Oban thrash Kyles to win Celtic Society Cup
Oban Camanachd overwhelmed Kyles Athletic 6-1 with a late surge at Yoker to win the Scottish Seafoods Celtic Society Cup for the third year in a row. Five different players found the net as the Oban side again became shinty's south area champions.Daniel MacVicar and Malcolm Clark put Camanachd 2-0 up at half-time but James Pringle brought Kyles right back into it early in the second half. However, Kyles' revival only lasted five minutes before Ross MacMillan ran on to a through ball for Camanachd's third.A fine piece of stick work and a neat lob from Daniel MacCuish further extended Camanachd's advantage. Two fine strikes from Ross Campbell, both rocketing in by the far post, completed a comprehensive victory for the Oban side.Camanachd's Lorn Dickie received the Donnie MacNiven Memorial Medal as man of the match.Kingussie, 3-2 winners over Lovat at Balgate will meet local rivals Newtonmore, who defeated visitors Skye 3-1 after extra time, in the north semi-final of the Artemis MacAulay Cup.Dylan Borthwick scored an early opener for Kingussie and it was almost half-time before Greg Matheson equalised. Borthwick put Kingussie ahead again soon after the restart and a Calum Cruden penalty provided Lovat's second equaliser. Savio Genini's match winner for the holders came with only five minutes left.Archie Millar's strike for Skye in the first half was soon cancelled out by Iain Robinson. There was then no further scoring until the second half of extra time when Conor Jones and a second from Robinson sent Newtonmore through.Newly promoted Fort William went two points clear in the Mowi Premiership with an extra game played following a 3-1 home win over Kinlochshiel. Arron Jack opened for the visitors in the first half but Lachie Shaw soon replied. Fort then went on to take the points with a goal from Hamish Shaw and Lachie Shaw's late second.Kilmallie edged Glenurquhart 2-1 in the National Division's only Saturday encounter.
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