Minute’s silence for veteran goalkeeper
Inveraray’s second round Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup tie on Saturday July 24 began with a minute’s silence to mark the passing of former goalkeeper Charlie Bell.
In a shinty career that spanned the 1960s and 1970s, Charlie was a Glasgow Celtic Society Cup winner, a South Division 1 winner and a member of the Inveraray side that were Camanachd Cup runners-up in 1964 when they lost to Kilmallie in Fort William and in 1967 when they were beaten by Newtonmore in Glasgow.
Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup second round
Southern Section
Kyles Athletic 4 Inveraray 0
Following the mark of respect to Charlie Bell, the 3pm match between Kyles Athletic and Inveraray at the Playing Fields, Tighnabruaich, began with the home side taking early control.
Roddy MacDonald put Kyles ahead on six minutes and Ross MacRae made it 2-0 on 12 minutes.
Roddy MacDonald got his second on 17 minutes to make it 3-0 and there was no further scoring until Colin MacDonald made it 4-0 a couple of minutes from time. Kilmallie 4 Bute 2
Kilmallie saw off Bute, winning 4-2 in their 3pm throw-up at Canal Parks.
Kilmallie’s Steven Stewart started a two-match suspension following his red card against Kinlochshiel a fortnight earlier, while Daniel Stewart was out injured.
Kilmallie skipper Innes Blackhall gave his side the lead a six minutes. The ball broke to Blackhall out of the left and he sent a backhand shot into the bottom corner of the net.
Leon MacMillan drew Bute level on 18 minutes and it remained 1-1 until the break.
Kilmallie regained the lead on 54 minutes with Lewis Birrell finishing from inside the penalty spot.
Ryan Stewart made it 3-1 on 62 minutes with the goal of the match - a volley which screamed into the net - similar to his strike against Fort William earlier in the month.
Craig MacIsaac added a fourth from just outside the ‘D’ with 20 minutes remaining and although Leon MacMillan got his second for Bute on 79 minutes, it was Kilmallie’s day.
The winning margin could have been bigger were it not for full forward Michael Rodger being denied twice by very good saves.
HIS Sutherland Cup - first round
Kyles Athletic 2 Glenorchy 1 The Kyles Athletic second team beat Glenorchy 2-1 in their noon throw-up at the Playing Fields, Tighnabruaich.
Luke Thornton scored the only goal of the first half on 13 minutes and Kieran Chrystal made it 2-0 five minutes after the re-start.
Arik MacKechnie halved the deficit on 71 minutes but Kyles stayed in front to take their place in the next round.
HIS Sutherland Cup - second round Kilmory P Inveraray P
Kilmory’s 2pm throw-up with the Inveraray second team at MacRae Park was postponed on Friday evening because of Covid restrictions.