Inveraray to mark centenary cup win
Scottish Sea Farms Glasgow Celtic Society Challenge Cup – quarter finals
Col-Glen 0 Inveraray 1
Inveraray edged out Col-Glen 1-0 in their derby at Clachan of Glendaruel.
Inveraray’s Lewis Montgomery missed out through suspension and the decisive goal in this tie came midway through the first half, with Inveraray dominating, when Campbell Watt scored on 22 minutes.
The Glen nearly found a way back into it when Sam Bulloch’s shot hit the post.
Inveraray had the chance to double their lead after being awarded a penalty, but Scott Symons pulled off a cracking save.
Shortly after, the Aray keeper Scott MacLachlan made an equally impressive save to keep Scott MacVicar’s penalty out.
Inveraray first team manager Andrew Watt was delighted with the grit and determination his side displayed to progress into a semi-final spot in the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup.
He said following the game: “We started the game really well today and played some excellent shinty, creating a number of chances.
“Thankfully we were able to score whilst we were dominating the game in that opening period.
“It was important to get the first goal as we were well aware how tight the games against Col-Glen were last season and today turned out no different.
“We dropped off a bit in the last 15 minutes of the first half as Col-Glen came more into the game so it was good to get to half time and settle things a bit at the break.
“The second half was fairly even and we had to dig in and show some character to keep the lead.”
A spokesperson for Col-Glen said after the match: “Disappointing result for the Glen today in what was a very competitive and entertaining game that seen lots of great shinty.”
Kyles Athletic 14 Ardnamurchan 0
Kyles Athletic were too strong for
Ardnamurchan, winning 14-0 in their 3pm throw up at Tighnabruaich.
Ardnamurchan play two leagues below their opponents but held Kyles to a 5-0 interval lead.
Former Skye player James Pringle scored his first goal for Kyles on nine minutes with Scott Macdonald adding a second on 24 minutes.
James Pringle got his second on 34 minutes with goals late in the half from Conor Kennedy on 42 minutes and Roddy Macdonald on the stroke of half-time building up a 5-0 interval lead.
Scott Macdonald went on to take his tally to six goals in the second half with Conor Kennedy scoring twice more to complete his hat-trick. Roddy Macdonald got his second and David Zavaroni the other.
Glasgow Mid Argyll 4 Bute 1 Glasgow Mid Argyll took the field for the first time in 5 weeks and beat Bute 4-1 at Peterson Park.
GMA’s John McNulty was still out injured but top scorer Craig Anderson was back whilst Cammie McCue returned to the senior side following suspension.
Calum Morrison gave GMA a 17-minute lead with what was the only goal of the first half.
Finlay MacMillan added a second a minute after the restart and Calum Morrison scored again to make it 3-0 on 48 minutes.
Scott Harvey pulled a goal back on 71 minutes, but Garry Luke sealed the 4-1 victory with just three minutes to go.
Mowi South Division 1
League leaders Lochside Rovers returned to action for the first time this month, beating the Kyles Athletic juniors 3-1 in their noon throw up at the Dunoon Stadium.
Kyles fielded a mixture of youth and experience with Dunky Kerr in attack.
Twelve-year-old Daniel Duffy started at full forward although he was forced off after just eight minutes when he suffered a blow to the wrist.
Fortunately, a check afterwards showed that whilst there was swelling to the wrist, there was no lasting damage.
When the ball broke to Ruairidh Buchanan on 15 minutes, he hit a great strike into the roof of the net to put the Oban side ahead.
Two Jordan Kerr goals either side of the break sealed the win. First, on 40 minutes, referee Euan Pearson ordered a free-hit to be retaken six times because of player encroachment. When it was taken, it was worked well by Lochside, allowing Kerr to finish into the bottom corner of the goal.
Then, on 51 minutes, Jordan Kerr took advantage of another opportunity, smashing the ball high into the goal to make it 3-0.
Kyles, urged forward by the excellent Anna Nicolson at half back, came more into it and when the ball deflected on 75 minutes to Roddy MacColl, who had been policed well by Calum MacMillan, he found the back of the net.
The Glasgow Mid Argyll seconds beat Aberdour 3-1 at Silversands. Mark Bain, Ryan MacKenzie, and Andy McGhee got their goals before Angus Thorburn’s late counter.
Mowi South Division 2
The Bute second team edged out Strachur-Dunoon 3-2 at the Meadows, the Cowal side’s first league defeat of the season.
With only 12 players on the day, Strachur-Dunoon’s Liam Robertson began a two-game ban following his red card against the Kyles Athletic second team.
Bute’s Neil McKirdy and StrachurDunoon’s Cairn Limbert exchanged goals midway through the first half.
The islanders led through Regan Craig on 56 minutes with a second from Neil McKirdy making it 3-1 on the hour.
Cairn Limbert got his second on 81 minutes, but Bute stayed in front to win 3-2.
Women’s Camanachd Association round-up
Mowi National Division
Second placed Lochaber defeated Dunadd 6-1 at Spean Bridge.
Mairi Duncan and Leah Maxtone both scored twice for Lochaber with Natalie MacDonald and Claire
Delaney also
Cameron replied.
Dunadd only had 10 available and so welcomed two new 16-year-old players, Betsy Jeffrey and Abigail MacGregor, and Rosie Hetherington also played her first full 80 minutes.
The opening 20 minutes was pretty even, Lochaber having the better of the chances, but debutante Abigail MacGregor pulled off a couple of great saves to keep it 0-0 going into the water break.
In the next 20, Lochaber pulled ahead with two cracking finishes from Mairi Duncan. Dunadd were playing some of their best shinty of the season - great belief, team work and communication was greatly improved too.
Unfortunately, the Lochaber forward line were really clinical in the second half and they gradually pulled away with a six-goal lead.
However, Dunadd’s performance was rewarded with the final strike of the game when Eilidh Cameron’s long range effort deflected into the back of the Lochaber net.
Next week Dunadd travel to Aberdour on the hunt for their first win of the season.
League leaders Badenoch stay top of the table on goals scored after beating Glasgow Mid Argyll 6-2 in their 1pm throw up at the Dell. Jeanette McGregor grabbed a hat-trick with Zoe Reid, Hope Borthwick and an own goal making up their count. Beth MacLennan scored both GMA goals.
(All throw ups were at 2.30pm unless the match report states differently) counting.
Eilidh 2025 marks the centenary of Inveraray’s first ever Camanachd Cup success, a 2-0 win over Lovat in Inverness in 1925.
The club are in the early stages of planning events to commemorate and celebrate this hugely important and ground-breaking achievement in their history.
Inveraray are keen to hear from anyone who has any connections with, or archive material relating to, the 1925 side which they would like to share.