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Holders Newtonmore reached the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup Final at the expense of a brave Kilmallie side, Lovat only trail Marine Harvest Premiership leaders Newtonmore on goal difference and the Newtonmore second team clinched the Marine Harvest North Division 1 title following the shinty action on Saturday July 28.

Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup semi-final

Newtonmore 1

Kilmallie 1

After extra-time.

Newtonmore won 2-1 on penalties.

Newtonmore’s quest for a third successive Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup win is still on course, but it took penalties to finally see off a spirited Kilmallie at An Aird.

This tie was broadcast live on BBC ALBA and the players were piped onto the field ahead of this 4.05pm throw-up.

An early Liam MacDonald turn and shot was well dealt with by Newtonmore keeper Kenny Ross before Macdonald went close again a couple of minutes later.

There was a scare in the Kilmallie defence as an Evan Menzies flick into the ‘D’ bounced through the legs of keeper Shane Gillies but the goalie turned and swept the ball away before it rolled over the goal line.

Shane Gillies then made a great double save, using his feet to first deny Evan Menzies and then Glen MacKintosh.

After Kilmallie’s early dominance, Newtonmore were now much more in the game and took the lead on 31 minutes. Neil Fraser did well to block Michael Rodger’s attempted clearance and, as the ball fell for Ewen Fraser, he still had plenty to do but he turned his marker Cam Clark before running across goal and sending a glorious back-hand drive into the top corner of the net. There was a booking for Michael Rodger for a late flick-out at Neil Stewart following the re-start.

There was action for both keepers before the interval as Shane Gillies came off his line to foil Evan Menzies whilst, at the other end, Kenny Ross was smartly off his line to sweep away a dangerous ball following a Kilmallie free-hit on the left.

The tie brought together the Premiership and National Division leaders and you would struggle to tell which was which as Kilmallie went in search of a leveller.

And it arrived on 58 minutes. The Newtonmore defence didn’t deal with Jordan MacPhee’s shy from the right and Calum MacDougall gathered the ball and, on his left side, slammed it low through the keeper’s legs into the net to make it 1-1.

Fraser MacKintosh was then withdrawn with Craig Ritchie coming back on, allowing Michael Russell to push further forward again whilst Duncan Gorman replaced Drew MacDonald.

Newtonmore had a great chance to win the game with 13 minutes to go.

Great play from Neil Stewart, cutting in from the left, set up the chance, leaving Ewen Fraser one-on-one with Shane Gillies but the keeper raced from his line to make a crucial stop with his foot.

Glen MacKintosh was booked for a high swing at Liam Cameron with 10 minutes remaining.

Iain Robinson took over from Ewen Fraser with five minutes remaining.

With no further scoring, and after six minutes’ stoppage time, referee Lachie Wood took the tie into extra time.

Although several chances were created, there was no scoring in extra time so a penalty shoot-out was to decide the winner of this Camanachd Cup semi-final.

The managers nominated their five penalty takers and had a final word with their players before the shoot-out got under way.

Kilmallie’s Michael Rodger was first up but saw his strike saved with his feet by Kenny Ross.

Shane Gillies then saved with his hand from Glen MacKintosh.

Liam MacDonald didn’t catch his penalty cleanly, but got enough on it to send it past Kenny Ross so when Shane Gilles saved with his feet from Evan Menzies, Kilmallie had a 1-0 advantage.

Daniel Stewart didn’t catch his penalty as he would have liked and Kenny Ross saved with his feet.

Jamie Robinson hit his penalty with power, but Shane Gillies made an outstanding save with his stick to his right.

Nerves must have been playing a part and Stephen Mcalister topped his strike and Kenny Ross saved easily.

Iain Robinson produced a great finish, sending the ball inside the keeper’s right post to make it 1-1 and, with two penalties to go, it was now effectively sudden death.

Craig MacIsaac was last up for Kilmallie but his powerful shot was well saved with his stick by Kenny Ross – his fourth save of the shoot-out.

It now fell to Newtonmore captain Andy MacKintosh, an unlikely spot-hit taker, to send his team into the final and he didn’t disappoint, dispatching the ball into the corner of the net to win the shoot-out 2-1.

Once again, Newtonmore found a way to win and they now await the outcome of the second semi-final between Lovat and Kingussie at the Bught Park on Saturday August 11.

New Scotland head coach Garry Reid selected Kilmallie defender Steven Stewart as the BBC ALBA man of the match.

Marine Harvest Premiership

Glenurquhart 0

Lovat 5

Lovat only trail Marine Harvest Premiership leaders Newtonmore on goal difference after they beat Glenurquhart 5-0 at Blairbeg.

Lovat were quickly into their stride. Greg Matheson came deep to gather possession on the right side of the Lovat midfield on seven minutes.

Matheson made a diagonal run in from the right before striking the ball with hardly any back-swing and it beat Stuart MacKintosh to make it 1-0.

There wasn’t much by way of incident until 41 minutes when Marc MacLachlan held off a challenge and, from the edge of the ‘D’ on the Lovat left, he had time to turn to his right side before shooting into the net.

Any chance of a Glenurquhart fight-back suffered a blow a minute before the break. Ally MacKintosh, who had earlier been booked for dissent, received a second yellow card and his marching orders from referee Graham Cameron after he threw the ball away after a tussle with Marc MacLachlan.

Lovat took Drew Howie on at the break but, with no substitute card given to the referee, he was also booked when his presence was noticed.

Lovat extended their lead on 54 minutes. Lewis Tawse kept the ball away from two Glenurquhart defenders who were trying to clear. Tawse then pushed the ball forward inside the ‘D’ where he slipped it past keeper MacKintosh and into the net to make it 3-0.

Lewis Tawse got his second and Lovat’s fourth on 59 minutes when he juggled the ball before touching it on and scoring.

There was more to come as Marc MacLachlan went over in a goalmouth scramble but still got onto his feet and with a back-hand swing from the edge of the ‘D’ steered the ball into the net to make it 5-0.

The one black-spot for Lovat was a yellow card picked up by Danny Kelly for kicking the ball away which is likely to trigger a ban meaning he will miss the Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup semi-final against Kingussie.

Lovat climb to second and are now level on points with league leaders Newtonmore, but they have played two games more.

Glenurquhart are six points away from safety with only three games to go – away to Newtonmore and Kyles Athletic and at home to Skye. Even three wins may not be enough as their survival hopes are dependent on Caberfeidh taking nothing from their last five matches.

Kingussie 0

Oban Camanachd 1

It was fifth plays sixth as Oban Camanachd beat Kingussie 1-0 at The Dell.

The Oban side got off to the perfect start when, after two minutes, Malcolm Clark found Willie Neilson running down the right. Neilson got away from Lee Bain, around 10 yards to the right of the penalty spot and sent a blistering shot past Craig Dawson with the pace of the ball taking it past the keeper before he could react.

Willie Neilson saw a seventh minute shot saved by keeper Dawson and Lennon Campbell hit the rebound off the outside of the post from close in. Kingussie had plenty of possession in attack but were a little over-elaborate at times.

Oban Camanachd also created first half chances without adding to their tally.

Oban Camanachd put Ross Campbell on for Lennon Campbell after 55 minutes.

Kingussie pressed for a second half leveller but the Oban defence restricted them to few clear-cut chances.

The closest they came was a James Falconer shot which came off keeper Cameron Sutherland’s shoulder and hit the post on its way to safety.

Graham Morrice took over from Connor Howe with 15 minutes to go.

Kingussie had a late penalty claim waved away by referee Calum Girvan.

Oban Camanachd’s Daniel Sloss and Kingussie’s Ruaridh Anderson, who had both been on Scotland U17 duty in Ireland during the week, had a great tussle throughout the game.

Willie Neilson gave Lee Bain problems but Oban Camanachd’s best players were at the back where Chrissy MacMillan was probably the man of the match.

Oban Camanachd will rue not turning in this type of performance a week earlier against Kyles Athletic in the Artemis Macaulay Cup semi-finals and after two narrow 1-0 defeats to Kingussie in recent fixtures, it was hard to grudge them this victory.

The win means the sides swap positions in the league, with Oban Camanachd now fifth.

Lochaber 5

Caberfeidh 2

Lochaber have now gathered five out of the last six available points to ease their relegation fears after they beat Caberfeidh 5-2 in their 3pm throw up at Spean Bridge.

Caberfeidh took the lead in the opening minute. With referee Ross Brown playing advantage, Caberfeidh cut inside the Lochaber ‘D’ where Colin MacLennan found the net.

Lochaber drew level on four minutes when Findlay MacDonald turned home a rebound off Caberfeidh keeper Ewan Pilcher.

Findlay MacDonald got his and Lochaber’s second midway through the first half when he beat the keeper at his near post.

Lochaber stretched their lead five minutes later. Keeper Picher saved an initial shot, but ended up volleying the rebound into the roof of his own net to make it 3-1.

Jamie Matheson got Caberfeidh back into it when he scored from just outside the box on 35 minutes and it remained 3-2 until the break.

Caberfeidh’s Liam Symonds was sent off for violent conduct on 67 minutes after a clash with Lochaber’s Martin Johnstone.

Lochaber eventually made the extra man pay with a Ben Delaney strike taking an awkward bounce by the keeper on 82 minutes.

With just seconds remaining, Findlay MacDonald fired a shot into the roof of the net from out on the left to complete his hat-trick.

Lochaber’s Donald MacRae had a great game, nullifying Kevin Bartlett’s threat, in what was a good, old-fashioned game of north shinty.

Marine Harvest National Division

Oban Celtic 4

Strathglass 1

Oban Celtic and Strathglass met for the third time this season and Celtic made it three wins out of three with a 4-1 victory at Mossfield.

The first half was very flat with no real chances created. Oban Celtic’s Lewis McPhee kept Scott Douglas relatively quiet, whilst Daniel Madej sent some snap-shots wide of target.

The Strathglass defence, marshalled by George Phimister, kept the Celtic forwards at bay with Celtic’s George MacMillan, asked to play out of position, doing fine in his less accustomed forward role.

With Neil Carmichael and Michael Stokes having a good battle in the middle, referee Robert Baxter blew for half-time after a goalless first 45 minutes.

Strathglass broke the deadlock on 57 minutes. A high ball forward found Strathglass danger man Scott Douglas and he gained a yard on Lewis McPhee before thumping a rocket-shot beyond keeper Iain MacFarlane, beating the goalie on his right side from 15 yards.

Oban Celtic manager Kenny Wotherspoon instantly made a change with young Scott Mossman coming off and David MacInnes introduced on the wing.

Oban Celtic grabbed a leveller three minutes later. David MacInnes was involved as he sent a long ball forward from the centre line which fell for Ross MacMillan and his shot looped over keeper Adam Todd to make it 1-1.

The goal helped kick Celtic on and Daniel Madej, Daniel MacMillan and Ross MacMillan all had good chances.

The game’s turning point came on 75 minutes when referee Baxter showed Josh Fraser a second yellow card for persistent fouling.

Kenny Wotherspoon used the extra man across the midfield with half back Andy MacDonald pushed forward to make up a centre line quartet.

David MacInnes’ presence on the field helped encourage the young Celtic team and it wasn’t long before the Oban side took the lead. Neil Carmichael and David MacInnes did well in midfield and when the ball fell to Daniel Madej, he passed the ball to his left where Ross MacMillan fired low and hard into the bottom corner of the net to make it 2-1 with 10 minutes to go.

Ross MacMillan completed his hat-trick 40 seconds later. Daniel Madej was again the provider, this time cutting the ball back from the by-line for MacMillan to make it 3-1.

From the throw-up, Celtic pushed the ball forward where Andy MacDonald was in the mix, backing up Neil Carmichael. The ball was cleared out of play by George Phimister but George MacMillan’s quick shy picked out Ross MacMillan and he had time to tee-up his shot before blasting home to make it 4-1.

Despite the win, Oban Celtic suffered a major blow with five minutes remaining when Andy MacDonald was sent off which will result in a spell on the touchline.

After the match, Oban Celtic manager Kenny Wotherspoon said:

‘I’d like to thank David MacInnes for coming along and I thought he played very well when he came on. We now have 10 points in what is a competitive National League. We finished with 10 points last year so if we pick up anything from our final three games, then it will have been a decent season. This will be my last season in charge though. After three years, I’ve told the boys the final three games will be my last as manager and I want us to finish well.’

Beauly 1

Glasgow Mid Argyll 4

Glasgow Mid Argyll defeated Beauly 4-1 in their 3pm throw-up at Braeview Park.

Calum Mclay gave GMA the lead on 12 minutes, but Sean Stewart made it 1-1 on 33 minutes.

Calum Mclay was to be a thorn in Beauly’s side and got his second to put the visitors back in front a minute later.

Mclay went on to score twice more, taking his haul to four goals.

Inveraray 4

Inverness 1

Third placed Inveraray are just two points off the top of the table after they beat Inverness 4-1 at The Winterton.

The home side won the game in the first half. Fraser Watt gave them the lead on 17 minutes and Lewis Montgomery added a second on 33 minutes.

A second from Fraser Watt five minutes later made it 3-0 at the break.

James Cameron pulled a goal back for Inverness on 54 minutes but most of the pressure was around the Inverness goal. Inveraray had plenty of shots but didn’t hit the target as often as they would have liked.

They did get a fourth goal though when Allan MacDonald scored on 64 minutes.

Strathdearn Cup quarter-final

Newtonmore 2

Strathspey Camanachd 1

The Newtonmore second team set up a Strathdearn Cup semi-final derby against the Kingussie second team when they beat neighbours Strathspey Camanachd 2-1 at The Eilan on Wednesday July 25.

Newtonmore were without some regulars but still fielded a strong side and they took the lead on 12 minutes through Calum Stewart.

Calum Stewart went on to score what was to prove to be an important second goal on 58 minutes.

Newtonmore had most of the tie against their lower league opposition and Jason MacDonald in the visiting goal produced a number of great saves.

Strathspey stuck to the task though and Chris Cameron halved the deficit on 76 minutes to set up a tense finish.

Newtonmore saw out the closing stages and will now play the Kingussie second team in the Strathdearn Cup semi-finals at The Dell on Saturday August 4, throw-up 4.30pm.

The Fort William and Skye Camanachd second teams meet at An Aird in the other semi-final.

Marine Harvest

North Division 1

Kinlochshiel 4

Glengarry 8

Glengarry knew they needed to beat the Kinlochshiel seconds in their noon throw-up at Kirkton to force the Newtonmore reserves to take something from their match against their Skye counter-parts later in the day to win the league.

Ewen Cameron’s side did just that, beating Kinlochshiel 8-4 in an tentertaining match.

Nick Dalgety on seven minutes and Raymond Robertson, who caused Kinlochshiel all sorts of problems, on 16 minutes had Glengarry 2-0 ahead.

Sandy MacDiarmid pulled a goal back on 26 minutes but full forward Raymond Robertson’s second, just a minute later, restored the visitors’ two-goal cushion.

Nick Dalgety got his second goal of the game on the stroke of half-time. A quick exchange of passes between Raymond Robertson and substitute Archie Robertson – who had just come on – created the chance and Dalgety bundled the ball over the line from close range, ending up in the net with the ball.

Kinlochshiel manager Willie MacRae made changes at the interval, with Michael Morrison switching from full back to join the attack and he provided a cross from the right for Scott MacLean to make it 4-2 on 48 minutes. MacLean controlled Morrison’s pass around the penalty spot and turned before checking back onto his right side and crashing the ball into the top corner of the net, beating the keeper on his left side for a stunning finish.

Good play from Scott MacLean down the left side saw him play the ball into the middle. Duncan Matheson got a touch before Michael Morrison hit the bar from inside the ‘D’. However the rebound fell kindly for Morrison and he steered a shot into the net to make it 4-3 with 61 minutes on the clock.

The next goal was always going to be important and a quick Glengarry passing move cut open the Kinlochshiel defence but keeper Graham Kennedy did well to go low to keep out Nick Dalgety’s effort at the expense of a corner.

At the other end, a couple of Kinlochshiel efforts were blocked before Lewis MacVicar’s strike was saved by goalie Gordon MacDonald.

Raymond Robertson completed his hat-trick on 71 minutes when he fired a 30 yard shot from left of centre with the ball taking a bounce off the ground by the keeper’s legs on its way into the net.

Raymond Robertson scored again on 74 minutes when he beat the keeper by his right post when Kinlochshiel were unable to clear their lines.

Glengarry now led 6-3 but Kinlochshiel were never out of it and a high David MacAskill ball into the goal area caused problems before being swept off the line.

Al Nixon, who had been pushed forward with Michael Morrison returning to defence, made it 6-4 with a great finish on 83 minutes. Scott MacLean took a ball forward on the right side and crossed low into the danger area where Nixon let the ball run across him before shooting on his left side, sending the ball low into the corner of the net, beating the helpless Gordon MacDonald on his right side.

It was an eventful second half for Glengarry defender Rhuairaidh MacDonald who was booked following a challenge on Scott MacLean. He then picked up an injury and finished up in attack where he rounded off the win with goals on 89 and 90 minutes.

Newtonmore 3

Skye Camanachd 1

The Newtonmore seconds retained the Marine Harvest North Division 1 title when they beat the Skye Camanachd second team 3-1 at The Eilan.

Glengarry’s win earlier in the day meant Newtonmore still needed a point to clinch the title and some good build-up play culminated in a fine Calum Stewart finish to make it 1-0 after 10 minutes.

With full forward Paul MacArthur causing the Skye defence problems, Calum Stewart went on to punish poor Skye defending to clinch his hat-trick with goals on 38 and 50 minutes.

Skye introduced Marcus Ross into midfield and his battling style boosted the islanders and Ross Gordon scored a brilliant goal on 65 minutes to lift Skye hopes.

Ruaraidh MacLeod went close but lifted the ball over the bar from inside the ‘D’ as Skye pinned Newtonmore back.

Connor Gilpin had a goal disallowed after bundling the ball, keeper and full back into the net but referee Brian MacKay ruled one of his teammates was offside.

Newtonmore keeper Callum Grover made some good saves, but it was too little too late.

Newtonmore are worthy champions though and finished with a flurry, twice hitting the post during the final 10 minutes.

Marine Harvest

South Division 1

Lochside Rovers 2

Ballachulish 1

Lochside Rovers beat Ballachulish 2-1 in a close encounter at Mossfield which was brought forward to Wednesday July 25.

It was a beautiful evening and a good crowd gathered for this 7pm throw-up.

Lochside had most of the first half pressure without really threatening. Connor Howe sent a chance over the bar and Lennon Campbell shot wide of the post.

John MacDonald also made a couple of good saves but, just as if it looked as if the first half would finish goalless. Ballachulish captain Duncan MacDonald fired his side into the lead on 43 minutes. The goal came following a corner and full centre MacDonald stole in unmarked to score.

Lochside manager Gareth Evans made changes at the break. Daniel Sloss came off the bench to take over at full centre. Michael MacQueen joined the attack with Ross Campbell withdrawn.

The move paid dividends with Sloss quickly settling into his midfield role. MacQueen played the ball to Lewis Buchanan, 20 yards from goal on the angle, who sent the ball across the keeper into the opposite corner of the net to make it 1-1 with 56 minutes played.

The winning goal was scored a couple of minutes later. Michael MacQueen was again the supplier as he found Daniel MacCuish, who by now had been pushed forward. MacCuish hit the ball on the run into the far corner of the net to make it 2-1.

Ballachulish had a late chance to salvage a point but the ball went just the wrong side of the post.

Lochside may have done just enough to deserve the win but they couldn’t have complained if Ballachulish had taken a point.

The Oban side have a huge match this Saturday as they play Glenorchy at Mart Park in the Bullough Cup semi-finals.

Kyles Athletic 5

Tayforth 2

The Kyles Athletic seconds stay top of the table after they beat Tayforth 5-2 at Tighnabruaich.

George Thomson eased Kyles into the game with a goal on 15 minutes but Ewen Menzies drew Tayforth level on 23 minutes.

Kyle Mcmartin put the home side back in front on 41 minutes and Luke Thornton added a third on 56 minutes.

Finlay Stark made it 3-2 on 61 minutes but a second from Luke Thornton on 80 minutes and a Sandy MacKenzie goal five minutes later, put gloss on the win.

Kyles have a five point lead at the top of the table, although second place Bute have a game in hand. Kyles still have some tough games to go including matches home and away against last year’s champions Lochside Rovers, at home to 2017 runners up Aberdour and home and away against fellow title hopefuls Bute.

Bute 5

Kilmory 0

Bute stay in the title race after they beat Kilmory 5-0 in their 3pm throw-up at The Meadows.

Bute attacked from the start and a combination of dogged Kilmory defending and wastefulness in front of goal meant the hosts only had a good Steven Dunn finish on 30 minutes to show for their first half efforts.

When referee Des McNulty pointed to the penalty spot on 54 minutes, Iain McDonald stepped up to slam the ball home.

Robert Walker scored on 63 and 85 minutes, either side of a 70th minute Craig MacKay goal, to complete the 5-0 victory.

Aberdour 0

Inveraray 1

The Inveraray second team moved off the bottom of the table after doing a ‘smash and grab’ job on fourth placed Aberdour, winning 1-0 in their 1pm throw-up at Silversands.

Aberdour started the brighter, creating many chances, but a combination of wasteful shooting and superb goalkeeping prevented Lisa MacColl’s side taking the lead.

Inveraray’s centre line grabbed a hold of the game towards the end of the first half, with wingers Campbell Watt and Steven Cameron adapting well to their unaccustomed roles.

Inveraray have young Gregor Mather to thank for some heroic saves to keep the scoreline at 0-0.

Aberdour goalkeeper Tom Bowerman had a quiet afternoon until 89 minutes when he picked the ball out of the net. Young Calum MacDonald, the smallest player on the park, ran through several challenges to push the ball into the back of the net and give Inveraray a 1-0 lead.

There wasn’t much time for referee David Mitchell to add and his final whistle signalled an Inveraray victory.

Marine Harvest

North Division 2

Kilmallie 2

Lovat 3

With the Lochaber second team’s match against Kilmallie’s second team postponed, there was a quickly re-arranged meeting between the Kilmallie seconds and title hopefuls Lovat seconds at The Canal Parks.

Lovat took the initiative early in this noon throw-up with top scorer Raymond Rennie netting on seven and 21 minutes.

Andrew Gibb scored twice for Kilmallie though, on 29 and 40 minutes, to make it 2-2 at the break.

Raymond Rennie’s goals have been so important to the Lovat seconds this season and he made the difference when he claimed his hat-trick to make it 3-2 with four minutes remaining.

Lovat stay three points ahead of second-placed Lochcarron. The Caberfeidh seconds are seven points off the top but have three games in hand on the leaders with the sides still due to meet at Castle Leod and Balgate.

Lochcarron 8

Strathglass 1

Second top Lochcarron beat the second bottom Strathglass reserve side 8-4 at Battery Park.

Niall Arnott drifted the ball high into the net from around 25 yards to give Lochcarron the lead on 13 minutes.

Strathglass keeper Sasha Pocock then made a good save from a Michael MacMillan shot but MacMillan wasn’t to be denied and he made it 2-0 when he stretched to touch the ball into the net from close range on 23 minutes with Strathglass trying to play the ball out for a corner.

Persistent play saw Crisdean Finlayson turn and score with a back-hand strike on 33 minutes, beating the keeper low to her right side.

Sasha Pocock then did well to keep out an Angus Urquhart strike from wide on the left, on the clubhouse side. Pocock stretched her leg to the right to keep out Urquhart’s shot, which took a vicious bounce, deflecting the ball away for a corner.

Lochcarron, now shooting up the slope, hit both posts early in the second half before Michael MacMillan got his second on 49 minutes when he cut into the ‘D’ and sent the ball low across the keeper and into the corner of the net.

Lochcarron were dominant and Michael MacMillan played the ball out to the right to Liam Arnott who bulleted the ball high into the top corner of the net for the goal of the match on 57 minutes.

Michael MacMillan’s return to the side this season has been a boost for Lochcarron and he completed his hat-trick to make it 6-0 on 61 minutes.

The ball was played into MacMillan at the edge of the ‘D’ and he held off a couple of challenges before placing the ball low into the corner of the net to the keeper’s right.

Michael MacMillan got his fourth on 67 minutes and, although Eddie Noble notched a consolation goal for Strathglass on 69 minutes, Niall Arnott got his second on 74 minutes to make the final score 8-1.

Strathspey Camanachd 4

Lewis Camanachd 0

After a run of six home matches, Lewis Camanachd headed for Grantown Grammar School for a 1.30pm throw-up against Strathspey Camanachd.

Dane Taylor on nine minutes and Donald Colville on 21 minutes had the hosts 2-0 ahead.

Dane Taylor got his second on 35 minutes and Donald Colville did likewise five minutes after the restart.

Perhaps all their efforts midweek took their toll but Strathspey, with Bruce Grant influential throughout, never hit the heights after that but the win lifts them above Lewis to sixth in the table.

Marine Harvest

South Division 2

Bute 1

Strachur 3

Strachur are just a point away from the Marine Harvest South Division 2 title and promotion to South 1 after they beat the Bute reserves 3-1 in their noon throw-up at The Meadows. The hosts took the lead on 20 minutes with Aiden MacGregor scoring.

Ali Mirlees levelled on 35 minutes to make it 1-1 at the break.

It looked as if Bute might have done enough to earn a point but two late goals gave Strachur victory.

Steven Wilson scored on 84 minutes to put the visitors ahead for the first time in the game and Ali Mirlees got his second with three minutes remaining to clinch a 3-1 win.

Strachur’s final league match is at home against the Glasgow Mid Argyll seconds, who are the only other team who can take the title, on Saturday August 11.

A draw will give Strachur the spoils whilst GMA need to win to keep their championship hopes alive.

Strachur also have an important Bullough Cup semi-final tie against the Kyles Athletic second team at Tighnabruaich this Saturday.

Glasgow Mid Argyll 4

Glenorchy 1

The Glasgow Mid Argyll second team and Glenorchy have remained on Strachur’s tails throughout the season and, with the games running out, something had to give when the sides met at Yoker.

In the end it was three goals late in the game which gave the Glasgow side the points.

Seb MacMillan opened the scoring on 19 minutes and the hosts took their single goal advantage into the break.

The second half was just a minute old when Glenorchy’s Conor Sartain equalised.

Nick Lavin scored to put GMA back in front on 77 minutes.

Late goals from Mark Bain on 85 minutes and another from Seb MacMillan with three minutes remaining made the final score 4-1.

GMA now know that wins over league leaders Strachur and the Bute seconds would give them the title.