Kilmory edge shinty derby

Marine Harvest National Division

Inveraray 2 Beauly 1 THIS match at the Winterton wasn’t one for the purists.

The game’s opening goal came on 41 minutes when the ball was played to Lewis Montgomery around 15 yards from goal who beat his marker before netting with a low drive.

Beauly’s equaliser came a couple of minutes after the re-start following a spell of pressure.

Shot

Jack MacDonald was first to react to a long ball up-field and blasted a ferocious shot past Inveraray keeper Scott MacLachlan who was left beaten by the sheer pace of the ball. The winner came on 55 minutes when Beauly failed to clear their lines and Lewis Montgomery fired home from 18 yards. Marine Harvest South Division One Inveraray 4 Kilmory 5 KILMORY stay top of the division on goal difference after beating Inveraray in a ninegoal thriller at The Winterton.

The noon throw-up had it all: nine goals, three red cards and two converted penalties.

Former Kilmory player Rhys Williams fired a rocket into the roof of the net with five minutes played.

Inveraray’s 16-yearold keeper Gregor Mather, playing his first full 90 minutes in South Division 1, had no chance with Alister MacArthur’s equaliser.

Neil Campbell put Inveraray into a 2-1 half-time lead with a well-taken goal on 30 minutes.

Penalty

Kilmory started the second half the brighter and were awarded a penalty by referee Alex MacVicar on 55 minutes which Alister MacArthur struck well to make it 2-2.

This was Kilmory’s best spell of the game and they soon added two more goals through MacArthur again on 57 minutes and Hal Jones on 67 minutes.

Inveraray gained a man advantage when Kilmory’s Bruce Johnston was sent off for two bookings. It was Kilmory who scored a fifth though on 76 minutes, with MacArthur netting four times for the second successive week.

The match threatened to boil over at times but referee Alex MacVicar handled proceedings well.

Inveraray’s Kieran Kirkhope and Kilmory’s Andrew Cunningham were both sent off following a scuffle.

Inveraray’s John Mackenzie converted a penalty on 81 minutes and got his second with a fine back-post strike to make it 5-4 on 90 minutes.

Inveraray pushed hard in injury time but Kilmory’s 10 men held on for the win.