Camanachd or Kyles will play Inveraray in Celtic Cup final
Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup - semi final
Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 Inveraray 2
Inveraray are through to the Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final after they beat Glasgow Mid Argyll 2-1 in their 3pm throw up at Peterson Park, Yoker.
GMA had a familiar teamsheet, whilst Inveraray had David MacPherson and Ally MacDonald back on the bench but John Kennedy, Ally Munro and Grant Griffin were missing.
GMA suffered a blow after just 30 seconds when top scorer Craig Anderson had to come off with the suspected recurrence of a leg injury which hampered him for much of last season.
The home side were by far the better team in the first half. They looked up for the tie and showed a great will to win. Euan Murray dictated play in the GMA midfield and the home centre line and half backs controlled the game.
GMA went ahead from a corner on 25 minutes when Calum McLay punished some poor defending with a well-taken finish at the back post.
It could have been 2- 0 just before half-time but for a brilliant Scott MacLachlan save from Garry Luke. Inveraray boss Ruaraidh Graham made changes at the break with David MacPherson coming on and Lewis MacNicol being pushed into the forward line.
It was a fired-up Inveraray which started the second half and GMA would pay for not capitalising on their first-half dominance.
Inveraray started to get a grip of the game and now controlled the midfield.
Lewis MacNicol scored a great equaliser from a tight angle on 55 minutes after good build-up play between Garry MacPherson and David Robertson.
Garry MacPherson put Inveraray in front on 63 minutes with a shot that took a wicked bounce in front of GMA keeper Jonathon Oates and ended up in the back of the net.
GMA tried to get the goal that would have taken the tie to extra-time but the Inveraray defence held out with young Ross Montgomery putting in another strong performance.
GMA will be disappointed they never made the most of their first half chances but it’s Inveraray who will now face the winners of this coming weekend’s semi-final tie between Oban Camanachd and Kyles Athletic.
Robert Baxter was the match referee.
LOCHABER and Newtonmore will meet in next month’s RBS MacTavish Cup Final while Inveraray await the winners of this weekend’s semi-final between Oban Camanachd and Kyles Athletic in the Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final.
Camanachd Cup – first round Kilmallie W/O v Aberdour
Kilmallie are through to the Camanachd Cup second round after Aberdour were unable to field a team for their 3pm throw up at the Canal Parks.
Kilmallie’s progress sets up an intriguing derby meeting with Fort William at An Aird in the last 16 of the tournament on Saturday May 28.
RBS MacTavish Cup - semi-finals Newtonmore 2 Glenurquhart 0
Newtonmore are through to the RBS MacTavish Cup Final after beating Glenurquhart 2- 0 in their 1pm throw up at the Eilan.
This was a repeat of the 2015 final but the ‘Glen’ were unable to copy their success on that occasion.
The ‘Glen’ created a couple of early chances but ’More keeper Owen Fraser was equal to their efforts.
Evan Menzies got the all-important opening goal on 42 minutes. Paul MacArthur took a free-hit from just inside the ’More half. He played the ball towards Evan Menzies who was just off Lewis MacLennan’s shoulder. Menzies gambled the defender would make a rare mistake and miss the ball. The gamble paid off which left the ’More hit-man one- on- one with ‘Glen’ keeper Stuart MacKintosh and Menzies slipped the ball low into the net.
Steven MacDonald sealed the win with a killer second goal nine minutes from time. MacDonald took possession from a free-hit and turned and sent a low, hard drive from around 25 yards out through three or four players. The ball took a couple of bounces on the hard surface before ending up in the corner of the net. This was a very competitive encounter but Newtonmore did enough to win the game notching up another clean sheet despite changes in defence. Graham Cameron was the match referee.
Lochaber 2 Kingussie 1
Lochaber will play Newtonmore in the 2016 RBS MacTavish Cup Final after they beat Kingussie 2-1 at Spean Bridge.
Lochaber boss Ally Ferguson was still without the injured Neil MacDonald whilst Zandz Ferguson and Donald MacRae were unavailable. Jack Dignan returned to the defence as did Brian MacDonald, whilst Barry MacDonald was on the bench. Kevin Ferguson was free of suspension after serving a one game ban for exceeding the disciplinary points threshold. 3
Kingussie co-managers Russell Jones and Davie Anderson also had absentees with the injured Ryan Borthwick added to their growing injury list.
There was a flashpoint for referee Evan MacRae to deal with on 14 minutes. Kingussie were awarded a free-hit in the Lochaber defensive area and Fraser Munro made a run forward and clashed with Jack Dignan. Munro caught the Lochaber defender below the eye with the top of his caman and was rightly red carded.
Lochaber used the extra man at the back, playing with a spare defender in front of the full back.
Just five minutes later, Kingussie’s Thomas Borthwick went past Brennan MacDonald but was chopped down. Referee MacRae opted for a yellow card, one of five bookings during this, at times, feisty match.
Kingussie were still very much in the game but they were sunk by two quick goals in the final third of the game. First, a cross-field pass found Pat Toal unmarked at the left-hand side of the ‘D’. He shot across keeper Craig Dawson into the back of the net to make it 1- 0 with 63 minutes played.
The home side doubled their lead just three minutes later when Stuart Callison sent a glorious strike high into the net to make it 2- 0.
Kingussie rallied and pulled a goal back on 74 minutes when Savio Genini smashed home a back-hand, shoulder-high volley from the edge of the ‘D’ to make it 2-1.
Kingussie went for a leveller but the Lochaber back-line stayed firm and they can now look forward to the 2016 RBS MacTavish Cup Final.
The sides will certainly be familiar with each other before the season is over as they will meet twice more over the next four Saturdays - in the Camanachd Cup second round at the Dell the end of the month and in the league at Spean Bridge a fortnight later.
Balliemore Cup - first round Oban Celtic 2 Glenorchy 0
Oban Celtic are through to the Balliemore Cup quarter-finals after they defeated Glenorchy 2- 0 at Ganavan.
Celtic had Neil Carmichael, Lee Askew and Ewan MacCorquodale all out through injury, whilst work commitments ruled out Daniel MacMillan, George MacMillan and Kieran Carnie. David MacInnes and Rory Bruce were both back. Oban Celtic were 7-1 winners when the sides met in the Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup in mid-April. However this was a stronger Glenorchy side.
Glenorchy proved difficult to break down and despite having the lion’s share of possession, the home side struggled to hit the target and were left feeling frustrated, going in 0- 0 at half time.
Oban Celtic manager Kenny Wotherspoon was reluctant to change much as he felt it was only a matter of time before his side got their noses in front.
And with that, Celtic took the lead within minutes of the restart when Fraser Macmillan slotted home from a Daniel Madej cut-back.
The pattern of play remained the same with Celtic again snatching shots at goal but they were almost caught out on a couple of occasions as Glenorchy tried hard to get back into the game.
But Celtic secured their progression into the next round when skipper Daniel Madej cut inside before rifling the ball home to make it 2- 0.
Oban Celtic will now host Beauly in the Balliemore Cup quarter-finals this coming weekend.
Oban Celtic manager Kenny Wotherspoon was satisfied with the win. ‘You always have to be content with a win,’ he said.
‘ Was it our best performance? No, but it’s pleasing to know we can still grind out results if we are not firing on all cylinders. The difficult games are coming thick and fast and Beauly in the next round this coming Saturday are as tough as we will face this season. We will relish the challenge and you just never know.’
Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup – second round Newtonmore 5 Skye Camanachd 1
The Newtonmore second team beat the Skye Camanachd seconds 5-1 in their 3.30pm throw up at the Eilan.
Skye boss Davie Pringle made two changes to the squad which beat the Fort William second team in Marine Harvest North Division 1 the previous weekend. Chris Rose and Aonghas MacDonald were both with the Skye first team squad, so Chris MacLennan and Thomas Wilson – both back from hand injuries – came into the squad in their place.
Newtonmore boss Cammy MacDonald had John MacKenzie available but he will miss their next outing as he serves a one-match ban for passing the disciplinary points threshold. Youngster Iain Robinson started on the bench and Kenny Ross was in midfield. Newtonmore were 5-3 winners when the teams met in the league at the Eilan at the beginning of April.
A John MacKenzie double on 14 and 23 minutes had ’More 2- 0 ahead.
Duncan Gorman then struck twice on 33 and 37 minutes to double the home side’s advantage.
Iain MacLellan pulled a goal back for Skye on 39 minutes but a David Cheyne goal on the hour mark confirmed Newtonmore’s 5-1 win.
Skye found it difficult to contain MacKenzie, Cheyne and the speedy ’ More wing forwards and it was a deserved win for the holders. They now face Kinlochshiel second team away in the Aberdein Considine Sutherland Cup quarter finals on Saturday May 28.
Strathdearn Cup – first round Inverness 0 Kingussie 6
The Kingussie colts were too strong for the Inverness colts, winning their first round tie 6- 0 in their 11.30am throw up at Bught Park.
Former keeper Russell Menzies put the Kings ahead on 13 minutes and a Dylan Borthwick goal on 22 minutes made it 2- 0 at the interval.
A second Russell Menzies goal made it 3- 0 on 53 minutes.
Kingussie added three goals in the final nine minutes to put gloss on the final outcome. John Gibson bagged a brace on 81 and 85 minutes and an Alexander Michie strike three minutes from time made it 6- 0.
Kingussie will now travel to Shawbost to play Lewis in the Strathdearn Cup second round on Saturday June 18.
Glengarry 2 Glenurquhart 3
The Glenurquhart colts are through to the next round after they beat Glengarry 3-2 at Craigard.
Glenurquhart were without Bradley Sneddon who started a two-game ban following his red card against the Lovat second team the previous weekend.
Glenurquhart had James MacPherson in their side and he would make a telling contribution.
James MacPherson gave the visitors the lead on the half-hour mark but Stuart Gregory pulled Glengarry level just a minute later.
Stuart Gregory got his and ’Garry’s second on 39 minutes to put the home side 2-1 in front.
But two goals in two minutes from James MacPherson completed his hat-trick and gave the Glen side a 3-2 advantage at the break.
There were no goals in the second half and the Glen seconds will now travel to Braeview Park to play the Beauly seconds in the next round.
Bullough Cup – first round Tayforth 2 Lochside Rovers 2
(after extra-time - Tayforth won 4-3 on penalties) Bullough Cup holders Tayforth turned in a fine performance to edge out Lochside Rovers in a sudden- death penalty shoot- out at Levenhall Links. Throw up was brought forward to noon to allow the Lochside players to return home to attend the Oban Live Music Festival.
Lochside Rovers currently top Marine Harvest South Division 1 with Tayforth topping the south’s second tier so the visitors started as favourites.
Tayforth opened the match well though and goals from Finlay Stark after five minutes and Connor Sweeney after 11 minutes put them 2- 0 ahead.
Michael MacQueen pulled a goal back for Lochside three minutes after the re-start. And that’s the way it stayed until four minutes from time when Craig MacMillan drew Lochside Rovers level.
With no further scoring during extra-time, referee David Mitchell took the tie to a penalty shoot- out. The five nominated Tayforth penalty-takers were: Ewan Menzies, Conor Sweeney, Orsten Gardiner, Hamish Anderson and Finlay Stark. Menzies and Stark saw their penalties saved but the others all scored so the shoot- out was tied at 3-3 and went to sudden- death. Ewan Menzies then scored for Tayforth but Lochside missed their spot-hit so Tayforth won 4-
Tayforth now will start as favourites when they host the Bute second team in the Bullough Cup quarter-finals on Saturday June 11.
Kyles Athletic 2 Inveraray 0
(after extra time) The Kyles Athletic second team eventually came out on top in their derby meeting with the Inveraray second team, winning 2- 0 at Tighnabruaich. The first 90 minutes were scoreless so referee Jon Gallagher took the tie to extra-time.
Kyles went ahead when Brandon Wilson scored after 98 minutes. Craig Martin made it 2- 0 on 113 minutes to seal the win.
Dunoon Camanachd 1 Aberdour 3
Dunoon Camanachd played their first home competitive match of the season, going down 3-1 to the Aberdour second team at Dunoon Stadium.
Throw up was delayed as referee Jim Innes was late in arriving.
Dunoon made a lively start before Aberdour settled into the game.
Craig Girvan gave the visitors the lead on 10 minutes, punishing the Dunoon defence for failing to clear the ball.
Just 60 seconds elapsed before Chris Bowerman kept his cool and slipped the ball past the keeper to make it 2- 0.
Dunoon fought back and had the ball in the net, only for the referee to rule the effort out for offside.
Niamh Donnelly added a third a minute before the break when she sent a low, 25-yard shot into the net.
Duncan Smart pulled a goal back for Dunoon five minutes after the re- start.
The home side had a second goal ruled out for offside but it’s Aberdour who go forward to play the Kyles Athletic seconds in the Bullough quarter-finals.
Glasgow Mid Argyll 4 SCOTS Camanachd 3
(after extra time) It took two hours to separate the Glasgow Mid Argyll second team and SCOTS Camanachd with the home side eventually winning 4-3 in their noon throw up at Peterson Park, Yoker.
Former Skye Camanachd player Ian Munro put the Forces side ahead on just four minutes.
Jack Berg equalised for GMA on 11 minutes and that’s the way it stayed until the interval.
A Colin Irving double on 57 and 60 minutes put SCOTS Camanachd 3-1 to the good.
GMA’s Nick Lavin made it 3-2 with 15 minutes remaining and an Angus MacInnes goal on 85 minutes meant referee Alan Harrison had to take the tie into extra-time.
Angus MacInnes was the GMA hero as he netted his second on 105 minutes, just seconds before the end of the first period of extra-time with what proved to be the winner.
GMA will now host the English Shinty Association in the Bullough Cup last- eight next
month.
Marine Harvest Premiership Fort William 1 Kyles Athletic 3
Kyles Athletic go top of the Marine Harvest Premiership after they came from behind to beat Fort William 3-1 at An Aird.
Fort William co-managers Victor Smith and Adam Robertson recalled youngsters Calum Shepherd and Lewis Morrison to the starting line-up after they missed the previous weekend’s 2-2 draw with Lochaber as they were on holiday. Jay MacLeod was free of a two-game ban and he started on the bench. Sean Cruickshank and Graham Campbell were missing.
Kyles Athletic co-managers Fraser MacDonald and Kenny MacDonald were still without the injured David Zavaroni and Roberto Zavaroni whilst Scotland defender Callum Miller was also still unavailable so Roddy MacDonald continued in defence. Andrew King and Scott MacDonald were missing from the side which drew with Kinlochshiel the previous Saturday. Christopher Blair came into the defence with Gordon Whyte starting up front. The Kyles bench consisted of Rupert Williamson and Calum Mcarthur.
The match, which doubled up for the Drew Ferguson Memorial Cup which Kyles won at An Aird last year, was very even during the first half hour with no clear chances at either end.
A Fort William shy deep into the Kyles’ defence on 35 minutes was missed by Roddy MacDonald and the ball landed in the ‘D’ where Fort wing centre Alex MacMillan was impeded and referee John Angus Gillies had no hesitation in pointing to the penalty spot. Bryan Simpson slammed the resultant spot-hit past the keeper. The ball deflected into the net off keeper John Whyte’s right elbow, leaving a noticeable bruise by the end of the game.
It only took three minutes for Kyles to draw level. Fort William keeper Paul Mackay pulled off a fantastic save from a great Dunkie Kerr shot at the expense of a corner which was floated into the danger area and cleared by the home defence. The ball fell for Robbie MacLeod who scored for the second successive Saturday, beating the keeper at his right-hand post.
Kyles took the lead for the first time in the match just five minutes into the second half. Referee John Angus Gillies applied the advantage rule as Kyles broke forward and Innes MacDonald hit a screaming shot into the top corner of the net to make it 2-1.
Kyles made it 3-1 on 58 minutes. Dunkie Kerr was fouled as he headed for goal but another advantage by referee Gillies allowed Kerr to go on and flick the ball past a helpless Paul MacKay into the net.
This was a good, clean match from two under-strength teams with no cards shown during the 90 minutes.
After the match, Drew Ferguson’s mother presented the Drew Ferguson Memorial Trophy to Kyles captain John Whyte. Philip Nolan selected Fort William defender Sean Cameron as the man of the match.
Kinlochshiel 2 Oban Camanachd 1
Kinlochshiel only trail table-toppers Kyles Athletic on goal difference after they came from a goal down to beat Oban Camanachd 2-1 at Kirkton.
Throw up was brought forward to allow the Camanachd players to return home to attend the Oban Live Music Festival.
Kinlochshiel started with a familiar line-up. John MacRae started but his booking against Kyles Athletic the previous Saturday takes him through the disciplinary points threshold so he will miss this coming weekend’s league meeting in Portree with neighbours Skye Camanachd.
Oban Camanachd boss Iain Hay was still without Daniel Cameron but forward Willie Neilson returned. Defender Gary McKerracher missed out with a swollen knee so Andrew MacCuish started at half-back. David Lafferty was still missing but Iain Campbell made a welcome return, starting on the bench.
Kinlochshiel started well but Oban then took control and they edged the first half.
They only had one goal to show for their efforts though and it came just five minutes before the break. Willie Neilson played the ball to Daniel MacVicar who flicked it in the air to Scott MacMillan and he volleyed into the net from inside the ‘D’.
Just before the break, Daniel MacVicar was put through on goal but ’Shiel keeper Scott Kennedy narrowed the angle and MacVicar’s shot came off his leg, deflecting to safety.
If Oban edged the first half, then ’Shiel did like-wise in the second 45 minutes.
Kinlochshiel drew level on the hour-mark when referee Archie Ritchie penalised Oban keeper Gavin Stobbart for a ‘kick’. Stobbart swung his caman to clear the ball but missed his hit and kicked the ball instead, stopping it going into the net. There were no protests from the Oban camp and Jordan Fraser sent the penalty into the bottom right corner of the net to make it 1-1.
The home side now enjoyed a period of pressure and the winning goal came on 65 minutes. Jordan Fraser played the ball down the wing to Donald Nixon and he crossed into the danger-area. Oban had chances to get the ball away but didn’t and Keith MacRae took advantage as he drilled a head-height shot hard into the net to make it 2-1.
The ’Shiel defence, with Conor Cormack in particular catching the eye, survived a goalmouth scramble and later, when Willie Neilson collected the ball in space but shot past the post, Oban must have known it wasn’t to be their day.
Oban Camanachd boss Iain Hay was disappointed not to take something from the game. ‘I thought we did enough to earn a point,’ he said after the match. ‘We had most of the play in the first half although Kinlochshiel had most of the second half. It’s one of these things. We beat them 1- 0 at Mossfield last month and you could say that Kinlochshiel deserved a point that day so I suppose things evened themselves out. Kirkton is a difficult place to go and, like ourselves, Kinlochshiel have made a good start to the season.
‘We have a big match against Kyles Athletic at Mossfield in the Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup semi-finals this Saturday. I hope to have Daniel Cameron back for that one. I’d also like to have Gary McKerracher back too but he has some swelling on the knee so we’ll have to see how he is during the week.’
Skye Camanachd 0 Lovat 0
Skye Camanachd and Lovat shared the points following a scoreless draw at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree.
Skye boss John MacLeod made a couple of changes to the squad which beat Glenurquhart 1- 0 in the Artemis Macaulay Cup seven days earlier. Chris Rose came in for Allan MacKinnon and Aonghas MacDonald replaced David MacInnes. Both Rose and MacDonald started on the bench. Steven Morrison was restored to the starting line-up and Will Cowie made his first senior start of the season following his return from a spell in the USA. Iain Murray remained out with a broken finger.
Lovat manager John MacRitchie was without Drew Howie who suffered a broken collar bone in the 2-1 league defeat to Oban Camanachd last weekend and he joined Callum Cruden, Martin Mainland and Graeme MacMillan on the Balgate injury list.
Lovat forced a series of early corners without really troubling Jamie Gannon in the Skye goal.
Skye’s Gilleasbuig MacDonald and Danny Morrison combined to set up a chance for Jordan Murchison but Stuart MacDonald made a good save with his hand.
Danny Morrison came close to giving Skye the lead when he stretched to steer the ball goalwards from just inside the ‘D’, after a Lovat defender missed Iain Nicolson’s cross from the left. But Stuart MacDonald made a great save with his right foot to keep the ball out of the net.
Lovat had the better chances in the second half with Greg Matheson going close on a couple of occasions. The Skye defence, in which Neil MacVicar and John Gillies were excellent, held out and the points were shared.
Skye stay eighth in the league but they have played fewer games. Lovat climb to fifth, ahead of Kingussie on goal difference, and the sides meet at the Dell this coming Saturday.
Bute 1 Caberfeidh 4
Caberfeidh are just a point off top spot after they beat Bute 4-1 at the Meadows.
Cabers did the damage in the first half. Craig Morrison put them ahead after 10 minutes and Ruaridh MacLeman made it 2- 0 on 18 minutes.
MacLeman got his second and Cabers third on 29 minutes and when Callum Macculloch made it 4- 0 on 40 minutes, the game was over as a contest.
Bute rallied after the re- start and Ian McDonald pulled a goal back on 65 minutes.
Caberfeidh are now only a point behind league leaders Glasgow Mid Argyll, with only two points separating the top five teams.
Ballachulish 0 Inverness 6
Inverness notched their first league win of the season, defeating Ballachulish 6- 0 at Jubilee Park.
The suspended John MacDonald was amongst the Ballachulish absentees.
Somhairle MacDonald was missing for Inverness so Allan MacLeod played in goal. There were places for youngsters William MacKinnon and Jack Craig. Inverness full back David Campbell lined-up against his former club.
Arran MacMaster put Inverness ahead on 14 minutes and James Cameron made it 2- 0 with 34 minutes played.
Charlie MacDonald then took centre stage, grabbing a hattrick with goals on 44, 45 and 60 minutes. The Inverness forward has now scored in his side’s last four league fixtures, netting six times during this period.
Michael Price added a sixth goal 15 minutes from time and had it not been for some wasteful finishing and some good goalkeeping by Cameron Sutherland, the winning margin could have been even bigger.
Inverness climb off the bottom of the table at Ballachulish’s expense but they have played four games more than the Jubilee Park side.
Marine Harvest North Division 1 Lovat 0 Fort William 6
The Fort William seconds bounced back from last weekend’s 5- 0 defeat to the Skye Camanachd reserves to beat Lovat seconds 6- 0 at Balgate.
Lovat’s Bailey MacKay started a two-match ban following his sending off against Glenurquhart’s second team a week earlier.
Fort William player/co-manager Chris Bamber started in midfield.
Scott Henderson got Fort William off to a great start with a three-minute strike.
Lewis Clark on 33 minutes and Grant Disher on 40 minutes had the An Aird side 3- 0 up at the break.
The ball ended up in the Lovat net off defender James Grieve 10 minutes after the re-start which made it 4- 0.
A Ryan Boyle shot from distance on 65 minutes and a second from Scott Henderson a couple of minutes later made it six of the best from the Fort.
Marine Harvest South Division 1 Taynuilt 4 Col Glen 1
Taynuilt go third in the league after they beat Col Glen 4-1 at Taynuilt Sports Field.
Taynuilt were without John Gillies who served a one-match ban for passing through the disciplinary points threshold.
Liam Higgins put Taynuilt in front on nine minutes and a Ryan Gillies double on 30 and 43 minutes made it 3-1 at the end of the first 45 minutes.
Gavin Carswell made it 4- 0 on 55 minutes.
When referee Alex MacVicar gave Col Glen a 65 minute penalty, Connor Kennedy stepped up to score from the spot to make the final score 4-1.
Marine Harvest North Division 2 Boleskine 1 Aberdeen University 5
There seems to be no stopping Aberdeen University as they continue to rattle in the goals, this week beating Boleskine 5-1 at Smith Park.
Ross Robinson put the students ahead after 18 minutes but Jimmy MacKenzie levelled just a couple of minutes later.
It was the visitors who went into the break 2-1 ahead when Ross Robinson got his second on the stroke of half time.
Alex Duncan made it 3-1 on 70 minutes and Ewan Fraser’s goal on 80 minutes meant all four Aberdeen forwards had scored, not for the first time this season.
Alex Duncan got his second five minutes from time to round off the 5-1 win.
Aberdeen University stay in first place in the league, ahead of Lochaber seconds on goal difference, although the Granite City side have played a game fewer, scoring an impressive 52 times in their seven league matches so far.
Strathspey Camanachd 2 Lochaber 5
A Keith Neville inspired Lochaber reserves stay second in the division on goal differ- ence thanks to a 5-2 win over Strathspey Camanachd in their 1.30pm throw up at Grantown Grammar School.
Matthew Davis put Strathspey ahead after 22 minutes but Stuart Matheson drew Lochaber level just 3 minutes later.
Keith Neville gave Lochaber the edge when he scored on 52, 56 and 63 minutes and his quickfire hat-trick made it 4-1.
Donald Colville pulled a goal back on 82 minutes to make it 4-2.
However Keith Neville got his fourth goal of the afternoon with just 3 minutes remaining – saving the best ‘til last with a superb volley to make it 5-2.
Kilmallie 2 Caberfeidh 3
The Caberfeidh seconds beat the Kilmallie seconds by the odd goal in five in their noon throw up at the Canal Parks.
Aaron Sandison put Kilmallie ahead on 35 minutes but a James Rolfe goal on the stroke of half time made it 1-1 at the interval.
Cabers took the lead on the hour mark through Colin MacLeman and Robbie Sehar made it 3-1 a couple of minutes later.
Aaron Sandison got his and Kilmallie’s second on 75 minutes but Cabers stayed in front to take the points.
Caberfeidh climb to third place in the table. They are a couple of points off the top but they have played more games than the teams above them.
Marine Harvest South Division 2 Kilmory 12 Bute 0
Kilmory go second in the table after they overpowered Bute’s second team 12- 0 in their 1.30pm throw up at MacRae Park. Ally Cunningham was Kilmory’s top scorer on the day with five goals.
Alex Cunningham and Hal Jones each scored twice to take their tallies for the season to 23 and 16 goals respectively.
Craig Taylor, Gordon Watt and Rhys Williams got the others.
Kilmory are now two points behind leaders Tayforth with both teams having played five matches. The sides meet this coming weekend at MacRae Park and that game promises to be a cracker.