Good Saturday for Inveraray shinty
Marine Harvest National Division
Inveraray 2 Caberfeidh 0
Inveraray boosted their promotion chances with a 2-0 win over Caberfeidh at the Winterton.
Lewis MacNicol opened the scoring on 33 minutes and Inveraray took their single-goal advantage into the break.
To the delight of the home support, Lewis MacNicol got his second to make it 2-0 on 73 minutes and the victory now leaves Inveraray five points off a promotion place but they have two games in hand over second-placed Caberfeidh.
Caberfeidh now trail league leaders Skye by three points and Caberfeidh and Inveraray are scheduled to meet in the league at Castle Leod this coming Saturday.
Marine Harvest South Division 1
Lochside Rovers 6 Kilmory 0
Lochside Rovers and Kilmory agreed to schedule their league meeting for Wednesday evening at Ganavan.
Craig MacDougall got Lochside off to a great start when he scored at the second attempt on five minutes.
Lochside keeper Cameron Sutherland was called into action, making a good save from a looping Alex Cunningham shot which would have dropped into the top corner of the net.
A good ball from Craig MacMillan picked out a darting Craig MacDougall run on 12 minutes and MacDougall notched his second goal of the game with a low finish.
Lochside raced out of sight after scoring four times during a five-minute period either side of the half-time interval.
Evan MacLellan grabbed a goal on 43 minutes when his 40-yard lob on goal dipped just under the crossbar.
Daniel Sloss made it 4-0 on 44 minutes. Mark MacQueen’s turn and shot forced a save from Kilmory keeper Ally MacLennan but Sloss was on hand to score from the rebound.
Lewis Buchanan added a fifth a minute after the restart. A half swing from Chrissie MacMillan brought another MacLennan save but Buchanan flicked the rebound home.
Craig MacDougall completed his hat-trick on 48 minutes when his neat shot from just outside the D sent the ball low into the corner of the net.
Lochside were playing well but the six-goal margin was harsh on a determined Kilmory side.
Ahead of the August 19 fixtures, the win left Lochside a point clear at the top of the table with two games in hand.
Marine Harvest South Division 2
Strachur 0 Inveraray 4
The match of the day in Marine Harvest South Division 1 was league leaders Inveraray’s trip to play Strachur – the second meeting between the sides on successive Saturdays following the previous week’s Bullough Cup final.
Strachur made the better beginning to the game and Inveraray player/manager Graham MacPherson again proved his worth in the Inveraray goal.
Inveraray changed things when David Robertson arrived, and one of his first acts was to set up Campbell Watt for the opening goal on 19 minutes.
Campbell Watt got his second on 35 minutes to make it 2-0 at the break.
David Robertson made it 3-0 on 64 minutes and Campbell Watt completed a well taken hat-trick a minute later.
One point from their final two games – at home to the Glasgow Mid Argyll and away to Dunoon – will confirm Inveraray as champions.