Pre-season friendly results

The weather was again the winner as the final round of pre-season friendlies took place on Saturday 26 February 2022.

Oban Camanachd 6 Fort William 0

Oban Camanachd warmed up for the new season by beating Fort William 6-0 in their noon throw up at Mossfield.

Oban Camanachd manager Gareth Evans gave Jamie Anderson his senior team debut whilst Evan MacLellan made his first start of the season at wing centre. Scott MacMillan and Matt Rippon were both working whilst Ross Campbell was unavailable.

Fort William co-managers Victor Smith and Adam Robertson had Bryan Simpson back in their side after a long absence from regular shinty and he played at wing centre. However the Fort were without the influential Arran MacPhee.

Fort William started well in the match but it was the hosts who took a 13-minute lead with one of the earliest contenders for goal of the season. Evan MacLellan launched a huge hit-in from the stand side, just inside the Fort William half. The ball dropped towards the back post area where Daniel Madej ran in. Madej took the dropping ball first time and his volley-come-shy flew into the net.

Oban Camanachd added a second on 21 minutes following good work between David Cameron and Louis MacFarlane. The ball was played across the edge of the box to Daniel MacVicar who took a great first touch before finishing well. A strong Blair MacFarlane run from midfield led to Oban Camanachd’s third goal a minute short of the hour. MacFarlane flicked the ball to Daniel MacVicar and although the keeper saved his effort, Daniel Madej slipped the rebound into the corner of the net.

Gareth Evans and assistant Iain MacMillan had always planned to give youngsters Jamie Anderson and Innes Jackson a half each so the latter took over at the break.

Oban Camanachd scored three more times during the final 20 minutes of the match.

Another surging Blair MacFarlane run on 70 minutes saw him touch the ball to Daniel MacVicar whose half-hit effort on the turn went into the bottom corner of the goal to make it 4-0.

With five minutes remaining, Innes Jackson won possession and he played the ball down the line to substitute Connor Howe who found Louis MacFarlane and he smashed the ball home for his first Oban Camanachd goal.

And it was that man Louis MacFarlane again with a minute remaining.

The Oban side put together some great first-time shinty with the ball going from Garry Lord to Daniel MacVicar to Innes Jackson who squared for MacFarlane to crash another great effort high into the net to make the final score 6-0.

Kingussie 5 Glasgow Mid Argyll 2

Dylan Borthwick fired the Kings into the lead but Oliver MacRae levelled following a corner.

Savio Genini put the Kings back in front but Ewen Fraser’s turn and shot into the top corner of the net from just outside the D made it 2-2 at the break.

With the likes of Ruaridh Anderson, Fraser Munro, Rory Mackeachan, Calum Grant, James Hutchison and Lee Bain all missing, Kingussie took the chance to field some of their younger players. Dylan Borthwick scored twice more to complete his hat-trick whilst a wonderful shot from Savio Genini sealed the win.

The games listed below were all postponed

Kilmallie v Lochaber Lochside v Fort William Beauly v Glengarry Ardnamurchan v Oban Celtic Lochaber v Lochcarron Skye Camanachd v Kinlochshiel Boleskine v Kinlochshiel Col Glen v Inveraray Glenurquhart v Strathglass Caberfeidh v Beauly Kingussie 2nds v Glasgow Mid Argyll 2nds Newtonmore v Caberfeidh