Mowi South Division 1
Scottish Sea Farms Glasgow Celtic Society Challenge Cup finalists Glasgow Mid Argyll have saved their best form for cup competitions this season and overcame a young Oban Celtic side 3-0 in their 3pm throw-up at Peterson Park.
GMA wore a specially commissioned set of strips to mark the 50th anniversary of their 1973 Camanachd Cup win when they beat Kingussie 4-2 at Fort William.
Peter Currie returned for Oban Celtic as did Dylan Cooke following his outing for the second team a week earlier.
Oban Celtic hadn’t played for seven weeks and they fell behind when Calum McLay scored a great solo goal on 28 minutes. McLay took the ball down and, from a tight angle, he riffled it into the top corner of the net, giving the keeper no chance.
The second half was only a minute old when Calum McLay went shoulder to shoulder with Robert MacIntyre on the edge of the “D” and with MacIntyre stumbling, McLay passed the ball into the bottom corner of the goal.
Jamie McFadyen scored GMA’s third on 52 minutes. The ball was played to the back post and, on his forehand, McFadyen drove the ball low into the net.
Celtic keeper Iain MacFarlane made several good saves during the game.
Oban Celtic are back in action on Saturday when they welcome Lochaber in the Ferguson Transport & Shipping Balliemore Cup quarter-finals.
Holders Kingussie beat neighbours Newtonmore for the second time this season, winning 4-1 in their 3pm throw-up at the Dell.
Kingussie made a blistering start and were three goals to the good after 12 minutes. Thomas Borthwick’s return from injury has strengthened an already strong squad and he got the opener on five minutes, scoring from the right of the “D” after Ruaridh Anderson had touched on a ball from James Falconer.
Thomas Borthwick got his and Kingussie’s second on seven minutes, running onto Ruaridh Anderson’s free-hit to score, again from the right of the “D”.
Then, on 12 minutes, Ruaridh Anderson played a diagonal ball from the left which Thomas Borthwick cut back to
James Falconer who finished in style.
Iain Robinson pulled a goal back on 69 minutes, making space in a central position before shooting high into the net.
The goal sparked a Kingussie response and James Falconer got his second on 77 minutes following a great run down the left from Thomas Borthwick.
The sides meet again this Saturday in the Mowi Premiership.
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The Kilmallie seconds are through to the next round after beating Kilmory 2-0 at Canal Parks.
Kilmory went into this tie as Mowi South Division 2 leaders as they were yet to suffer defeat. Kilmallie are third in Mowi North Division 2 and took the lead through Ryan MacLeod on 25 minutes. Graham Mitchell made it 2-0 on 35 minutes.
Kilmory had the wind in the second half but couldn’t make that advantage count and Kilmallie were deserved winners.
Kilmallie now
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The Bute first team maintained their 100 per cent record in the league by beating Ardnamurchan 11-1 in their 3pm throw-up at the Meadows.