Mowi Premiership

Newtonmore 1 Skye Camanachd 2

Few would have fancied Skye Camanachd to take anything from their match against league leaders Newtonmore at the Eilan but the islanders upset the odds to claim a 2-1 win.

Skye travelled without Jordan Murchison, Ross Gordon and Kenny Cushnie whilst John Gillies, who has a hamstring problem, was rested ahead of this Saturday’s cottages.com MacTavish Cup semi-final against Glenurquhart in Portree.

Skye had a good first half but it was the hosts to took an interval lead when, on 40 minutes, Iain Robinson’s shot deflected by Skye keeper Murphy Henderson off defender James Morrison’s caman.

It was a different Newtonmore in the second half as they took control but the Skye rearguard, with stand-in full back James Morrison and buckshee back William MacKinnon both outstanding, defended for their lives.

However, just a minute short of the hour, William MacKinnon burst upfield and hammered Ruaraidh MacLeod’s pass high into the net to make it 1-1.

Newtonmore went back on the offensive but they couldn’t break Skye down and they were made to pay with four minutes remaining when Neil MacVicar’s hit-in across goal came to Ruaraidh MacLeod and his first time shot flew past a helpless Kenny Ross in the home goal.

Newtonmore threw everything at the Skye for the remainder of the contest but it was the islanders who left with both points.

Skye manager Kenny Macleod said: “The boys never gave up and I thought we did enough to deserve the win.”

Kinlochshiel 7 Caberfeidh 2

Kinlochshiel beat Caberfeidh for the second successive Saturday.

Kinlochshiel’s Keith MacRae recovered from a knock to take a place on the bench alongside Oliver MacRae, Jonnie MacAskill, Arran Jack and Paul MacRae.

Kinlochshiel took the lead on 17 minutes. Iain McCall did well to get Ali Nixon’s effort away for a corner. Finlay MacRae then showed determination to get onto David Falconer’s corner from the right and the ball spun over the goal line.

When Conor Cormack launched a hit-in from the right, Ali Nixon’s rasping shot from the right of the penalty spot took a slight deflection on its way inside the keeper’s right post on 25 minutes and it looked all over when Finlay MacRae finished off a good passing move to get his second goal of the game on 42 minutes.

Caberfeidh boss Garry Reid rallied his troops at the break and they made an impressive start to the second half.

There were only a couple of second-half minutes played when Craig Morrison gathered a low ball to the left of the “D” with his back to goal.

Morrison turned and fired low by the keeper’s feet to pull a goal back.

Then, after good play from Kyle Grant on 52 minutes, there seemed little danger when Craig Morrison was sandwiched between two Kinlochshiel defenders but he turned and wriggled free before shooting low into the goal and there was now only one goal in it.

Josh Grant did well to get Craig Morrison’s turn and shot away for a corner before saving well again for Morrison shortly after as Caberfeidh went for a leveller.

However, at the other end, good battling from Finlay MacRae won possession and he played in Archie MacRae who scored from a tight angle on the left to make it 4-2 on 61 minutes.

The same two players combined straight from the re-start as Finlay MacRae exchanged passes with Archie MacRae before completing his