The Shinty Round Up – Saturday 4 August 2012 | |
06 August 2012 Inveraray reached the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final on Saturday 4 August 2012.
Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup – Semi Final Kinlochshiel 1 Inveraray 3 Inveraray are the first side through to next month’s Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final as they beat Kinlochshiel 3-1 at the reopened An Aird. Kinlochshiel manager Johnston Gill led his team into their biggest match ever bar none and he had decisions to make ahead of the tie. Defender John Don MacKenzie injured a thigh muscle in the recent league defeat to Newtonmore. The young defender had to leave the field after an accidental clash with ‘More’s Glen MacKintosh and whilst it was initially hoped that he might only be missing for a couple of weeks, the muscle damage to his leg is worse than initially estimated and he will likely miss the rest of the season. David Falconer continued to deputise and he has played well for the west coast side this season. Graham Kennedy was the other big miss for Gill following the keeper’s red card against Glenurquhart in their last outing. Scott Kennedy, who is coincidently Graham’s brother, came into the side in his place. Colin MacDiarmid was called into the ‘Shiel squad and he started on the bench. Inveraray were missing captain Scott Robertson and forward Euan McMurdo last weekend whilst Davie MacPherson was rested as they beat Lovat 4-1. However manager John Smylie will had all three back for this one although Robertson started on the bench. However Smylie was without Russell MacKinlay so Ruairidh Graham joined Garry MacPherson, Chris Crawford and Euan McMurdo in attack. Throw up was at 4.05pm so the whole match could be shown LIVE on BBC Alba. Billy Wotherspoon was the match referee. Two goals in the first 4 minutes gave Inveraray the early advantage. First Garry MacPherson slotted the ball low into the corner of the net following a poor clearance from the ‘Shiel defence with less than two minutes played. Inveraray went 2-0 up after just 4 minutes when Euan McMurdo got on the end of a flowing move which started when Davie MacPherson played a long ball out of defence. Ruairidh Graham collected possession on the right and passed to Chris Crawford who swept the ball to Euan McMurdo and he blasted the ball into the roof of the net, giving stand-in keeper Scott Kennedy no chance. However ‘Shiel recovered from their nervous start and first Finlay MacRae collected a ball from his brother John MacRae, turned his marker and bulleted a shot off Graham MacPherson’s right post. A minute later they pulled a goal back as Keith MacRae capitalised on a mistake by Inveraray keeper Graham MacPherson. John MacRae won the ball in midfield and played it out to Fraser MacVicar on the ‘Shiel right. MacVicar played a first time pass to the edge of the D and Inveraray keeper Graham MacPherson seemed to have the ball covered but he missed his hit and Keith MacRae nipped in to steer the ball into the net to make it 2-1. ‘Shiel finished the first half strongly but they were unable to achieve parity. The killer goal came 6 minutes into the second half when a reverse pass from Chris Crawford cut open the ‘Shiel defence and Euan McMurdo rolled the ball past Scott Kennedy to make it 3-1. The remainder of the game was stop-start and never flowed as much as the first period which suited Inveraray and they held onto their two goal advantage and they now have a place in the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final in September to look forward to.
Orion Group Premiership Orion Group Premiership Fort William 1 Kyles Athletic 3 Kyles Athletic go top of the Orion Group Premiership with a 3-1 win over a young Fort William side in their noon throw up at the Black Park. Last week’s Fort William squad, which drew 1-1 on Bute, featured three brothers – Kyle, Mark and Cameron Grant. However Kyle Grant broke up the partnership as he was suspended for this one. The Fort were again without Gary Innes whilst Alex Duncan was also banned. Stevie Stewart and Daniel Stewart were amongst the other absentees and Duncan Rodger was only able to make a substitute appearance. There was a starting place for Michael Slezas and captain Bryan Simpson was back in the side. Kyles’ defender Zac Coley remained side-lined with a hand injury. Roddy MacDonald on 7 minutes and Thomas Whyte on 12 minutes put the title challengers 2-0 up at the break. Alan Knox pulled a goal back for the Fort on 69 minutes but a trademark goal from Fraser MacDonald 12 minutes from time gave Kyles the points. Kyles now go top of the Orion Group Premiership, two points ahead of Newtonmore who have two games in hand. Kingussie 0 Glenurquhart 1 Glenurquhart picked up two valuable points with a 1-0 win over Kingussie in their 2pm throw up at the Dell. Kingussie’s Rory Borthwick serves a one match ban for a points accumulation whilst Louis Munro and Craig Dawson are longer term injury absentees. Ronald Ross was also missing. Work commitments ruled out the Glen’s Scottish international defender Andrew Corrigan. The only goal of the first half came on the stroke of half time when referee Graham Cameron awarded the visitors a penalty. Goal Judge Brian Davis had flagged to indicate that Iain Borthwick had pushed Neale Reid in the back and Cameron pointed to the spot. The Glen’s success from the penalty spot has not been great over the last couple of years but keeper Stuart MacKintosh strode forward to thump the ball, low and hard into the net to make it 1-0. This proved to be the only goal of the game and the Glen go fifth in the table.
Marine Harvest North Division 1 Marine Harvest North Division 1 Skye Camanachd 0 Lochaber 0 Title contenders Skye Camanachd and Lochaber shared the points following their 0-0 draw at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. Click on the following link to read the match report in full Inverness 0 Caberfeidh 5 Caberfeidh go top of Marine Harvest North Division 1 following their 5-0 win over Inverness in their 2pm throw up at the Bught Park. Inverness were still without the suspended James Cameron and Somhairle MacDonald who is on holiday. However Davie Glass marked his return to the side last week end by scoring two goals in a 3-2 win over Strathglass. A Kevin Bartlett double on 11 and 44 minutes put the visitors two up at the break. Two second half goals in two minutes from .Martin MacDonald on 61 minutes and Craig Morrison just 60 seconds later made it 4-0. Inverness had Craig Nicolson sent off a couple of minutes from time for a late challenge on Martin MacDonald before Stuart Kryzanowski made it 5-0 in the closing seconds of the game. The win takes Caberfeidh back to the top of the table on goal difference although they have played more games than their rivals.
Marine Harvest South Division 1 Oban Camanachd 3 Taynuilt 3 Oban Camanachd trailed a spirited Taynuilt side three times before scoring late to earn a point in a 3-3 draw in their 3pm throw up at Mossfield. Oban Camanachd were without Gareth Evans who was suspended. Neil Gillies put Taynuilt ahead on 14 minutes but Iain MacMillan levelled 60 seconds later. Michael MacQueen put Taynuilt back in front 5 minutes before the break but Scott MacMillan made it 2-2 a minute after the restart. Michael MacQueen got his second on 62 minutes to put Taynuilt ahead for a third time and they held this advantage until 8 minutes from time when Scott MacMillan got his second to make it 3-3 and ensure a share of the points. Aberdour 1 Glenorchy 2 Glenorchy beat Glenorchy 2-1 in their 1pm throw up in Fife as they bounced back from last week’s shock defeat against Taynuilt. Ruairidh Reid scored for the home side whilst John Sartain and Kieran MacKay gave Glenorchy the points which take them go top of the table. Oban Celtic 2 Glasgow Mid Argyll 3 Oban Celtic came back from two goals down before eventually losing 3-2 to third place Glasgow Mid Argyll in their noon throw up in Oban. Oban Celtic’s Kieran Gallagher served a one match ban. Garry Luke remained out injured for the visitors. Mark Bain gave GMA a 7 minute lead and Andy Mathie made it 2-0 on 53 minutes. Neil Carmichael pulled a goal back 3 minutes later and Carmichael got his second on 58 minutes to make it 2-2. However Innes MacMillan got what proved to be the winner for GMA on 76 minutes.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Lovat 5 Glenurquhart 3 Lovat and Glenurquhart brought their match forward to Wednesday 1 August 2012 with a 7pm throw up. Click on the following match to read the match report in full http://www.skyecamanachd.com/news/lovat-5-glenurquhart-3.htm Skye Camanachd 3 Fort William 1 Skye Camanachd beat Fort William 3-1 at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. Click on the following match to read the match report in full Glengarry 0 Kinlochshiel 0 Glengarry met Kinlochshiel at Craigard. ‘Garry have agreed to ‘Shiel’s request to bring the throw up forward to 1pm. This allowed the visiting side’s players and supporters to head for An Aird afterwards to watch the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup semi-final tie between Kinlochshiel and Inveraray. Matthew Ross was available for the home side before he serves a one match ban for a points accumulation in his side’s next outing. ‘Shiel were without Scott Kennedy who got the call up to take over in goal for the first team. At the end of the 90 minutes, the sides shared the points following a goalless draw. Lochaber P Kingussie P Lochaber and Kingussie have agreed to put back their league meeting to Wednesday 8 August 2012. Throw up at Spean Bridge will be at 7pm.
Marine Harvest South Division 2 Tayforth 0 Lochside Rovers 7 Gavin Stobbart grabbed a hat-trick as Lochside Rovers clinched the Marine Harvest North Division 2 title with a 7-0 win in their 2pm throw up at Tayforth. Martin MacEwan put the Oban side ahead on 18 minutes. Gavin Stobbart added a second with his first goal of the game on 24 minutes. David Lafferty made it 3-0 on 33 minutes and Lochside took this lead into the break. Former Oban Camanachd keeper Gavin Stobbart got his second a couple of minutes into the second half whilst Keith Burnett got their fifth on 55 minutes. Gavin Stobbart completed his hat-trick on 68 minutes and Craig MacDougall completed the scoring 3 minutes from time to make it 7-0. Although the win gives Lochside Rovers the title, they will only move up a league if their first team, Oban Camanachd, win the Marine Harvest North Division 1 title and promotion to the Orion Group Premiership. Kyles Athletic 7 Ballachulish 2 Hat-tricks from Roddy MacColl and Matthew MacColl helped second place Kyles Athletic to a 7-2 win over third place Ballachulish in their 2pm through up at Tighnabruaich. Chris Moss put Kyles ahead on 10 minutes but Morgan Smith levelled the game just 5 minutes later. Roddy MacColl gave the home side a 2-1 lead at the break when he found the back of the net after 35 minutes. MacColl got his second 5 minutes into the second half only for Ally MacDonald to pull a goal back from the restart to cut Kyles’ advantage to 3-2. The home side pressed their advantage in the last half hour. Substitute Matthew MacColl scored on 58 and 65 minutes to make it 5-2. Roddy MacColl completed his hat-trick on 70 minutes whilst Matthew MacColl did like-wise 5 minutes from time to round off a 7-2 victory. Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 Bute 6 Tam MacMillan scored twice as Bute beat Glasgow Mid Argyll 6-1 in their 2pm throw up at Yoker. Roddy Middleton, Arran Dunn, Stuart Stirling and Robert MacKechnie got the other goals. GMA only have one match remaining this season. |