nick Dalgety who finished low into the net. Dalgety crashed his second high into the net 7 minutes later and Rhu MacDonald made it 3-0 on 35 minutes following Scott Bremner’s free-hit. Skye skipper Ian MacPherson scored the goal of the game on 65 minutes, smashing the ball into the net from wide on the left after playing a quick one-two with Daniel Morrison. However Gordon MacDonald made it 4-1 just 3 minutes from time as substitute Jack West’s pass found him in space in front of goal.
Fort William P Lochcarron P Lochcarron were unable to raise a team for their trip to play the Fort William colts at An Aird so the clash was a Friday evening postponement.
Mowi North League B Lovat P Kingussie P The meeting between the Lovat colts and the Kingussie colts was brought forward to Friday 20 August 2021 with a 6.30pm throw up to allow both squads to cheer on their respective senior sides in important cup matches the following day. However a covid outbreak affecting the Kingussie seconds led to a postponement.
Glenurquhart 0 Newtonmore 5 The Newtonmore seconds beat the Glenurquhart seconds 5-0 at Blairbeg. Stuart MacKintosh was in goals for Glenurquhart whilst ‘More travelled without Glen MacKintosh and Fraser MacKintosh. Newtonmore’s forward line impressed and Craig Macleod, who was had a fine game at full forward, gave them a 19 minute lead. Sorley Thomson, whose pace caused problems all afternoon, added a second a minute later whilst Struan Ross on 32 minutes and impressive wing centre Aaron MacBean, made it 4-0 a minute later. Glen introduced Cairn Urquhart in the second half but Craig Macleod, whose unselfish play was a feature of the visiting attack, got his second on 62 minutes. ‘More dominated the centre line with Scott Chisholm influential. Glen’s James MacPherson, who was switched to full centre during the game, was booked by John Matheson for undermining the referee.
Inverness 5 Caberfeidh 1 The Inverness first team overcame the Caberfeidh second team 5-1 in their 1.30pm throw up at the Bught Park Caberfeidh made the stronger start and they took the lead through Ruaraidh MacLeman on 8 minutes. A corner from the left was played across the D. Inverness didn’t clear the danger and Ruaraidh MacLeman whipped a shot goalwards which came off keeper Dougie Rankin before squeezing over the goal line. Inverness pair Ewan Campbell and Rory Campbell came more into the game and the host’s pressure paid off when Ruaraidh Hughes’ cross from the left found Alan MacPherson on the edge of the D and he effortlessly poked the ball goalwards, beating Caberfeidh player / manager Andrew MacMaster in the visiting goal at his right post to make it 1-1 on 23 minutes. Inverness kept pressing and on 36 minutes, Ruaraidh Hughes put in a battling challenge to win possession against Scott McLauchlan at the penalty spot and his half-swing beat the keeper on his right side. Cabers came close to levelling on 40 minutes when Cameron Grant found Ruaraidh MacLeman in space around the penalty spot but he fired narrowly wide of the keeper’s right post. Inverness increased their advantage a couple of minutes before the break with the goal of the match. Ewan Campbell won possession in the middle of the field before finding Steven Bellshaw on the left. Bellshaw turned to his left side before rocketing a 25 yard shot into the top left-hand corner of the net to make it 3-1. The hosts made a strong start to the second half and they sealed victory with a quick-fire brace from Alan MacPherson on 51 minutes and Steven Bellshaw just 60 seconds later and both goals had an element of good fortune. The first came following a Ruaraidh Hughes shot which Andrew MacMaster saved but when the keeper went to clear, the ball struck the onrushing Alan MacPherson inside the D and MacPherson knocked the ball into the net. Inverness won possession from the restart and the ball came to Steven Bellshaw on the left. Bellshaw fired goalwards and the keeper palmed the ball into the net. The game went stale during closing stages as Inverness settled for the 5-1 win. Ewan Campbell and Arran MacMaster played really well for Inverness whilst Caberfeidh were well served by Ruaraidh MacLeman. Referee John Angus Gillies had a trouble-free afternoon.
Mowi North League C Strathspey Camanachd 2 Beauly 7 The Beauly second team beat Strathspey Camanachd 7-2 at Grantown Grammar School. Beauly led 2-0 at the break with goals from Finlay MacLennan on 16 minutes and Kyle MacDonald on 43 minutes. Kyle MacDonald went on to get his hat-trick with strikes on 50 and 52 minutes whilst Fraser Cameron made it 5-0 a minute later. Euan Dingwall on 58 minutes and Martin Ross on the hour gave Strathspey encouragement but Kyle MacDonald took his haul to five goals with efforts on 75 and 80 minutes.
Aberdeen University P Strathglass P Aberdeen University were forced to call off their match with the Strathglass reserves as their Balgownie pitch was unavailable.
Mowi South League A Ballachulish 7 Inveraray 1 Ballachulish beat the Inveraray second team 7-1 at the Jubilee Park. Jack MacLean gave the hosts an 8 minute lead but Robert Wood levelled a couple of minutes later. However Balla’ built an interval lad with Jack MacLean on 31 minutes, David Grant on 33 minutes, Dan MacLean on 37 minutes and Kier Irbhinn on 39 minutes making it 5-1 at the break. Donald Pearce on 70 minutes and Alan Clark on 78 minutes made the final score 7-1.
Bute P Col Glen P Bute’s meeting with Col Glen at the Meadows was postponed because of covid restrictions.
Mowi South League B Glasgow Mid Argyll P Bute P The game between the Glasgow Mid Argyll colts and the Bute colts at Peterson Park was postponed because of covid restrictions.
Mowi Central League Glenorchy 5 Ardnamurchan 0 The match between Glenorchy and Ardnamurchan was switched from Mart Park to Ganavan. Glenorchy took a grip of this game in the in the latter part of the first half and led through Stewart Twort on 27 minutes. Kieran MacKay made it 2-0 on 31 minutes and Arik MacKechnie’s brace on 35 and 45 minutes made it 4-0 at the interval. A second from Kieran MacKay on 62 minutes was the only goal of the second half.
Lochaber 4 Kilmallie 2 The Lochaber seconds beat the Kilmallie seconds 4-2 in their noon throw up at Spean Bridge. Kilmallie took the lead with Ryan MacLeod scoring on the half-hour but Rolands Freimanis levelled a minute later. The hosts took a 2-1 lead into the break with Rolands Freimanis getting his second on 43 minutes. Neil MacDonald made it 3-1 on the hour with Rolands Freimanis completing his hat-trick on 70 minutes. Cam Ross pulled a goal back 5 minutes later and it finished 4-2.
(All throw ups were at 2pm unless the match report states differently) |