Cottages.com MacTavish Cup – Semi-Finals

Kingussie 4 Lovat 2

2021 cottages.com MacTavish Cup runners-up Kingussie are back in the final after beating Lovat 4-2 in their 3pm throwup at the Dell.

Kingussie were quickly out of the blocks and Roddy Young gave them a 16 minute lead with a clean strike from wide on the left.

When referee Iain Kennedy awarded the Kings a penalty on 22 minutes, skipper Savio Genini made no mistake from the spot as he smashed the ball high into the net.

Iain Fraser played his first full 90 minutes for the Kings and he did well to win possession inside the D before making it 3-0 on 38 minutes.

Lewis Tawse forced the ball home on 59 minutes after Fraser Heath and Greg Matheson both had efforts to give Lovat hope.

Roddy Young restored Kingussie’s three-goal cushion on 78 minutes following a sweeping move forward with his shot deflecting off Craig Mainland’s foot.

Marc MacLachlan made it 4-2 on 80 minutes when he swept Fraser Heath’s ball low into the net.

Skye Camanachd P Caberfeidh P

The semi-final between Skye Camanachd and Caberfeidh at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree, was put back a week when it was confirmed it clashed with the funeral of Skye Camanachd Chieftain Donnie Martin with the service held at the same venue.

Fort William 1 Newtonmore 2 Newtonmore took the chance to close the gap on league leaders Kingussie by beating Fort William 2-1 at An Aird.

Fraser MacKintosh made the difference with first half goals on 25 and 43 minutes and although Arran MacPhee pulled a goal back on 80 minutes, ‘More won the day.

Fort William’s Jamie Duncan faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a nasty ankle injury.

Despite the defeat, Fort William can take plenty of heart into Saturday’s derby with Kilmallie at An Aird.