South Shinty Mowi Premiership
The wintry weather failed to prevent a significant part of the shinty schedule going ahead on Saturday March 11.
Newtonmore 4 Glasgow Mid Argyll 0
Iain Robinson and Michael Russell both scored twice as Newtonmore beat Glasgow Mid Argyll 4-0 at the Eilan.
‘More’s Steven Macdonald completed his three-match suspension but Fraser MacKintosh returned to the side. GMA were missing Jamie McFadyen, Brian Slattery and Calum McLay.
Newtonmore built up a twogoal interval lead with Iain Robinson scoring on 15 and 22 minutes. Indeed, Robinson could have had a first half hat-trick, but GMA keeper Jonathon Oates saved his attempt from the penalty spot.
‘More have been fielding Michael Russell in attack as he nurses an injury and he made it 3-0 on 54 minutes.
When referee Martin MacLean pointed to the penalty spot for a second time on 81 minutes, Michael Russell stepped up to score his second goal of the game and make it 4-0.
Kyles Athletic 2 Caberfeidh 2 Kyles Athletic and Caberfeidh both won their opening game of the season, and each led in their match at Tighnabruaich before having to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Innes MacDonald put Kyles ahead on 42 minutes. Will Cowie pressured the Inveraray full back just outside the box with the defender attempting to slip the ball wide to safety. However, Innes MacDonald read the play and pounced to intercept, taking a touch forward to the right and then hitting a backhand strike into the top corner of the net on the angle from outside the box.
Kyles were unable to take the lead into the break though with Craig Morrison levelling with a trademark goal on 44 minutes. A long ball reached Craig Morrison around the penalty spot and he took a touch before blasting the ball into the roof of the net.
It was Morrison again on 61 with his fourth goal of the season. Kevin Bartlett played a ball through to Morrison who rolled his marker to go oneon-one with the keeper before pushing the ball home to make it 2-1.
However, Scott MacDonald earned Kyles a point when he made it 2-2 on 70 minutes. Robbie MacLeod played the ball out wide towards Scott MacDonald and the keeper raced from his line to intercept. However, MacDonald just got to the ball first and, from 25 yards out, he fell over as his backhand strike bounced into the bottom left corner of the open goal from a tight angle.
Skye Camanachd P Oban Camanachd P
The heavy snow on the west led to the postponement of the clash between Skye Camanachd and Oban Camanachd at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree.
Skye are off to Kyles Athletic this coming weekend whilst Oban Camanachd play another newly promoted side when Beauly visit Mossfield.
Oban Camanachd boss Gareth Evans said: “You could see from Beauly’s win over Kinlochshiel last Saturday that they are up for their first season in the Premiership.
“It will be a difficult game but there are no easy games in the Premiership this season. It is a dogfight for every point.
“We’ll have Jamie Forgrieve back from suspension and Louie McFarlane has recovered from his hand injury and he would have played last Saturday had the Skye game gone ahead. However Scott MacMillan is out as he completes his two-game ban and Daniel MacVicar is also missing as he has collected a one-game ban for three bookings, so that’s a blow.”
Beauly’s Angus Renwick is free of suspension and they will check on the injured Andrew Morrison.