Strathglass 1 Lochcarron 4 | |
17 July 2012 Lochcarron continued their run of good midweek results when they came from a goal down to secure a 4-1 Marine Harvest North Division 1 victory over Strathglass at Cannich on Tuesday 17 July 2012. There were two new faces in the Strathglass camp with Callum Duff on the touchline assisting manager Robert Geddes and former Beauly player Innes Simpson, making his debut at full centre. Strathglass opened well and they took the lead after just 4 minutes. Robbie Stokes got on the end of a sweeping move started by Robert Geddes on the left, and whilst Stokes missed his first shooting opportunity, he quickly gathered possession before dribbling through the visiting defence and rolling the ball low past Lochaber keeper Douglas MacKenzie into the net. Lochcarron started to come more into the game but any attacks were dealt with by the home defence with Ally MacAdams looking assured at full back. However Lochcarron got back on level terms on 20 minutes when Gregor Cushnie turned a David MacCuish cross from the right into the net to make it 1-1. Strathglass suffered a blow on 37 minutes when Innes Simpson was forced to cut his debut short and leave the field with what was later confirmed as a pulled calf muscle. Strathglass almost regained the lead on 48 minutes when a blistering Robert Geddes drive took a wicked deflection but Lochcarron keeper Douglas MacKenzie produced a fantastic reflex save as he palmed the ball away for a corner. Home keeper Steve MacLauchlan was called into action 5 minutes later when he saved well with his feet from a Sean MacCuish snap-shot. Lochcarron took the lead for the first time on 63 minutes when Alan Stewart collected the ball after good play from David Bauermeister, who was excellent through-out, and he lofted the ball goalwards. Keeper MacLauchlan seemed to miss-judge the ball and it crept into the net to put Lochcarron 2-1 ahead. The Lochcarron forwards linked up well on 67 minutes and Gregor Cushnie nipped round the back of the Strathglass defence, before stroking the ball into the net to increase the visitors’ advantage. The scoring was completed when Allan MacKenzie collected a ball into the middle on 85 minutes and he turned before executing a well-hit shot which gave MacLauchlan no chance to make it 4-1. The win takes Lochcarron level on points with fourth place Beauly. |