Mowi South Division 1
with a nicely weighted pass, Cowie struck a brilliant shot from distance which gave the keeper no chance and Skye led 2-1 with five minutes remaining. Skye might have thought they had done enough to win the game but Fort William had other ideas.
Fort William won the ball in the middle of the park and when they played it forward, Lachie Shaw levelled with a nice finish inside the ‘D’ and it was now 2-2 with three minutes remaining.
At that point, a draw seemed a fair result but, with a minute remaining, Skye keeper Ryan Morrison pulled off a really good save but the rebound fell to Padraig McNeil tapped in to win the game.
The victory means Fort William stay top of the league with three wins from three matches. The sides meet again this Saturday in the first round of the cottage.com MacTavish Cup, this time in Portree.
Glenurquhart 9 Oban Celtic 0
Glenurquhart were too strong for Oban Celtic, winning 9-0 in their 3pm throw-up at Blairbeg.
Glenurquhart, who premiership shinty season, are looking for a quick return new co-managers MacKintosh and Tembo.
It was an apprehensive Oban Celtic squad which travelled north as their absentees included the suspended Ross MacMillan and injured Neil Carmichael as well as Ally McKerracher, Andy MacDonald, Lee Askew and keeper David Martin. Jack Hill took over in goal, where he made some fine saves, whilst boss Dougie MacIntyre and his assistant Les Kinvig were the only substitutes.
The visitors included three 16-year-olds and 14-year-old John Douglas who again played well at half forward played last good under Stuart Eddie and on the wing. Oban Celtic tried hard throughout the game but the Glenurquhart forward line played some sharp, cutting shinty and Neale Reid on three minutes and James MacPherson on 14 minutes gave them the early lead.
When referee Bryan MacKay awarded the hosts a penalty on 21 minutes, James MacPherson stepped up to get his second.
A second from Neale Reid on 29 minutes and Connor Golabek a couple of minutes later made it 5-0 at the break.
The pattern of play continued towards the Oban Celtic goal and Connor Golabek got his second on 61 minutes.
Ewan Brady chipped in with a brace on 69 and 75 minutes meaning all four Glenurquhart forwards had found the net.
James MacPherson completed his hat-trick a couple of minutes from time to round off the 9-0 win. Glenurquhart have scored 12 goals without reply in their opening two league matches.
After the match, Oban Celtic assistant manager Les Kinvig said: ‘We were definitely up against it today but this is a work in progress and the game shows the boys what they need to work at. We had a young side out today. There were also six under 14s and an under 16 in our second team, so there is a big picture at play.’
Elsewhere, Bute and Glasgow Mid Argyll drew 0-0 at the Meadows, whilst the match between Strathglass and Beauly was postponed following the sudden death of Strathglass player Lawrence Jones.
Mowi North Division 1 Lovat 2 Glengarry 2
The Lovat second team came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Glengarry at Balgate.
Glengarry made a strong start and took the lead after seven minutes following a free-hit just outside the ‘D’ after one of the visiting forwards had been fouled. The ball was played into the ‘D’ and Nick Dalgety popped up amidst the swinging camans to poke the ball over the line.
The visitors almost doubled their lead when, following some good passing movement in the forward line, Andrew Gilchrist found Nick Dalgety who shrugged off his marker before shooting wide of the post.
Both keepers – Ronan MacMillan for Lovat and Glengarry’s Gordon MacDonald – made good saves and Glengarry took their 1-0 lead into the break.
Glengarry went 2-0 ahead four minutes into the second half when Steven Cameron and Nick Dalgety combined and Dalgety whipped a 20 yard shot into the bottom corner of the net.
League leaders Lovat had been relatively quiet in the match but started stringing passes together with Ryan Ferguson taking a grip of the midfield. When referee John Angus Gillies awarded the hosts a free-hit outside the ‘D’ on 57 minutes, Raymond Rennie hovered around the ball before flicking it over the Glengarry defence, finding Cammy MacMillan, who drilled the ball past the keeper at his left post.
Glengarry created a couple of chances to restore their two-goal advantage and Nick Dalgety was denied a hattrick by Lovat keeper Ronan MacMillan.
Lovat rescued a point with seven minutes remaining when Finlay Ogilvie scored his third goal in two games. A long Ryan Ferguson freehit from the middle of the park found Raymond Rennie 15 yards from goal. Rennie turned his marker but his low, hard shot was saved by Gordon MacDonald. However, the ball rebounded out to the on-rushing Finlay Ogilvie who slotted the ball past the keeper and his third goal in two games made it 2-2.
Both teams played well in stages and a draw was probably a fair result.
Lovat’s Ryan Ferguson played well in midfield against Steven Cameron, whilst Bailey MacKay had a strong second half battle with Nick Dalgety.
Skipper Rhuairaidh MacDonald and Nick Dalgety were the pick of the Glengarry players, along with veteran Steven Cameron.
Elsewhere, the Caberfeidh seconds beat the Kingussie seconds 2-0 and Inverness were 6-0 winners against the Kinlochshiel seconds.
The meeting between the Skye Camanachd and Fort William second teams was called off on Saturday morning.
Col Glen 2 Lochside Rovers 0
Lochside Rovers suffered their first defeat of the season, going down 2-0 against Col Glen at Glendaruel.
This was a tough game played on difficult surface which didn’t suit the Oban side.
Col Glen took the lead on 10 minutes with Willie MacVicar scoring. Lochside looked for offside but referee Graham Fisher waved away their claims.
Scott Buchanan played in goals for Lochside which allowed boss Brian MacCallum to join 13-year-old Innes Jackson on the bench. Early injuries to Lewis Buchanan and Jordan Kerr meant both had to come on sooner than expected.
Lochside had chances in the opening period but they fell further behind a couple of minutes before the break when Iain Wilson scored from the edge off the box, sending the ball through a ruck of bodies and into the bottom corner of Scott Buchanan’s goal.
The second half was endto-end with plenty tough tackling all over the park.
Lochside were awarded a penalty with around 15 minutes to go and although Brian MacCallum struck the ball well enough, Col Glen keeper Ewen Harrison produced a fine save.
Afterwards Brian MacCallum said: ‘With young Ross Campbell with the first team and a number of players unavailable, this was always going to be hard for us but there was a fantastic effort from the squad.
‘Former Strachur player Alan Paterson, who has returned to Lochside after years away, put in a great performance and he was our man of the match.’
Taynuilt 1 Aberdour 3
Aberdour came from a goal down to beat Taynuilt 3-1 at Taynuilt Sports Field.
Aberdour travelled with a strong squad despite being without Craig Grant who served the second match of a two-game ban.
This was a game of two halves with Taynuilt making a strong start to the match.
It was no surprise when Taynuilt took the lead on 14 minutes through David Campbell.
The hosts could have been further ahead at the break, had it not been for a terrific penalty save from visiting keeper Craig Callaghan.
Aberdour looked a different prospect after the restart and when a loose ball broke to Alec Mitchell on 52 minutes, he levelled with a fine strike.
The goal lifted Aberdour but Taynuilt never gave up.
Aberdour caught Taynuilt on the counter attack with 20 minutes remaining. David MacKenzie and David McDougal were instrumental before the ball was slipped to Alec Mitchell who gave the keeper no chance.
Aberdour grabbed a crucial third goal on 76 minutes when Ruaraidh Reid held the ball up well before scoring.
Taynuilt kept pressing but Aberdour, with John Martin Phillips catching the eye, took both points.
Tayforth and Ballachulish shared the points following a 3-3 draw at Peffermill. The Inveraray second team were unable to raise a team for their match against the Glasgow Mid Argyll seconds at Yoker. Inveraray were deducted two points and the fixture will be re-scheduled.