Inveraray v Kyles Athletic

:01:04. > :01:08.Duncan Kelly. Left so MacAulay Cup. Inverurie were knocked out of the

:01:08. > :01:15.semi-final stage for the last two seasons. Of those found us, the

:01:15. > :01:19.only when came in 2004, when the final was in Albarn.. An omen,

:01:19. > :01:21.perhaps. They also have form, having already lifted the AJG

:01:21. > :01:24.Parcels Celtic Society Cup Final this season with a record 14-0

:01:24. > :01:34.victory over Taynuilt. It's too close to call as youth takes on

:01:34. > :01:37.

:01:37. > :01:41.experience for shinty's biggest prize. It's an all Argyll affair

:01:41. > :01:51.here at Mossfield Park in Oban as, for the first time, Inveraray and

:01:51. > :01:51.

:01:51. > :01:56.Kyles Athletic contest the Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup Final. A very

:01:56. > :02:02.warm welcome to a rather wet day but that should not dampen spirits

:02:02. > :02:09.because this will be wonderful. It's all about this, first played

:02:09. > :02:13.for it in 1896. Kyles Athletic and Inveraray going head-to-head. One

:02:13. > :02:18.man joining me has picked this up five times as a player and coach.

:02:18. > :02:25.Drew MacNeil. This is the biggest prize in shinty and the biggest day.

:02:25. > :02:30.It will be fantastic? One look at that trophy inspires these men. It

:02:30. > :02:36.depends who will handle this big day. The nerves to get serious at

:02:36. > :02:41.this point? It gets pretty serious but these teams know each other and

:02:41. > :02:47.does this add to the Spice? It will do, it is 2 - One at the moment.

:02:47. > :02:52.This is the big one. This really count. Let's look at the head to

:02:52. > :03:01.head. There isn't a lot between them. The quarter final of the

:03:01. > :03:06.Celtic society Cup, and then in the MacAulay Cup, 2 - 1. In the league,

:03:06. > :03:13.4 - 1 against Inveraray. Nip and tuck? But Inveraray have always

:03:13. > :03:18.said they are the Cup team. Kyle's stopped chasing the League and in

:03:18. > :03:22.very did not have to, they were chasing this trophy. The throat is

:03:22. > :03:27.coming up pretty soon. Earlier, I talked to two of the main

:03:27. > :03:31.protagonists. It's a very big day for you, I understand he will be

:03:31. > :03:41.retiring at the end of the season. How big a deal as captain would be

:03:41. > :03:42.

:03:42. > :03:48.to lift the Camanachd Cup? This might be my last game. And not sure

:03:48. > :03:53.but it would made everything. To be the captain and my final game is

:03:53. > :04:00.amazing. And your brother lifted this Cup previously. Great for the

:04:00. > :04:04.family? It would be equal to him. That is a good thing as well.

:04:04. > :04:11.is a particularly special when it is also out? That does not happen

:04:11. > :04:17.very often. -- all South. Especially in old man. It puts more

:04:17. > :04:25.pressure on the players because Inveraray Kyles by the close rivals.

:04:25. > :04:30.There is more pressure on us. being the coach, this is the

:04:30. > :04:34.ultimate? The Camanachd Cup? How do you feel? Quite relaxed. It was bad

:04:35. > :04:39.during the week and they could not settle or sleep. But I will cut

:04:39. > :04:45.today surprisingly all right. We have put in all the work, the hard

:04:45. > :04:51.work is done and we are desperate to start playing. This is a big

:04:51. > :04:57.open pitch and the ball will run. Well that's it? It will, we did

:04:57. > :05:00.play quite fast flowing shinty. Today will be no different. The

:05:00. > :05:09.boys will think more about what they're doing with the ball. They

:05:09. > :05:15.were sometimes guilty of being erratic with it. It makes a special

:05:15. > :05:22.because it is all Argyle? And then Mossfield. Inveraray are a very

:05:22. > :05:27.good team and we're good and it shall be a great spectacle. Here is

:05:27. > :05:31.confirmation of the teams and their weight to the final. Inveraray

:05:31. > :05:35.against Strathglass and then killed Ali knocked out in round three.

:05:35. > :05:42.Chris Crawford getting two goals and that one. Kinlochshiel in the

:05:42. > :05:52.semi-final. 3 - 1. And Kyles Athletic. They have won this many

:05:52. > :05:52.

:05:52. > :05:55.times. Glasgow Argyle in the second round and they had that replay. And

:05:55. > :06:04.then knocked out the holders, Newtonmore, in the semi-final as

:06:04. > :06:09.well. Kyle's against Inveraray in the final. And still with me beside

:06:09. > :06:15.this trophy is Drew MacNeil. As we head -- here the you've band

:06:15. > :06:19.playing. The nerves will be going. You know what it is like to lead

:06:19. > :06:26.them out? And feeling that excitement and the potential of

:06:26. > :06:30.picking up this trophy? Just because I have no vested interest,

:06:30. > :06:34.when you are in charge of a team, you can think things are under

:06:34. > :06:38.control but once the boys cross that line, it is up to them. All

:06:38. > :06:43.that work through the week has to come to fruition once they get on

:06:43. > :06:53.to the park. This is a big pitch, it is awash with some rain. They

:06:53. > :06:58.will be able to hit the ball about. Will that affect both teams? With

:06:58. > :07:06.the rain, they should have their studs on. We might see some of

:07:06. > :07:09.those men falling over. It will make it slippy. And Inveraray, they

:07:09. > :07:14.have older players that might be stopping at the end of the season.

:07:14. > :07:19.It is important for them? I spoke to a few of those players last

:07:19. > :07:25.season and they wanted to give this one more go. Especially Scott

:07:25. > :07:31.Robertson, his father was here in 2004 when he lifted the trophy.

:07:31. > :07:41.should be a fantastic final. And you can see this live on BBC Two in

:07:41. > :07:45.

:07:45. > :07:50.the company of Gary Ellis and Hugh blues. Wanting to take their place

:07:50. > :07:56.in the long history other Scottish Hydro Camanachd Cup. The 105th time

:07:56. > :08:00.that it has been played. 15 Guineas worth of silver. That has taken us

:08:00. > :08:05.to these dignitaries. Archie Robertson, president of the

:08:05. > :08:10.Camanachd Association. Shona Robison, the Sports Minister, being

:08:10. > :08:18.introduced to Kyles Athletic. Kenny MacDonald, the goalkeeper. With a

:08:18. > :08:24.brand new jumper for the occasion. They are joined by Councillor

:08:24. > :08:31.Isobel Strong. Steward Hogarth from Scottish Hydro. And Jock Turner, a

:08:31. > :08:39.great man. President of the Camanachd Association. As they

:08:39. > :08:49.tried desperately for 90 minutes. Ever the diplomat. I am joined by

:08:49. > :08:54.none other than Gary Innes. The gold medal winner himself. Five

:08:54. > :08:57.appearances as winner. This is where it starts to get very edgy?

:08:57. > :09:03.Absurdly, the boys want to get on with the game. This hanging about

:09:03. > :09:07.as the wind picks up, and just some rain, but you don't really want to

:09:08. > :09:16.hang about very much. You want to get on with the game. These boys

:09:17. > :09:23.will be raring to go. I think the wind, we know that Inveraray have

:09:23. > :09:27.taken the wind and will play from left to right. But the flag bearers

:09:27. > :09:32.on the pitch with the teams, we can see that it is rippling but it has

:09:32. > :09:40.been stronger. Would you play with the wind or against? That is a hard

:09:41. > :09:45.decision. Each team likes to go with the wind or against it.

:09:45. > :09:48.Psychologically, for those lads, it will not really matter. But both

:09:48. > :09:54.teams will be very confident of getting themselves to the front to

:09:54. > :10:01.have any chance of lifting the trophy. We will have one minute's

:10:01. > :10:06.silence in memory of Liz McPhail, the wife of Donald McPhail, who

:10:06. > :10:16.played in the winning team of 1994. That will precede the start of the

:10:16. > :10:19.

:10:19. > :10:29.deepest condolences to family and friends... Please stand in silence,

:10:29. > :10:29.

:10:29. > :11:31.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 62 seconds

:11:31. > :11:41.brings us to the point at the end of that silence in memory of his

:11:41. > :11:42.

:11:42. > :11:51.midfield. There is strength and depth and a great starting 12

:11:51. > :11:56.players. Garry MacPherson up front. Bags of experience at the back of

:11:56. > :12:06.Captain Scott Robertson, and he is retiring. But not shy. Kyles

:12:06. > :12:07.

:12:07. > :12:13.Athletic. Experience mixed with the youth and panache. The legend that

:12:13. > :12:23.is Kenny MacDonald in the goal. There is a dynamic centre line.

:12:23. > :12:30.

:12:30. > :12:40.Fisher MacDonald, himself a winner with the rolling subs during the

:12:40. > :12:41.

:12:41. > :12:45.match. The referee today, Graham Cameron. He rightly insists on

:12:46. > :12:55.being from Poole and not Fortwilliam. Inveraray end blue and

:12:55. > :13:04.white. Kyles Athletic in Ghana. -- yellow. The Camanachd Cup Final

:13:04. > :13:12.gets underway. He will soon see just how important that breeze is

:13:12. > :13:18.going to be. The conditions underfoot will be set year. It is a

:13:18. > :13:24.firm surface but there is no excuse. No excuses. It feels just perfect,

:13:24. > :13:29.the grass is short and has been cut well. The West see some of the boys

:13:29. > :13:39.on their bottoms earlier on. credit to the work of the grounds

:13:39. > :13:44.

:13:44. > :13:50.magnificent pitch. You'll hear Graham Cameron's voice in the

:13:50. > :13:55.commentary explaining some of the decisions. Roberts and sends the

:13:55. > :14:05.ball through. The difficulty will be just judging how far that Paul

:14:05. > :14:08.

:14:08. > :14:12.will go. Everything about a final is about nerves and composure. The

:14:12. > :14:19.next five or 10 minutes is crucial to a search for self-. This will be

:14:19. > :14:27.a very interesting battle between two very influential players. If

:14:27. > :14:32.you will see quite a lot of strong challenges here this afternoon. The

:14:32. > :14:38.good chance for Kyles to make their mark. David McPherson, the Olympic

:14:38. > :14:45.flame career, sets off on a run and he has stopped short. McPherson

:14:45. > :14:53.coming very deep. Body McDonald breaking to the left. -- Roddy

:14:53. > :15:03.McDonald. Another good ball from Zavaroni, gets it back to the

:15:03. > :15:07.

:15:07. > :15:13.danger area. Just a thought he would take it on the volley.

:15:13. > :15:20.think there was David Robertson who flicked the ball there, yet been

:15:20. > :15:30.brought back deep against Zavaroni's initial Borley attempt.

:15:30. > :15:32.

:15:32. > :15:39.-- volley attempt. Good hit from the touchline. Again it drifting

:15:39. > :15:47.deeper to pick up the ball. Here is Irvine. The tactical opening

:15:47. > :15:55.exchange is crucial, he will change the position? I think that was

:15:55. > :16:05.predictable Scott would make its mark. He is a solid player. He will

:16:05. > :16:05.

:16:05. > :16:12.be showing very early on. Just back from Portugal on Wednesday, he had

:16:12. > :16:21.been at a wedding. For good shot thereby Macleod, a good effort, not

:16:21. > :16:31.quite on goal. Turned it on his right, takes a shot right across,

:16:31. > :16:37.

:16:37. > :16:47.just wide. Always the danger of a deflection. The rain again coming

:16:47. > :16:47.

:16:47. > :16:54.down, heavier now from a left, that they go sets off -- make Murdo. Got

:16:54. > :17:03.a deflection. That will give it Inveraray a corner. Knows exactly

:17:03. > :17:07.what he wants to do, sees a space, gets a deflection. He is one of two

:17:07. > :17:17.sets of twins, highly unusual feature of today's game. We will

:17:17. > :17:19.

:17:19. > :17:27.come back to that later. The twins for Inveraray. Another corner.

:17:27. > :17:37.this time Robbie MacLeod at the opposite end. The Kyles players

:17:37. > :17:47.wearing black armbands as a mark of respect. The minute's silence we

:17:47. > :17:56.

:17:56. > :18:02.had at the start of the game. Not the biggest defenders in the world.

:18:02. > :18:12.Very mobile. They punch above their weight, I was going to say, but

:18:12. > :18:23.

:18:23. > :18:30.that not quite accurate. They Nicholas Crawford making his first

:18:30. > :18:40.appearance, at No. 4, 4 in for the. John Smylie, took him three shots

:18:40. > :18:42.

:18:42. > :18:52.to get past the semi-final as a coach. Disposed Kinlochshiel in

:18:52. > :18:57.

:18:57. > :19:07.some way. Kyles seemed to be pushing as a unit. The bulk of the

:19:07. > :19:14.

:19:14. > :19:24.players in the Kyles half. It had come by Ewan McGregor. -- McMurdo.

:19:24. > :19:27.

:19:27. > :19:37.Not easy to sneak anything past Graham Cameron. Looking for a spot

:19:37. > :19:37.

:19:37. > :19:47.at the moment. -- spark. A shot on goal, perhaps. All very cagey, both

:19:47. > :19:47.

:19:48. > :19:57.sides looking for an opening. first five minutes was crucial to

:19:58. > :19:59.

:19:59. > :20:05.settle down for so a chance for injury, it is in. -- Inveraray. It

:20:05. > :20:14.is a goal for Inveraray. The goal has been given. It is a goal for

:20:14. > :20:20.McKinley. That was very interesting. Profits printing yen. Ghostly the

:20:20. > :20:29.ball, it misses it, gets a second opportunity -- he does have to hit

:20:29. > :20:36.the ball. Left Kenny MacDonald with no chance. You have to ask why

:20:36. > :20:41.Crawford was not stop it. He is trying to keep from going wide to

:20:41. > :20:48.reduce the angle. It worked out well for him to get a second ball

:20:48. > :20:53.across with the Kyles defender. Seven minutes, particularly, the

:20:53. > :21:03.man who seems to drift in and out of the team but when he is there, a

:21:03. > :21:05.

:21:05. > :21:12.lethal finisher. -- McKinley. Inveraray need to hold this. I said

:21:12. > :21:14.the game was looking for a spark. A little bit of afters there. Fraser

:21:14. > :21:20.MacDonald Ann Scott Robertson are going to have an interesting

:21:20. > :21:30.afternoon. That is the goalscorer, the man who has made the difference

:21:30. > :21:34.

:21:34. > :21:43.at the moment. We will see a many interesting battles all over the

:21:43. > :21:51.field. Iain MacPherson again. Beware though thankfully has

:21:51. > :21:58.improved, it is brighter. -- the weather. This was a sublime finish.

:21:58. > :22:08.Somebody should have stepped out and Beth Crawford. Miceli's

:22:08. > :22:17.

:22:17. > :22:27.allowed one up staying at it from the touchline. Difficult to throw

:22:27. > :22:38.

:22:38. > :22:42.up the ball today in the windy situation. There was a question

:22:42. > :22:48.about whether the ball had gone back in first, this was the

:22:48. > :22:56.intensity we could see for the next 90 minutes or so. Nicholas Gruffydd

:22:56. > :23:06.just in there trying to get the ball off them. -- Crawford. Roddy

:23:06. > :23:10.

:23:10. > :23:16.McDonald is a way. Mick first and did enough to come off his line.

:23:16. > :23:24.would have liked to pull the ball away bit further wide. He just

:23:24. > :23:34.didn't quite manage to get it on target. Scott Roberts and it made

:23:34. > :23:36.

:23:36. > :23:41.the crucial intervention. -- Robert area at first before the attacking

:23:41. > :23:46.player goes in after it. There was a suggestion of we might want to

:23:46. > :23:55.have a look at that again, whether McKinley was in the box before the

:23:55. > :24:00.ball. We can come back to that, perhaps. The goal judge's flag was

:24:00. > :24:05.up but the referee over ruled that. I suppose that is an indication,

:24:06. > :24:15.but at the end of the day it is the referee's decision. That is what

:24:16. > :24:43.

:24:43. > :24:53.will go in the danger area in front of the goal. Roddy Macdonald! He

:24:53. > :24:57.

:24:57. > :25:07.has done it on the second time of asking. Absolutely brilliant, he

:25:07. > :25:12.

:25:12. > :25:19.read it perfectly well. They put a high ball in. Comes forward, but

:25:19. > :25:25.first and will be upset he missed that. What did that Donald doesn't

:25:25. > :25:35.need any second asking -- Roddy McDonald. That is some celebration

:25:35. > :25:40.

:25:40. > :25:50.from Tighnabruaich. We always thought he would be the main threat.

:25:50. > :25:57.

:25:57. > :26:03.He finished off their in style. The goalkeeper did that. National

:26:03. > :26:08.shinty player of the year last year, Kyles's top goalscorer. He will be

:26:08. > :26:18.very happy. I am sure his father will be as well. Not to mention his

:26:18. > :26:20.

:26:20. > :26:28.mother. Seen here giving some advice to both of them. The heart

:26:28. > :26:32.of the defence looking shaky at the moment. Kyles keeps putting high

:26:32. > :26:42.balls but as a forward you like low balls but it seems to be working

:26:42. > :26:44.

:26:44. > :26:51.quite well. He is allowed to slap the ball out. The goalkeeper can

:26:51. > :26:57.use his open hand to stop the ball and move it. As a goalkeeper, a

:26:57. > :27:05.player, you did want to miss a ball like that. Especially when you see

:27:05. > :27:11.what has happened with the result. He will be very upset. Chance

:27:11. > :27:18.offered, chance taking, at both ends. We have even Stevens as we

:27:18. > :27:28.head for quarter-of-an-hour. In Ferrari 1, Kyles one, Roger

:27:28. > :27:34.

:27:34. > :27:44.McDonald with the reply -- no issue. I would like to look at

:27:44. > :27:46.

:27:46. > :27:56.Rosol McKinley's feet, I think that was the issue. It is Dame on. -- it

:27:56. > :28:01.

:28:01. > :28:11.puts in a very decent shift. Very much a heart, alongside David

:28:11. > :28:18.MacPherson, on the Central line. This is a deliberate tactic. On to

:28:18. > :28:25.the goalkeeper. Inveraray had better do something about that. I

:28:25. > :28:32.think they have targeted MacPherson for some treatment. If they get the

:28:32. > :28:37.ball on target, who knows what can happen? This seems to be directly

:28:37. > :28:44.from either the management or the players, right down the throat.

:28:44. > :28:54.Feed the bear on the saddest. the issue of the wind, Keeping Up

:28:54. > :28:56.

:28:56. > :29:01.ball low into the wind. That hit 10 was hanging in the wind. -- hit-in.

:29:01. > :29:09.Running off the ball. He is lining up. Oh, that was off the post. Off

:29:09. > :29:14.the post again. That was inches away from putting Kyles ahead.

:29:14. > :29:19.is very hard to see from here but it might have been the defender.

:29:19. > :29:27.raised the shot. That is good defending. Did not quite make the

:29:27. > :29:34.post. Macdonald, lurking about. question he is taking the

:29:35. > :29:40.initiative. 100%. This will be a very interesting game. Douglas is

:29:40. > :29:44.also very fit and strong. And fast. He will need to keep an eye on

:29:44. > :29:51.Roddy MacDonald, or there could be more damaged than. At the other

:29:51. > :29:57.rent, damaged... But fears and just getting through. -- Garry

:29:57. > :30:01.MacPherson. Kenny MacDonald, the oldest man on the pitch. Through to

:30:01. > :30:06.Fraser Macdonald, that was good running from the ball. David

:30:06. > :30:16.Zavaroni. That was a great intervention. David Robertson.

:30:16. > :30:18.

:30:18. > :30:28.Tidying up. At beautiful move. Three, four passes. Beautiful.

:30:28. > :30:29.

:30:29. > :30:34.Betty was up there, it was three against two. Beautiful. Nicholas

:30:34. > :30:44.Crockford. Easy enough to back out because he is the only one with a

:30:44. > :30:50.helmet. His first appearance. Well taken, midfield. He turns the other

:30:50. > :30:54.way. Stuart Robertson, getting on to his better side. Here is Garry

:30:54. > :31:01.MacPherson running. He turns the other way. He will unleash

:31:01. > :31:10.something. Oh, that was a good deflection again. Donald Irvine got

:31:10. > :31:16.his stick to it. That was on target. Graham MacPherson steadies himself

:31:16. > :31:23.and takes the shot. Donald, he would not have known that. Very

:31:23. > :31:33.good defending. Kenny MacDonald would have said he had that covered.

:31:33. > :31:33.

:31:33. > :31:39.And again, Donald Irvine. He has won gold medal already. This as

:31:39. > :31:47.another attack from calves. Roddy MacDonald is away. And he is an!

:31:47. > :31:54.And away! Roddy MacDonald, from Kyles Athletic, has turned the

:31:54. > :31:59.tables. That was a magnificent finish and there was only one thing

:31:59. > :32:07.on his mind as he got away from the defender. He has done it again.

:32:07. > :32:17.That was a beautiful first touch. Had he got through. Classics

:32:17. > :32:17.

:32:17. > :32:21.celebrations as well. He had a couple of goes at that. Has used up

:32:21. > :32:27.the other rent, had he connected when he first wanted to, he might

:32:27. > :32:37.not have managed to get to the goal. He has got the second of the game.

:32:37. > :32:37.

:32:37. > :32:43.Kyles ahead 2 - 1. Only 90 minutes gone. Good as me. -- goodness me.

:32:43. > :32:50.It goes on. The history and the baggage of this great competition

:32:50. > :32:58.with these great sides. Back to that long reach, he has at least

:32:58. > :33:06.five inches over the top of Douglas. And that was just enough to get by.

:33:06. > :33:13.Enough to give him that extra yard. A back fears and! Goal! My

:33:13. > :33:20.goodness! -- Garry MacPherson. Garry MacPherson with that sublime

:33:20. > :33:27.finish again. For Inveraray. He gave Kenny MacDonald no chance.

:33:27. > :33:37.Four goals and 20 minutes in the Camanachd Cup Final. What again. It

:33:37. > :33:38.

:33:38. > :33:41.bounces back. He steps aside. And absolute denials that. Yes, I think

:33:41. > :33:48.his vision might have been compromised because he did not move

:33:48. > :33:54.until later on. It was that that will step over that made that. And

:33:54. > :34:03.you can see the reaction behind the goal. They saw it coming. But Kenny

:34:04. > :34:13.MacDonald could not do anything. Inveraray again. Enter the box.

:34:13. > :34:21.That was a great tackle. He gets it away. Every time he gets the ball,

:34:21. > :34:26.he is looking very confident. There watching him run rather than trying

:34:26. > :34:36.to intervene. Which will prove costly. The player with the ball

:34:36. > :34:41.has the upper hand. Undoubtedly. is quite uncharacteristic for Kyles

:34:41. > :34:45.Athletic to be like this. Baby it is the big stage and they don't

:34:45. > :34:55.want to make any mistakes. Amateur, but they were made to sharpen up in

:34:55. > :34:59.

:34:59. > :35:07.the back. -- they will need to sharpen up. Down on the touchline,

:35:07. > :35:15.it is insulation tape they're using to patch them up. Possibly from

:35:15. > :35:19.winding and that fishing line after the goal! Been very again! -- been

:35:19. > :35:29.very again. And a third goal for infirmary. This time, Chris

:35:29. > :35:35.

:35:36. > :35:40.Crawford. -- Inveraray. We are exploding with goals. Inveraray

:35:40. > :35:47.started at 53 goals this season and Kyles with 36 goals. Here we have

:35:47. > :35:57.five goals and a Scottish Cup Final. And we're not even at half-time.

:35:57. > :36:00.This is all too much. What a wonderful match. Five goals. And

:36:00. > :36:06.every one of them had a terrific finish. Maybe one or two mistakes

:36:07. > :36:15.along the way. Look at a celebration. Crawford strikes.

:36:15. > :36:21.Let's remind ourselves of the score. It is taking some keeping up. 3 - 2.

:36:21. > :36:26.This might only be the second ever all South final. You could not put

:36:26. > :36:36.your money on either team. Terry Ellis says the North could not

:36:36. > :36:45.

:36:45. > :36:52.produce any final like this! -- Gary Innes. Andrew McMurdo came in.

:36:52. > :36:57.He must stay close. That that will push on the back after that.

:36:57. > :37:01.almost feel as if the players need to step back and take a deep breath

:37:01. > :37:08.and see whether can go from here. They cannot keep this place up, can

:37:08. > :37:13.they? The adrenalin is running high between all 24 players on the field.

:37:13. > :37:16.And along the side. R Beazley, Kyles Athletic trailing by one goal.

:37:16. > :37:26.They will want to get level as quickly as possible. We will see

:37:26. > :37:32.

:37:32. > :37:40.this place for a good bit longer. - - this place. -- pace. The crowd

:37:40. > :37:50.started off in the stand. Presumably, Cas that letter, just

:37:50. > :37:58.

:37:58. > :38:08.to witness. -- can pathetic. -- Kyles Athletic. 25 action-packed

:38:08. > :38:14.minutes gone. We have had one goal every 20 -- 2.5 minutes. 10 - 92

:38:14. > :38:24.end up? Euan McMurdo is the only forward for Inveraray not to get

:38:24. > :38:29.any goal. He will be very excited, shall we say, at the prospect of

:38:29. > :38:34.getting them on to the scoresheet once more. Certainly plenty of

:38:34. > :38:40.excitement and the crowd have been gobsmacked. There are two men in

:38:40. > :38:45.the box at a gobsmacked. They are up for it. Roddy MacDonald is up

:38:45. > :38:51.for it. You can see one or two players are losing their footing.

:38:51. > :38:57.David Zavaroni, flat-footed. He got there in the end. The referee has

:38:57. > :39:07.allowed play to go on. They possibly heard a whistle? Maybe

:39:07. > :39:15.

:39:15. > :39:20.someone sneezing. He has given his whistle and shake. -- and shake.

:39:20. > :39:24.Roddy MacDonald, they will fix him at half-time. He isn't going to

:39:24. > :39:29.come off just for that? You could cut off his finger right down and

:39:29. > :39:36.he would not think anything of it. Inveraray dealing with the ball up

:39:36. > :39:41.the middle. Do you think they have mastered that? The defence is

:39:41. > :39:49.looking better, now? They are looking more solid, now. Just

:39:49. > :39:59.tripping himself up, there. David MacPherson was right behind him to

:39:59. > :40:05.

:40:06. > :40:10.mop up. Thomas and John, the twins. Sons of the legendary Tom White.

:40:10. > :40:20.There would be quite a party in that house if Kyles Athletic win

:40:20. > :40:25.

:40:26. > :40:31.today. He has given it to Roddy MacDonald. That was untidy front

:40:31. > :40:41.has it that it. David MacPherson. He takes his time. The ball breaks

:40:41. > :40:44.to the captain, Andrew King. Who was a bag of nerves this morning.

:40:45. > :40:54.Unfortunately, we could not use his interview earlier because there

:40:55. > :40:57.

:40:57. > :41:03.were some special words! Anyway, Andrew King. Leading the charge.

:41:03. > :41:08.Robbie MacLeod is doing a lot of damage. McPherson. They have to be

:41:08. > :41:18.very careful. The ball around his feet. Scott Robertson. This is

:41:18. > :41:21.

:41:21. > :41:31.where you want the forward running. Donald Irvine, cool stuff. Garry

:41:31. > :41:36.

:41:36. > :41:44.MacPherson, now. Beautifully taken. He finds David MacPherson. Another

:41:44. > :41:51.goal! For Inveraray. It is that man, Russell MacKinlay, with the 4th

:41:51. > :42:00.goal for Inveraray. And of a sudden, they are in charge. A firefighter

:42:00. > :42:06.from Glasgow has given them that advantage. It came off Donald

:42:06. > :42:14.Irvine. Great ball. He just rolls it towards the goal. One Touch and

:42:14. > :42:18.MacDonald did not have a chance. Just so much experience. What a

:42:18. > :42:26.finish. That little Fleck and the reach was enough to deflect the

:42:26. > :42:31.ball past. We now have two players with a hat-trick. The referee will

:42:31. > :42:37.reset the play. Both players should keep their feet on the ground, here.

:42:37. > :42:44.As the referee throws the ball up. The first one was not quite tidy

:42:44. > :42:52.enough. Macdonald again. How quickly will Kyles Athletic be able

:42:52. > :42:57.to get back? That was poor. He will be disappointed at that. He has

:42:57. > :43:01.actually been brought back, have they through the season, from being

:43:01. > :43:06.up front to the centre position. He still manages a few goals. The

:43:06. > :43:14.third top goalscorer. But Donald did not really have a chance, did

:43:14. > :43:20.he? Absolutely. But Russell MacKinlay knew exactly what he was

:43:20. > :43:29.doing. Nice and easy, slips it into the left-hand corner. He had a lot

:43:29. > :43:34.to do to finish that. I can see James Perlich, the coach, looking

:43:34. > :43:43.for a bit more. All ages, shapes and dimensions are here. From all

:43:43. > :43:52.over. I can see people from the Isle of Skye, Lewis, everywhere.

:43:52. > :43:58.Inveraray, with their tails up. Oh, Kenny MacDonald. Great save. That

:43:58. > :44:04.was Russell MacKinlay on the hat- trick. Goodness me. The defence has

:44:04. > :44:11.gone to sleep? It has. Russell MacKinlay, he did not even come to

:44:11. > :44:16.meet that ball. That was a mistake by the defender. Kenny MacDonald

:44:16. > :44:24.has dealt with that very well. Perhaps Russell MacKinlay had more

:44:25. > :44:31.time than he pot. -- than he thought. Scott Robertson has to

:44:31. > :44:41.follow. He has to get back. Roddy MacDonald... First to the ball. And

:44:41. > :44:54.

:44:54. > :45:02.the referee might have played the ball. Kyles have a chance appear.

:45:02. > :45:10.Good refereeing from Graham Cameron. The very clean and fast flowing

:45:10. > :45:15.game. Keeping the play flowing, much to the players' credit.

:45:15. > :45:22.Interesting to see if they play it low into the feet. They play a high

:45:22. > :45:30.ball again. Back to do the defensive chores. There is Crawford

:45:30. > :45:40.again. Diminutive in the heart of the defence. This is the high ball

:45:40. > :45:47.again. It worked so effectively early on. For some impossibility

:45:47. > :45:55.looking at Roddy Macdonald's stick. Just overcooked. It is a place for

:45:55. > :46:02.brave men to be under this ball. Absolutely. Every chance of a

:46:02. > :46:12.deflection as we saw earlier on in the match as well. They have got

:46:12. > :46:14.

:46:14. > :46:24.two goals already. Just a brief glimpse of John Smylie. What a name

:46:24. > :46:25.

:46:25. > :46:32.for a winning coach. Interesting, looking at the average age from

:46:32. > :46:36.Inveraray, the starting age is 31 years old. Kyles, it is 27, bearing

:46:36. > :46:44.in mind their goalkeeper is 50 years old, it did 10 years older

:46:44. > :46:53.than his counterpart, Graham McPherson. -- a good 10 years older.

:46:53. > :47:01.Possibly experience is starting to show. They are getting through to

:47:01. > :47:08.Kenny MacDonald far too often. Kyles lads don't seem to be closing

:47:08. > :47:13.down as quickly and as they could. Always been one of the great

:47:13. > :47:23.hallmarks, the defenders are taking no nonsense, no prisoners in the

:47:23. > :47:24.

:47:24. > :47:29.nicest possible way. Just standing off a little bit too much. They

:47:29. > :47:39.don't actually have won a key Old Vic had to keep the young boys in

:47:39. > :47:49.check. -- it one a key old figure. Possibly something with age and

:47:49. > :47:53.

:47:53. > :48:03.experience. Calomel it was outstanding -- Calluna Mellor.

:48:03. > :48:07.Callum Millar. He is not quite in the game enough for me. Nothing

:48:07. > :48:13.worse as a player when you really want to be involved in a game, you

:48:13. > :48:16.want to be influential. The what does happen is you go through

:48:16. > :48:25.spells of not keeping the ball but it is very important for those lads

:48:25. > :48:30.who are key and influential committee distribute very well.

:48:30. > :48:40.too happy that was given against him. He is a brave man. Got to be

:48:40. > :48:41.

:48:41. > :48:51.five metres away. He was, just about. Bit of a high risk strategy

:48:51. > :48:52.

:48:52. > :48:58.put in your body on the line this early. Robertson fires it forward.

:48:58. > :49:03.Nobody seems to be closing it down quick enough. All the balls are

:49:03. > :49:12.falling to yellow jumpers at the moment. Inevitable the pressure

:49:12. > :49:17.will come. There will be sustained. John Smylie by a long way the happy

:49:17. > :49:22.of the two managers. Kyles are discussing the midfield, it seems

:49:23. > :49:27.to be where the breakdown is. Their defence have to start closing down

:49:27. > :49:32.far quicker as well, at the back. I did think they will make a change

:49:32. > :49:37.before half-time at this late stage, something they must address if they

:49:37. > :49:46.want a chance of winning this game. Managers have the options of having

:49:46. > :49:51.players on or off, bringing them back. Kenny MacDonald has to deal

:49:51. > :50:00.with it, knocked it out, again, into the danger area rather than a

:50:00. > :50:06.safe area. Just a bit shaky. That last goal, the second goal, it has

:50:06. > :50:16.knocked Kyles confidence and it seemed as happy or steady on the

:50:16. > :50:17.

:50:17. > :50:26.ball. When it hit the deck it just kind of killed it. He had to

:50:26. > :50:36.readjust. Roddy Macdonald, back to Robbie MacLeod. Scott Robert some

:50:36. > :50:37.

:50:37. > :50:47.careful, falls to Whyte. captain there, once more making

:50:47. > :51:05.

:51:05. > :51:15.short nobody is getting by him position. A great ball. The ball

:51:15. > :51:24.

:51:24. > :51:34.reached the danger area round about blacks have it at the moment. 4-2.

:51:34. > :51:39.The wind in their favour. Six and a half minutes left of the first half.

:51:39. > :51:49.The most dramatic first half we have had since the last Camanachd

:51:49. > :51:49.

:51:49. > :51:55.Cup final. We have had a succession of great matches. The players have

:51:55. > :52:05.presented us with a magnificent spectacle and today is no exception.

:52:05. > :52:07.

:52:07. > :52:13.Here come Inveraray at pace again. Just McMurdo this time. Crawford is

:52:13. > :52:21.looking for Russell MacKinlay. That is more like the Kyles tackle and

:52:21. > :52:28.we know. -- tackling. Off the ball where, Crawford is taken down by

:52:28. > :52:35.Whyte. Just as the pace picks up you will see one or two things

:52:35. > :52:42.going on. That is a good example of a forward defending. Gary

:52:42. > :52:52.MacPherson, the ball look like he was going to run out, and he read

:52:52. > :53:02.the game had managed to deflect the ball out for a shy. Macdonald needs

:53:02. > :53:12.to stab at it. -- two stabs. Lots of yellow shirts, they seem to be

:53:12. > :53:19.

:53:19. > :53:29.throwing resources at their tackling. A great craft and effort.

:53:29. > :53:35.

:53:35. > :53:45.Beautiful touch, kicks the ball. He is a great impact player, not in

:53:45. > :53:46.

:53:46. > :53:50.the team all the time. He makes no bones about the fact he cannot

:53:50. > :53:55.travel awaited games but if he is at home he is very much part of the

:53:55. > :54:05.squad. Him and daring that first and have been a partnership like no

:54:05. > :54:08.

:54:08. > :54:13.other. -- Gary MacPherson. First nobody should be this is a done

:54:14. > :54:21.deal. The Kyles can fight back against any team in yellow and

:54:21. > :54:31.black. Three goals in seven minutes in the 2009 final. By look we

:54:31. > :54:38.manage to get the last one and pinch it. He has had ago. The trick

:54:38. > :54:47.there is to make the decision, are you going to have a go on what?

:54:47. > :54:55.preferred side, if he had hit it first, the ticket inches wide past

:54:55. > :55:05.the post. -- he took it. This it is still dry at Mossfield Park, this

:55:05. > :55:05.

:55:05. > :55:13.wonderful shinty setting. For a deep well round the pitch. -- four.

:55:13. > :55:23.The stand is back. The hill behind us is probably well covered, I

:55:23. > :55:24.

:55:24. > :55:30.haven't been out since the start of the Games. Kyles tried to get back.

:55:30. > :55:38.All four Inveraray forwards are very much involved. Everything

:55:38. > :55:45.seems to be coming through. There is a corner here for Inveraray,

:55:45. > :55:54.that is the hill behind us. A wonderful sight, there is the stand

:55:54. > :56:01.across from where we are sitting. Absolutely packed. Only one quarter

:56:01. > :56:07.of the corner of the pitch that is well populated. The tribute to the

:56:07. > :56:16.drawing power of these teams from all guile -- Argyll. Great save

:56:16. > :56:23.from Kevin with a will. -- Kenny MacDonald. With he should never

:56:23. > :56:28.have been left on his own. What reactions, Fraser MacDonald, an

:56:28. > :56:38.exchange of opinion with Scott Robertson. Starting to get very

:56:38. > :56:42.

:56:42. > :56:50.tough. No with a chance, -- Kyles it. Wonderful goalkeeping at both

:56:50. > :57:00.ends. David MacPherson send it up the rent. Both goalkeepers, 90

:57:00. > :57:00.

:57:00. > :57:10.years worth of shinty between them. Neither has Cataract yet. Scott

:57:10. > :57:18.Robertson gets in. Intervention. It took two in very players this time

:57:18. > :57:24.to deal with that. That is better. Much happy with his saved.

:57:24. > :57:34.catches it it just perfect. Exactly the same as we had with Kenny

:57:34. > :57:35.

:57:35. > :57:44.MacDonald. You can watch just how carefully he took it, what a first

:57:44. > :57:50.half it has been with six fantastic goals. So much action. The play is

:57:50. > :58:00.no -- the players know the clock is running down. They will finish bang

:58:00. > :58:07.

:58:07. > :58:14.on at 45. Remarkably we have had no The first half comes to the close

:58:14. > :58:20.and what a first half. Two goals for can synthetic and Karin

:58:20. > :58:24.McPherson on the other end supplying the finish. Russell

:58:24. > :58:34.MacKinlay put Inveraray ahead. And that has given them a lot to talk

:58:34. > :58:35.

:58:35. > :58:40.about. That is what we are at half- time. 4 - 2. I'm joined by John

:58:40. > :58:46.Smylie, you must be a very happy man? Happy after the first 45

:58:46. > :58:50.minutes. The game has gone the way be thought. Both teams have good

:58:50. > :58:57.forwards so it's whoever can score the most goals. You were 2-1 down

:58:57. > :59:05.and then the floodgates opened. forwards are playing well. The wind

:59:05. > :59:09.will play its part? What are you looking today for the second half?

:59:09. > :59:13.I wanted to make a couple of changes. How will try to hold out

:59:13. > :59:18.for the first 20 minutes. About let you get back to the boys in the

:59:18. > :59:26.dressing room. Quite an extraordinary first half. Drew

:59:26. > :59:30.MacNeil is with me. Disappointing?! Shinty is great when you take away

:59:30. > :59:35.the defence. But that does a brilliant first half. I have no

:59:35. > :59:42.idea what is going to happen. struggling to hear you because the

:59:42. > :59:45.background noise is unbelievable. 4 - 2 at half-time. Let's look

:59:45. > :59:52.through the goals. Russell MacKinlay opened the scoring after

:59:52. > :59:57.seven minutes. Yes, that was a good one. Bad defending. Chris Crawford

:59:57. > :00:03.drives it into the box. It just falls to Russell MacKinlay. He does

:00:03. > :00:07.not think about it, he'd just knocks it in. Brilliant play from

:00:07. > :00:15.Chris. He just knocks it straight into the net. Definitely not

:00:15. > :00:20.offside. An extraordinary start for Inveraray. Quite amazing. But Kyles,

:00:20. > :00:30.they are tenacious. They got straight back. Two mistakes. That

:00:30. > :00:32.

:00:33. > :00:37.was a little embarrassing? They had earlier warning. Again,

:00:37. > :00:42.unfortunately for the goalkeeper, he mess tents that. There were a

:00:42. > :00:48.couple of occasions afterwards when they got away easily. That was a

:00:48. > :00:54.bad mistake, really. Roddy MacDonald getting his second. Such

:00:54. > :00:58.a fantastic player and a predator? This was the breakaway. Roddy

:00:58. > :01:04.MacDonald should have been stopped. But he was not. Scott Robertson

:01:04. > :01:10.should have stopped him as well. He will be disappointed with that.

:01:10. > :01:16.They have broken away. It was the Inveraray corner. That was a nice

:01:16. > :01:22.finish. He must be celebrating that for quite a while. His fishing trip.

:01:22. > :01:27.You can hear the noise, Stuart McIntosh and David Hall, playing

:01:27. > :01:37.the song they have written especially about shinty. There they

:01:37. > :01:38.

:01:38. > :01:43.are, singing on the pitch. And very fine it is, too. 2 - 1. They looked

:01:43. > :01:48.to be cruising and then defence went to sleep? The goalkeeper has

:01:48. > :01:55.lost four goals. That was a good shot. Russell was quite cute. He

:01:55. > :01:58.just obstructs it slightly. He has just protected him. You can see

:01:58. > :02:08.Russell MacKinlay, just getting away on the defender. The goal has

:02:08. > :02:17.no chance from that range. That was a super finish. How and Chris

:02:17. > :02:24.Crawford made it 3 - 2. What a celebration. Another mistake. That

:02:24. > :02:31.was a defensive error. He uses his low centre of gravity and he got

:02:31. > :02:36.inside the box. You must feel sorry for Kenny. 50 years old this year.

:02:36. > :02:41.This is a big final for him to playing in. Frustrating that he has

:02:41. > :02:51.not been the same. Then 4 - 2. Russell MacKinlay gets the 4th goal

:02:51. > :02:53.

:02:53. > :03:01.for Inveraray. Russell is cute. He just turns nicely. He uses his

:03:01. > :03:06.reach. Kenny has got no chance. Three goals from inside the box.

:03:06. > :03:13.That was a tough one for the goalkeeper. That is the Lemmy stand

:03:13. > :03:16.at half-time. 4 - 2 in the Camanachd Cup Final. This is the

:03:16. > :03:20.first shinty final this year that features two sides from the

:03:20. > :03:25.Premiership. Sue Dann McClelland would take us through the other

:03:25. > :03:31.finals. Starting with the MacTavish Cup. The first major Cup Final, the

:03:31. > :03:35.MacTavish Cup, is an indication of whether trophies might go. No

:03:35. > :03:42.surprise that you to Maud took this flyer against Lochaber from

:03:42. > :03:52.Division One and they were well ahead at first -- in the first half.

:03:52. > :03:59.Nicholson got one back after one hour. Then, John Mackenzie made it

:03:59. > :04:08.4 - 1 with 20 minutes remaining. You to more were always in control.

:04:08. > :04:13.Always more creative. -- Newtonmore. Almost inevitably, Daniel MacRae

:04:14. > :04:21.scored to make it 5 - 1 just before full-time. John Mackenzie had the

:04:21. > :04:27.chance to take the cup back to Newtonmore for a record 38 times.

:04:27. > :04:32.Rained off at the first attempt, enter Mary were no strangers to the

:04:32. > :04:36.Celtic society Cup Final against Taynuilt from Division One South. 4

:04:36. > :04:42.- 0 at half-time and the floodgates opened in the second half with five

:04:42. > :04:47.goals in eight minutes. Karin McPherson made it 5 - 0. The second

:04:47. > :04:52.of three goals. Russell MacKinlay got his hat-trick after 54 minutes.

:04:52. > :04:58.McMurdo weighed in with the first of his hat-trick at 61 minutes. He

:04:58. > :05:02.got his hat-trick to make a 12 - 0 with 10 minutes remaining.

:05:02. > :05:06.Virtually completing a very difficult day for Taynuilt. Russell

:05:06. > :05:12.MacKinlay completed the scoring to make it 14 - 0. That is a record

:05:12. > :05:22.score. It gave their captain, Scott Robertson, the chance to pick up

:05:22. > :05:28.

:05:28. > :05:35.the oldest trophy in shinty. Oban Camanachd against Glenurquhart.

:05:35. > :05:39.This certainly made their mark. They had a blistering open period.

:05:39. > :05:44.Cameron getting this dramatic strike after six minutes. And the

:05:44. > :05:50.goals would get even better. Neil Reid got the second after 24

:05:50. > :05:55.minutes. With this fantastic finish. The third goal was to come from

:05:55. > :06:05.Roddy Cameron, making it 3 - 0 at half-time. They looked increasingly

:06:05. > :06:15.

:06:15. > :06:20.comfortable. And Oban Camanachd's getting the 5th goal. Seven minutes

:06:20. > :06:27.remaining. The issue was put beyond any doubt. As Oban Camanachd stuck

:06:27. > :06:37.with their task at hand. He was McClelland, finishing completely.

:06:37. > :06:47.The final goal, just three minutes from time. That was a comfortable

:06:47. > :06:53.

:06:53. > :06:57.Happy days, winning the Macaulay Cup. Drew MacNeil was the coach for

:06:57. > :07:04.that side and that was just a few weeks back. It looked warmer than

:07:04. > :07:11.today. Good memories? I am still warm from that day! Two weeks ago,

:07:11. > :07:16.you would not recognise this place. It was a lot warmer. That will keep

:07:16. > :07:21.us warm for a very long time. talk about this Camanachd Cup Final.

:07:21. > :07:26.An incredible first half. 4 - 2. Kyles will have the wind with them

:07:26. > :07:30.in the second half, is that to the benefit? They were playing the long

:07:30. > :07:36.ball down the middle. They will not have that option because Inveraray

:07:36. > :07:40.can settle in. It will suit them. They have a lot of legs up front.

:07:40. > :07:49.Another man and a Bencher can run all day. Six goals in the first

:07:49. > :07:59.half. What will happen? Gary Ns and Uganda Cleland... -- sued Dan

:07:59. > :08:04.

:08:04. > :08:12.half of this pulsating Camanachd Cup Final. Six goals in an amazing

:08:12. > :08:18.first half. Just before the game, everybody said that it was too

:08:18. > :08:25.close to call. It might be tight. There will be a few goals. But, my

:08:25. > :08:32.goodness! Absolutely. We both could not call this at the start. We

:08:32. > :08:36.thought it might be the day for Kyles. Here we are, 4 - 2. 45

:08:36. > :08:43.minutes left to play and an incredible day so far. No changes

:08:43. > :08:48.after half-time. We have the rolling substitutes. Kyles in blue

:08:48. > :08:58.and white, going from left to right. Roddy MacDonald. He has scored two

:08:58. > :09:03.goals already. Still on the losing end of it, at the moment. Just a

:09:03. > :09:07.little bit bigger, there. He will be looking for some protection from

:09:07. > :09:16.the referee. He does not seem very happy. He has caught him on the

:09:16. > :09:25.back. He does not seem very happy with that. The pitch is greasy on

:09:25. > :09:35.top. It does not look too bad at this stage. The light is good, the

:09:35. > :09:37.

:09:37. > :09:44.picture is hard. Russell MacKinlay, he turns it back in. Well... Not a

:09:44. > :09:48.bad effort. He did not even look. Perhaps just a little hand on the

:09:48. > :09:53.back but the referee gave them the benefit of the doubt. He did not

:09:53. > :10:03.trouble the keeper. You can see the hand going up. Just that flash

:10:03. > :10:09.

:10:09. > :10:13.across the goal. He is a key figure, Kenny MacDonald. Kenny MacDonald

:10:13. > :10:21.sends it, rocket fuelled, two- thirds of the length of this

:10:21. > :10:24.enormous pitch. The wind in their favour. That is perhaps an example

:10:24. > :10:30.of how it will take them a few minutes to get the pace of the ball

:10:30. > :10:34.and the strength of the wind. Absolutely. David Zavaroni, just

:10:34. > :10:38.getting excited. He saw the goal but from that distance, he should

:10:38. > :10:42.be using his forwards, bringing them into play down the wing. But

:10:42. > :10:47.who knows what could happen? Especially after what we have seen

:10:48. > :10:55.so far. They are very well wrapped up on the touchline. Two or three

:10:55. > :11:01.layers of jackets. It is chilly for those people standing about. But

:11:01. > :11:09.the crowd have been well warmed. One half of the crowd, particularly.

:11:09. > :11:13.Inveraray, obviously. They look far more settled. They just want to go

:11:13. > :11:17.out and have no worries. Kyles Athletic seemed to be chasing the

:11:17. > :11:23.ball for this first couple of minutes. The danger for both sides

:11:23. > :11:31.is that they will allow the pace to drop. We know that Inveraray have

:11:31. > :11:35.been dining out on steaks and pasta in terms of their training. That is

:11:35. > :11:41.looking good at this stage. Whether they have to pay for it or not,

:11:41. > :11:48.that is something we shall investigate. Dunky Kerr! The flag

:11:48. > :11:55.is up. The goal judge has got his flag up. This is very interesting.

:11:55. > :12:02.Very interesting. Duncan Kelly, the judge, has asked for an audience

:12:02. > :12:11.but the referee... Let us listen... This is what happened. The ball was

:12:11. > :12:17.in. First aid has been called for. Is that a penalty? I think it is.

:12:17. > :12:24.That was very painful. He has caught him on the leg. The referee

:12:24. > :12:33.cannot go to ground... He is speaking to the captain. He has

:12:33. > :12:40.stopped the ball himself. He has given a penalty. He has. For the

:12:40. > :12:45.tackle on Dunky Kerr. Immediately, Kyles have a penalty. For that

:12:45. > :12:51.tackle by the keeper and the penalty is being taken by Robbie

:12:51. > :13:00.MacLeod, No. 8. This is very straightforward. It is straight.

:13:00. > :13:10.From Robin a cloud against Graham MacPherson. -- Robbie MacLeod. This

:13:10. > :13:12.

:13:12. > :13:19.is a great chance to hit back. Goal! Robbie MacLeod. Striking back

:13:19. > :13:24.for Kyles Athletic. He has got them back into this game early in the

:13:24. > :13:32.second half. He actually does not catch that very well at all. The

:13:32. > :13:37.bounce has helped. He gets the ball past McPherson. There are different

:13:37. > :13:41.ways of taking a penalty and there at the very difficult or easy for

:13:41. > :13:45.the goalkeeper. But the bouncing ball in front of the keeper is

:13:45. > :13:50.extremely difficult to deal with Ann McPherson could not cope with

:13:50. > :13:55.that. Her one of the hardest. And the ball actually moves. When it

:13:55. > :13:59.hits the ground, it comes away to the left. Macpherson at first but

:13:59. > :14:09.he had this. And once it hit the ground, he has taken that day

:14:09. > :14:13.

:14:13. > :14:19.version. 4 - 3. First blood to Kyles Athletic in the second half.

:14:19. > :14:23.Seven extraordinary goals in an incident-packed Camanachd Cup Final.

:14:24. > :14:30.Macpherson will be upset at the penalty being given. It does look

:14:30. > :14:39.like he has stopped the ball. was off his feet. Another great

:14:39. > :14:44.save from MacPherson. Fantastic goalkeeping. Thomas Whyte, 10 goals

:14:44. > :14:54.this season. He catches the ball perfectly. Could not have got that

:14:54. > :14:55.

:14:55. > :15:03.any better. Diving. Here it comes again. Oh, and the tackle again. I

:15:03. > :15:13.think this could be a yellow card? Stuart Robinson, in some bother

:15:13. > :15:14.

:15:14. > :15:21.with the referee. He has gone in strong. McLeod has sold that

:15:21. > :15:31.perfectly. Final warning. And a wasted chance. Good refereeing from

:15:31. > :15:39.

:15:39. > :15:49.Graham Cameron. He catches that brilliantly. It is all about timing

:15:49. > :15:56.

:15:56. > :16:06.under his belt. A desperate place to be, a lonely life before he

:16:06. > :16:09.

:16:09. > :16:13.shinty goalkeeper. It is a goal! MacPherson, what a strike!

:16:13. > :16:17.Unbelievable. It just shows you from one great save at one end he

:16:17. > :16:26.would have another go at the other red for Inveraray. A brilliant

:16:26. > :16:34.strike. Her face a great folly for Crawford. -- that was a great

:16:34. > :16:37.volley. I will just check the records to see what the record is,

:16:37. > :16:47.at the number of goals in a Camanachd Cup final, because we are

:16:47. > :16:48.

:16:48. > :16:58.getting there. I think it will be 13. 12-1. Idea that one half of

:16:58. > :17:05.

:17:05. > :17:11.this match will be pleased with you record. We need five more.

:17:11. > :17:20.wouldn't discredited at this point, they are coming from everywhere.

:17:20. > :17:24.deliberate the way he landed up. McPherson is Inveraray's top

:17:24. > :17:34.goalscorer, he will be very happy with his contribution so far this

:17:34. > :17:36.

:17:36. > :17:46.afternoon. Just to correct the historical records, Newtonmore 11,

:17:46. > :17:46.

:17:46. > :17:54.Furness three, 1909. Were a do at that game? I wasn't. Fact we have

:17:54. > :18:04.an injury, I think. We have a flag at the goal judge on our right and

:18:04. > :18:43.

:18:43. > :18:53.player, Fraser MacDonald Ann Scott be one of the hottest part of the

:18:53. > :19:16.

:19:16. > :19:21.upset with himself. -- Russell. apologies for the technical issues

:19:21. > :19:31.with the clock. They cannot keep up with the scoring, there are too

:19:31. > :19:34.

:19:34. > :19:42.many. The Inveraray have five goals, three for Kyles Athletic. It is

:19:42. > :19:46.anybody's guess what will happen here. Graham Cameron beginning to

:19:46. > :19:53.take a firmer line forthwith some of the tackling, for understandable

:19:53. > :20:03.reasons. I possibly think that was the wrong decision, King just died

:20:03. > :20:28.

:20:28. > :20:38.did. Graham Cameron has decided it try to defend a 2--- their two-goal

:20:38. > :20:59.

:20:59. > :21:09.Anything at Gary met first in 10 do at the Overend, Fraser MacDonald

:21:09. > :21:13.

:21:13. > :21:23.can do. -- MacPherson. Not even the camera can catch it. Just beautiful,

:21:23. > :21:26.

:21:26. > :21:32.into the top of the goal. minutes gone, nine goals, five of

:21:32. > :21:38.them have gone to Inveraray, four have gone to Fraser MacDonald in

:21:38. > :21:48.the Camanachd Cup winning team for Kyles Athletic in 1994, but within

:21:48. > :21:52.

:21:52. > :21:59.better and better. Just when we think we have seen it all, another

:21:59. > :22:09.goal. For nine goals, the two-goal lead has vanished. One goal and

:22:09. > :22:19.Kyles are equal. They have got a bit of momentum. At the hour mark,

:22:19. > :22:20.

:22:20. > :22:30.or thereabouts. He looks a bit edgy. The Kyles coach. I am not surprised.

:22:30. > :22:50.

:22:50. > :22:57.The big hit for McPherson. She the pretty tetchy. The wind from left

:22:57. > :23:04.to right. There is the flight, that shows you how strong the wind is.

:23:05. > :23:13.That is one hour gone, half-an-hour to go. Nine goals, five for

:23:13. > :23:23.Inveraray, four for Kyles Athletic. Anybody's game. Certainly in the

:23:23. > :23:35.

:23:35. > :23:45.of the royal blues at the them up. Fraser MacDonald comes out again.

:23:45. > :23:52.

:23:52. > :23:59.If he will be happy to drag Scott Macdonald! That is the 10th goal of

:24:00. > :24:04.an unbelievable Camanachd Cup final. I was just going to say we haven't

:24:04. > :24:10.really seen Fraser MacDonald, in this last 10 minutes he has stepped

:24:10. > :24:18.up, a great goal. Court that sweet as you like into the roof of the

:24:18. > :24:28.net, no chance. We are only four goals of the record. Who knows? You

:24:28. > :24:28.

:24:28. > :24:38.certainly wouldn't discredited now. -- discredit it now. I cannot cope,

:24:38. > :24:52.

:24:52. > :24:56.That is the summary. We are just past the hour mark. The half-an-

:24:56. > :25:02.hour left, if we can take it. Penalties for the first time ever

:25:02. > :25:12.at the Camanachd Cup final. There will be a big party somewhere

:25:12. > :25:13.

:25:13. > :25:23.tonight. Far too early to say where. Tough tackle over the top. I think

:25:23. > :25:25.

:25:25. > :25:35.Nicholas Crawford caused it. Whyte Kicked the ball, possibly. Kyles

:25:35. > :25:40.

:25:40. > :25:50.are pushing forward. Dunky Kerr out to the right. It was wasted by

:25:50. > :25:57.

:25:57. > :26:03.tiles. -- Kyles. Neither side has wasted any chances. Most games we

:26:03. > :26:13.get to see, if aimlessly out but that has not happened much in this

:26:13. > :26:15.

:26:15. > :26:21.game. He fancies another one, does pick Fraser MacDonald. Becoming a

:26:21. > :26:31.personal contexts -- comes -- contest, Fraser MacDonald against

:26:31. > :26:31.

:26:31. > :26:41.the captain. Kyles seemed to have the edge at the moment. Just the

:26:41. > :26:44.

:26:44. > :26:54.momentum is enough, all of a sudden it has gone. it is just like a

:26:54. > :26:55.

:26:55. > :27:05.machine gun. When a to call heads out there somewhere. -- One are too

:27:05. > :27:11.

:27:11. > :27:14.injection of pace and running power. And he has had quite a serious

:27:14. > :27:19.groin strain, hence the reason he hasn't started. Hasn't trained for

:27:19. > :27:29.two or three weeks, was telling me before the game he hasn't given its

:27:29. > :27:38.any good workout yet. Interesting to see how he fares. Stewart

:27:38. > :27:43.Robertson will go off. We have got the other McMurdo is also limbering.

:27:43. > :27:53.Just trying to catch his coach's attention. He fancies a bit of the

:27:53. > :27:58.

:27:58. > :28:03.action. Graham is pacing. Roddy Macdonald has done his bit. Graham

:28:03. > :28:06.finished with him very last year, he had retired, stepped back, and

:28:06. > :28:12.got drafted in during the season through injury, and has since

:28:12. > :28:15.become a crucial part and has scored quite a few goals as well.

:28:15. > :28:25.He played all his days in the centre line but has scored a few

:28:25. > :28:34.

:28:34. > :28:40.has come on a 14. And we have lost Stuart Robertson, No. 8. And also

:28:40. > :28:48.David McPherson, No. 8. David MacPherson and the Olympic torch,

:28:48. > :28:56.the Olympic Committee sent 10 to Inveraray, rather than Inveraray to

:28:56. > :29:03.carry the touch. -- the torch. apologise for the absence of the

:29:03. > :29:10.clock. Spring has sprung, obviously. We shall try to get that fixed.

:29:10. > :29:20.Meanwhile, we shall keep you up-to- date. 5 - 5. 66 minutes on the

:29:20. > :29:21.

:29:21. > :29:26.clock. Allegedly. This is absolutely pulsating. You cannot

:29:26. > :29:33.take your eyes off this. Ruaridh Graham, he has actually pulled his

:29:33. > :29:37.muscle. Already, you can see him holding that already. That is very

:29:37. > :29:42.disappointing. He was delighted to be part of the squad and was

:29:42. > :29:47.devastated after his injury. don't think he will last. He will

:29:47. > :29:56.have to come off, he is struggling midfield. He has only been on and

:29:56. > :30:02.he is indicating that he is coming off. Yes. Here he is. Coming off.

:30:02. > :30:07.He is appealing to be taken off. will be very disappointed. And so

:30:07. > :30:12.were the management, because he was such an influential player on his

:30:12. > :30:17.day. They are not ready with the substitute. This is extraordinary,

:30:17. > :30:24.they are one man down. He is on the field but he cannot contribute.

:30:24. > :30:31.Inveraray, here they go. Nobody seems to be taking out any

:30:31. > :30:36.substitute card. They will bring David MacPherson back on. I think.

:30:36. > :30:41.Here we go. They have to keep the ball away from Ruaridh Graham at

:30:41. > :30:51.the moment. Because he cannot do anything. McMurdo, looking for his

:30:51. > :30:59.

:30:59. > :31:05.brother. Donald. He sends a flying. 68 the Met. Great ball through to

:31:05. > :31:14.Fraser Macdonald. And in they go. McPherson! Roddy MacDonald was

:31:14. > :31:19.inches away. What has saved. That would have been a hard one. He goes

:31:19. > :31:26.down low, as he always does. Three men have actually gone through. He

:31:26. > :31:30.manages to regain his balance. Just that split second to go. Well,

:31:30. > :31:35.Ruaridh Graham, and that is very unfortunate. He knows himself. He

:31:35. > :31:43.just could not last. The first time he tried to get the ball, his

:31:43. > :31:48.muscle went. He knows find well that this is his last Scottish

:31:48. > :31:53.final and he will be disappointed that he could not contribute more.

:31:53. > :32:01.Well, David MacPherson has come back on. He is allowed to,

:32:01. > :32:10.obviously. So, we have all the paperwork done and everybody is

:32:10. > :32:15.back on the field, when they should be. And the clock is working!

:32:15. > :32:21.Fraser MacDonald, he gets it across. That is the danger area. Pictures

:32:21. > :32:31.and sweeps it across. One of the most difficult balls to deal with.

:32:31. > :32:39.Going for the corner. Deflection. Kyles are pushing Inveraray, now.

:32:39. > :32:46.They're starting to open up the defence. Quite a difference to what

:32:46. > :32:52.we have seen. That one change, it is swings and roundabouts. Back in

:32:52. > :33:01.the danger area. McPherson. He had to be quick again. Garry MacPherson

:33:01. > :33:07.has turned the tide. He has his finger on the pulse. He has to stop

:33:07. > :33:11.everything that Kyles are throwing at them. Kyles know that with this

:33:11. > :33:16.pressure, they need to make the most of it. Try to get that goal.

:33:16. > :33:26.At this time, Inveraray welcome back into this. And there was no

:33:26. > :33:29.

:33:29. > :33:37.stress. He actually looks were he is going to put the ball. Well...

:33:37. > :33:47.Well, that was painful. The ball landed with Nick murder. He did not

:33:47. > :33:47.

:33:47. > :33:55.have the block. The referee has got it correct. -- McMurdo. He did hit

:33:55. > :34:03.that ball intentionally. He was just quicker. McMurdo takes the

:34:03. > :34:13.swing and catches him. No damage done. We have a subject coming up.

:34:13. > :34:24.

:34:24. > :34:34.Number 16. Euan Campbell. Here he comes. He moved down to play for

:34:34. > :34:35.

:34:35. > :34:45.Cowes this year and has done extremely well. No. 14 is coming

:34:45. > :34:46.

:34:46. > :34:50.off. Euan Campbell, No. 16. Mostly the colour blue on the hill at the

:34:50. > :35:00.moment. That might change. This young man is very fast and well

:35:00. > :35:08.

:35:08. > :35:14.done. We can see him making an impact as well. Fraser MacDonald.

:35:14. > :35:21.Kenny MacDonald has wandered out of his goals. He wants to join in. He

:35:21. > :35:25.has had virtually nothing to do in the second half. He is at the

:35:26. > :35:31.centre of every decision at the minute. The right hand goes in.

:35:31. > :35:39.Graham MacPherson has a fantastic second half. He has lost a bunch of

:35:39. > :35:45.goals but he has kept Inveraray in this. Here he comes again. Assisted

:35:45. > :35:51.by the wind. In any shot at the goal, does the wind increased the

:35:51. > :35:58.pace of the ball? It can increase but it also moves the ball in the

:35:58. > :36:03.air. Which, for a goalkeeper, is very hard to deal with. It is a

:36:03. > :36:07.very clever tactic. But it seems that keeping the ball lower will

:36:07. > :36:14.work more effectively for them, especially in this half. You could

:36:14. > :36:24.almost say that there is a bit of allow all because we have not had

:36:24. > :36:24.

:36:24. > :36:27.any gold in 10 minutes. -- any goal. This is boring! You are delighted

:36:27. > :36:37.with two or three goals in any Camanachd Cup Final but this is

:36:37. > :36:38.

:36:38. > :36:48.incredible. He had that covered. It was worth the swing. Like murder

:36:48. > :36:48.

:36:48. > :36:53.was not expecting that. -- McMurdo. He did the right thing. Down below,

:36:53. > :37:01.the benches are sitting and waiting and wondering, what is going to

:37:01. > :37:10.happen? What is the outcome going to be? Scott Robertson has had a

:37:10. > :37:20.better the cake, there. Another free hit. -- has had a bit of my

:37:20. > :37:28.

:37:28. > :37:33.cake, there. -- a kick. The Kyles Defence has had virtually nothing

:37:33. > :37:38.to do in the second half and that is a great ball. It has been

:37:38. > :37:42.incredible how much they have come into the second half. Here we go.

:37:42. > :37:47.Across from Campbell, across the face of the goal. That was not far

:37:47. > :37:52.enough away from being a good chance. Thomas Whyte, still there.

:37:52. > :37:57.Clever ball from Euan Campbell. He pulls it off the stick perfectly,

:37:57. > :38:03.slips past and runs on. Great vision but just a little bit too

:38:03. > :38:13.hard, there. I saw him come on in a Premier League match and he had an

:38:13. > :38:14.

:38:14. > :38:19.immediate impact. Dunky Kerr. had a facial injury. It was Andrew,

:38:19. > :38:29.the stick was over the top. That has come down and has caught him on

:38:29. > :38:39.the chin. No need for any cosmetics at this stage. Less than 15 minutes.

:38:39. > :38:40.

:38:40. > :38:46.The tide is with Kyles Athletic. The danger area. Some singing. The

:38:46. > :38:52.singing is on the hill. I am not sure what this election is. They

:38:52. > :39:00.have had a few beers. Wonderful scenes, Gary? Incredible,

:39:00. > :39:07.absolutely brilliant. Such a great reception from the fans today.

:39:07. > :39:14.whatever it is going to be, it will always be known as the Argyll final.

:39:14. > :39:20.Here comes Campbell. Fraser MacDonald. They're putting their

:39:20. > :39:25.bodies on a line. Inveraray players, every one of them... And not for

:39:25. > :39:29.the first time, Fraser Macdonald and Scott Robertson. Those two boys

:39:29. > :39:36.have been at it all day long. This means everything to both of them

:39:36. > :39:46.and they know this is their last final. Oh, there is yellow-card.

:39:46. > :39:47.

:39:47. > :39:52.Number three. Alan McDonald. Well, anyway, that is remarkable. 76

:39:52. > :39:57.minutes before the first one. credit to the players. They have

:39:57. > :40:07.been fantastic and it has been played in the greatest sport and

:40:07. > :40:08.

:40:08. > :40:13.spirit. There is a corner to Kyles. He has been a difference. I thought

:40:13. > :40:23.he would when he came on. He is one of those players who gets stuck in,

:40:23. > :40:23.

:40:23. > :40:32.for young man. As I say, we have the Kyles corner, here. Good ball

:40:32. > :40:36.into the middle. MacDonald goes up. There is a huge number of bodies.

:40:36. > :40:41.David Zavaroni. 10 or 15 players. All around the goalmouth, and that

:40:41. > :40:45.makes it difficult for the keeper because he has no chance whatsoever.

:40:45. > :40:49.We have four players up front for Inveraray and in the middle of the

:40:49. > :40:54.field. It is like a desert at the far end. Kenny MacDonald is having

:40:54. > :41:04.a chat with the crowd. He is just passing the time. Here we come, the

:41:04. > :41:07.

:41:07. > :41:17.other end. Another one! The sticks are flying. That was a mistake from

:41:17. > :41:19.

:41:19. > :41:28.McMurdo. Dunky Kerr, fires it back in. Kyles have a spare man. Oh!

:41:28. > :41:35.Goal! And that was a goal for Kyles! Roddy MacDonald with his 4th

:41:35. > :41:43.goal! This is just unbelievable! That is him just saving his hat-

:41:43. > :41:51.trick. What a day! This was an outstanding goal for Roddy

:41:51. > :41:58.MacDonald. McPherson on the near post, he will be disappointed. He

:41:58. > :42:08.did not possibly see that until it was too late. Kyles, in the lead.

:42:08. > :42:11.

:42:11. > :42:18.And the scenes of celebration on the hill is incredible. That is the

:42:18. > :42:23.score. Roddy MacDonald has got four of them. We well done. There could

:42:23. > :42:31.be a gold medal in this. We will think about that later. Meanwhile,

:42:31. > :42:40.at the other end, goodness me... How many Cup finals can you see

:42:40. > :42:47.that? If Kyles when this, Roddy MacDonald will get a Hansson dinner

:42:47. > :42:57.when he comes home. And it isn't done yet. What a remarkable Cup

:42:57. > :42:58.

:42:58. > :43:06.Final. They're just taking a breath. 10 minutes to go. Karin McPherson

:43:06. > :43:10.shaking his head. All that steak and all that pasta. They will be

:43:10. > :43:16.thinking they're starting to throw this game away. With that two-goal

:43:16. > :43:25.advantage. 10 minutes left. Kyles need another goal. They will know

:43:25. > :43:33.that. Scott Robertson is in trouble. Fraser MacDonald, bowls them over.

:43:33. > :43:37.And this is all about the next 9.5 minutes. What is it like? What is

:43:37. > :43:40.happening is the legs are burning, they don't know what is going on in

:43:40. > :43:44.their heads. Inveraray, disappointment. Anger and

:43:44. > :43:50.frustration. Kyles, it is about keeping the momentum going and

:43:50. > :44:00.getting another goal. Put that together and we will see a lot of

:44:00. > :44:02.

:44:02. > :44:07.they have to lift the cup. You were betting we would get a result in

:44:07. > :44:17.the 90 minutes. I couldn't possibly bet. He would have said at this

:44:17. > :44:18.

:44:18. > :44:28.stage of the game we would have 11 goals? It is incredible. Dunky Kerr.

:44:28. > :44:47.

:44:47. > :44:50.up with a goal. That is what it means to Kyles. James Perlich.

:44:50. > :45:00.he is there in the crowd, make yourself known, in very are

:45:00. > :45:04.possibly looking for you. -- Inveraray. There is an awful lot of

:45:04. > :45:10.blue up there, a smattering of red, I did see any yellow. It seems to

:45:10. > :45:17.be at the far end at my left. The quiet end of the field in the

:45:17. > :45:27.second half, I have to say, there is a blast of yellow up behind the

:45:27. > :45:41.

:45:41. > :45:46.Inveraray goalkeeper, the shirts harassment there. A clever play.

:45:46. > :45:52.Clever play by both players. Ally MacDonald knew was coming in and

:45:52. > :45:57.was going to foul him. Possibly the inexperience. I am struggling to

:45:57. > :46:05.see what is wrong with this, so far. His stick his round his waist.

:46:05. > :46:12.him busy though. The young man had a stick around his waist. Seven

:46:12. > :46:17.minutes left, the clock ticks. Inevitably heading towards 90

:46:17. > :46:22.minutes. That is the figure we need to look at. Lookout for. The other

:46:22. > :46:31.two figures are the goal tallies, the Six and the five, because that

:46:31. > :46:38.comes to 11. It is one in favour of the royal blues. Tighnabruaich. The

:46:38. > :46:47.empty village of Tighnabruaich I suspect, save for one or two. He

:46:47. > :46:52.could not make it for one reason or another. Zavaroni. A little over

:46:52. > :46:56.hit there. Not quite at the stage where they will not care where they

:46:56. > :47:00.are hitting. Not at all. I am surprised Inveraray haven't managed

:47:00. > :47:06.to come back into this game in the last 10 minutes. With every sport,

:47:06. > :47:16.football or shinty, rugby, each team has their time. Inveraray have

:47:16. > :47:23.

:47:24. > :47:32.not managed to capitalise, make now gone to 5-6. That has seen the

:47:32. > :47:42.lead changed hands. We have gone from six goals to 11. We could be

:47:42. > :47:50.

:47:50. > :47:57.The opportunity was there for him also. Look how quickly Inveraray

:47:57. > :48:05.want to take this ball. They have got their own supporters. Off the

:48:05. > :48:14.post. Goodness me! It doesn't get any more dramatic than this.

:48:14. > :48:20.heart was in my mouth. It takes a deflection. When things like that

:48:20. > :48:28.happened you think maybe it isn't Inveraray's day. Four-and-a-half

:48:28. > :48:36.minutes left. That is a bad foul to give away in the middle of the

:48:36. > :48:46.field. In the commentary position they are off their seats. It is too

:48:46. > :48:48.

:48:48. > :48:55.much to be sitting down watching this lot. Sombre faces. It is not

:48:55. > :48:59.over yet. Four minutes plus injury time. There will not be a lot of

:48:59. > :49:04.that. The game really hasn't stopped a lot. Graham Cameron has

:49:04. > :49:14.done very well to keep the game going, an excellent game.

:49:14. > :49:14.

:49:14. > :49:22.area's Roddy Macdonald, our four- goal hero. He has given the Fowler

:49:22. > :49:25.way, Kyles will be happy with that. If you are picking the Albert Smith

:49:25. > :49:29.gold-medal winner for the game's outstanding player as it is

:49:30. > :49:34.inscribed in the middle, where would you go? I think the

:49:34. > :49:37.commentary box. You couldn't possibly not give it to Roddy

:49:37. > :49:41.Macdonald, scored four goals in a Camanachd Cup final and if it stays

:49:41. > :49:48.the way he is he as also scored the winner. I think it would be very

:49:48. > :49:52.hard not to give it to him. comments about Roddy Macdonald are

:49:52. > :49:56.our own views, not the official man-of-the-match decision by any

:49:56. > :50:05.means. Last year there was a hat- trick in the Camanachd Cup final.

:50:05. > :50:10.Danny McCraken as he never won a medal. A -- MacRae. There are

:50:10. > :50:13.usually three people on the panel. Previous winners of the Camanachd

:50:13. > :50:22.Cup at the Albert Smith winner. Roddy Macdonald has just gone down

:50:22. > :50:32.with cramp below us here. referee is saying play on, doesn't

:50:32. > :50:42.want anything to do with it. A bit rash from you in the meadow. -- UN

:50:42. > :50:43.

:50:43. > :50:52.McMurdo. -- Euan. They are throwing him water bottles, they want to run

:50:52. > :51:00.the clock down. 2:left -- two minutes left of this unbelievable

:51:00. > :51:05.Cup final. I have exhausted my vocabulary in terms of expressing

:51:05. > :51:15.the action. This has got to be up there with the best of the Cup

:51:15. > :51:15.

:51:15. > :51:19.finals I have seen since 1964. Kenny MacDonald played in the first

:51:19. > :51:27.match I ever did a radio commentary on in 1983 and he is in better

:51:27. > :51:34.shape than I am and he will be a lot happier, the happiest man in

:51:34. > :51:43.Tighnabruaich. It is getting tough, Garry. Both these players know that

:51:43. > :51:50.they are running the clock down, that is a waste for Inveraray.

:51:50. > :51:55.Fraser MacDonald. Zavaroni gets it in. No sign of cramp for Roddy

:51:55. > :52:05.Macdonald. MacPherson has got to packets -- pass it, keep it in play.

:52:05. > :52:08.

:52:08. > :52:15.An act of defiance. Kyles have it. Going through, a great tackle from

:52:15. > :52:22.No. 4. Nicholas Kerr Crawford in his first Camanachd Cup final,

:52:22. > :52:26.looks like it might be disappointment from him. Difficult

:52:26. > :52:34.to think there could be another goal. You have been there. This

:52:34. > :52:41.could be the last roll of the dice for Inveraray. MacKinlay, he is not

:52:41. > :52:45.fast enough this time. In it comes to the doctor, Irvine leaves it to

:52:45. > :52:50.Zavaroni you fires it away. It doesn't really matter where it does

:52:51. > :52:55.now. It is in the last 10 seconds down below us the presentation

:52:55. > :53:02.party of gearing up, behind us and around us, the blue-and-white party

:53:02. > :53:06.is given up. There are three minutes. The Roddy Macdonald is

:53:06. > :53:16.breathing heavily. Three minutes of injury time to be played. What a

:53:16. > :53:20.

:53:20. > :53:27.tackle, Game On! He has got it, he won the foul. He has wasted it. He

:53:27. > :53:37.has wasted the chance. He is definitely pulling them back. He

:53:37. > :53:44.

:53:44. > :53:54.did it too quickly, and it bounced chance. In Ferrari need to get the

:53:54. > :54:07.

:54:07. > :54:10.Roddy Macdonald takes off, one of the three minutes has gone. They

:54:10. > :54:19.need to eat the clock, Inveraray need the ball at the other end of

:54:19. > :54:27.the field. Zavaroni has mystic. Robertson get it away. Garry

:54:27. > :54:34.MacPherson to the left aside, no murder gets a stake in. -- McMurdo

:54:34. > :54:39.gets a stake in it. Tom White, one of the firefighters on the field.

:54:39. > :54:47.Of whom there are a few. John Smylie is down. I think he is not

:54:47. > :54:53.quite given it up. I suspect it is beyond them now. Fraser MacDonald

:54:53. > :55:00.fires in on the goal. He just needs the ball up there. Graham Cameron

:55:00. > :55:07.has told him it is just about done, one minute left. The cameras are

:55:07. > :55:13.massing here to get the pictures of war will be incredible scenes. --

:55:13. > :55:19.and what will be. Roddy Macdonald is man of the match. Very well

:55:19. > :55:26.deserved. Four goals, no wonder. You could not give it to him after

:55:27. > :55:34.that. Here we go again, it is McMurdo, on the back can. It has

:55:34. > :55:41.got to beat, it has to go out of play. Not yet. Inveraray still have

:55:41. > :55:51.it. 22nd on hour clock. Graham Cameron is looking at all these

:55:51. > :55:53.

:55:53. > :55:58.watches. 10 seconds. It is the referee's watch and his whistle, it

:55:58. > :56:01.is a foul. It is a free hit in Ferrari. He is looking at his watch

:56:02. > :56:08.as well. They need the ball up there. They cannot score directly

:56:08. > :56:18.from this, they have to get it into play. They have to get it into play.

:56:18. > :56:20.

:56:20. > :56:26.They have wasted it. Robertson knows he ever could tick. The Kyles

:56:26. > :56:30.bench is leaping. Kenny MacDonald picks up the ground, he knows

:56:30. > :56:40.himself this is probably the last hit of the ball in this Camanachd

:56:40. > :56:48.

:56:48. > :56:58.Cup final. The last Cup final he describe what has happened on a

:56:58. > :56:58.

:56:58. > :57:03.hill. It has exploded, blue and white. And no wonder. Four goals

:57:03. > :57:12.from Roddy Macdonald have won a famous victory. Grant Irvine he was

:57:12. > :57:21.injured, Graham MacPherson bitterly disappointed. The brewery keeper. -

:57:21. > :57:25.- the Inveraray keeper. They are absolutely dancing. These are

:57:25. > :57:31.wonderful scenes. What is it like to be in this position where you

:57:31. > :57:34.have held on, you look beaten, you got back and you have won it?

:57:34. > :57:36.is a was that the part that it's really hard to to taking,

:57:36. > :57:41.especially when your family and friends and everybody is hugging

:57:41. > :57:45.and kissing the. He will not really sink in till later tonight or even

:57:45. > :57:49.tomorrow. Unfortunately for Inverurie the reality kicks in they

:57:50. > :57:54.have just lost a Scottish Cup final. Utter disappointment. I really feel

:57:54. > :57:58.for the lad, having been there at both ends, winning and losing, the

:57:58. > :58:03.best feeling in the world winning, but is it in a Camanachd Cup final

:58:03. > :58:13.takes a long time to get over. Especially having a two-goal

:58:13. > :58:17.

:58:17. > :58:27.advantage. Let's go down onto the tonight. -- the Cup will pass

:58:27. > :58:30.

:58:30. > :58:37.Drew MacNeil, that was just sensational? A couple of people

:58:37. > :58:42.went, what was the score?! 4 - 2 at half-time. Inveraray were ahead and

:58:42. > :58:49.then it has got the bit between their teeth and got that early goal.

:58:49. > :58:54.They had the ascendancy. turning-point was Macleod checking

:58:54. > :59:01.that penalty. I thought MacDonald would have taken it. He must have

:59:01. > :59:09.bottled it. The Man of the Match., speak to us. Four goals. My

:59:09. > :59:17.goodness! Brilliant. I am just speechless. Tremendous. It is what

:59:17. > :59:23.I have always wanted. 4 - 2 at half-time and he showed such spread

:59:23. > :59:28.against a very good side to stay in the game. We're good at that. We

:59:28. > :59:33.always knew we could score goals. We have done it again. Well done,

:59:33. > :59:37.Inveraray. It must have been fantastic to watch. It was. And I

:59:37. > :59:44.think it was a second goal of the afternoon. You got the fishing rod

:59:44. > :59:49.out. Just a little joke between me and my friends. A big party

:59:50. > :59:56.tonight? Until next week! Congratulations. Man of the Match.

:59:56. > :00:00.You can pick up the cup. Gary Innes has joined us. Reflecting on a

:00:00. > :00:06.sensational final. Have you seen anything like that? The not even

:00:06. > :00:10.close. Absolutely incredible. Even to the end, it looked like

:00:10. > :00:14.Inveraray might even get a goal. One came off the post and you

:00:14. > :00:24.thought that was their last opportunity. Absolutely amazing.

:00:24. > :00:31.

:00:31. > :00:41.opportunity. Absolutely amazing. back. Again, that was a good break

:00:41. > :00:42.

:00:43. > :00:48.away. That was a penalty, no doubt about that. Fair point. Carries it

:00:48. > :00:53.into the box. That is a penalty, unfortunately. Fair play to Robbie

:00:53. > :01:00.MacLeod to step up and take that penalty. Roddy MacDonald did miss

:01:00. > :01:10.one. At first looked like a penalty and on second glance, you thought

:01:10. > :01:11.

:01:11. > :01:16.he was quite fortunate. Definitely a penalty. It wasn't even a

:01:16. > :01:20.fantastic penalty. It went to one side, unfortunately. The Mel Lucas

:01:20. > :01:30.some of the rest of the goals later but let us get to the presentation.

:01:30. > :01:31.

:01:31. > :01:36.Sue Dann McClelland will take us through... -- Hugh. Kenny MacDonald,

:01:36. > :01:46.and not sure he is the coolest man on the pitch. The losing captain,

:01:46. > :01:47.

:01:47. > :01:57.Scott Robertson. And the representatives of Scottish Hydro.

:01:57. > :02:02.Stuart Hogarth. They are a very brave team. They performed possibly

:02:02. > :02:08.not quite at their best in some respects today. They will be better

:02:08. > :02:18.disappointed. Their routine probably reaching the end of its

:02:18. > :02:27.

:02:27. > :02:37.natural cycle, if truth be told. They give absolutely everything,

:02:37. > :02:45.leaving everything on the pitch. They certainly did that. Young

:02:46. > :02:52.Macdonald with the red hair. Possibly the next goalkeeper. And

:02:52. > :02:58.these are fantastic scenes. Everything is blue and white. If

:02:58. > :03:03.you think your television is broken, do not worry, it is just blue and

:03:03. > :03:09.white. The match officials. Colin MacDonald, Duncan Kelly. Billy

:03:09. > :03:16.Wotherspoon. They did not have a lot to do, which is a good sign.

:03:16. > :03:22.Just one yellow card. Which was admirably refereed by Graham

:03:22. > :03:26.Cameron. And the very fact that we did not have to mention Graham

:03:26. > :03:34.Cameron that often speaks volumes, I think, for the efforts of the

:03:34. > :03:43.players. The Albert Smith gold medal. Awarded annually to the

:03:43. > :03:53.outstanding player in the final. It'll be handed over to Roddy

:03:53. > :03:58.

:03:58. > :04:08.MacDonald. Four goals. And I don't think there was never much doubt

:04:08. > :04:15.

:04:15. > :04:21.about that. He certainly delivered today. And there is his father. The

:04:21. > :04:30.players, one by one... Coming forward to it except their medals.

:04:30. > :04:37.Every one of them a hero. And warm applause from the Inveraray players.

:04:37. > :04:42.Because it was a wonderfully sporting occasion. The goalscorers

:04:43. > :04:50.get the biggest applause of all. And best man... Wait for the

:04:50. > :04:57.reception that he gets. There is always somebody who will kiss the

:04:57. > :05:04.Minister. Fraser MacDonald. A little stumble from Roddy MacDonald,

:05:04. > :05:08.there. Norman MacDonald, the manager. The coach. James Perlich.

:05:08. > :05:18.They certainly held their nerves today. They made the changes when

:05:18. > :05:28.they had to. These are the medals. They will be stashed. The Cup is

:05:28. > :05:29.

:05:29. > :05:34.there. The Camanachd Association Challenge Trophy. The latest in a

:05:34. > :05:44.long line of captains to have left to distribute. Because this is the

:05:44. > :05:51.

:05:51. > :06:01.panic will of any shinty playing career. -- pedicle. -- pinnacle. He

:06:01. > :06:01.

:06:01. > :06:11.is the happiest man in a pool of about 15 at the moment. A prized

:06:11. > :06:11.

:06:11. > :06:19.possession of the winning captain. The lead has disappeared. But it is

:06:19. > :06:23.the part that takes the eight bottles of whisky that counts.

:06:23. > :06:27.Great celebrations. Kyles Athletic pick up the Camanachd Cup for the

:06:27. > :06:37.first time in a very long time. Just great scenes and you have

:06:37. > :06:40.Kenny MacDonald in goal. Not even Man of the Match. Look at those

:06:40. > :06:46.pictures. You both know what it feels like to pick up the Camanachd

:06:46. > :06:50.Cup. Just give us a sense? Hands in the air, the cup in hand. There is

:06:50. > :06:57.no other feeling like it as a shinty player. It is the pinnacle

:06:57. > :07:05.of any career. Just look, it is amazing. You just want to join in

:07:05. > :07:15.yourself. Brilliant, absolutely awesome. And they are a good bunch

:07:15. > :07:16.

:07:16. > :07:22.of guys. The very fact that 27 is the average age. And the fact that

:07:22. > :07:26.Kenny is 50, it is a very young team. They are a team that can show

:07:26. > :07:34.absolute resilience. They will not be beaten. They will always get

:07:34. > :07:42.back into the game. In 2009, we nearly lost the Camanachd Cup. We

:07:42. > :07:48.came back from 3 - 0. Here we have them winning the Camanachd Cup in

:07:48. > :07:53.2012. Inveraray did put up an amazing five. John Smylie, tough to

:07:53. > :07:57.watch this? That was a great performance. The first half, we

:07:57. > :08:07.played very well but we never got into the second half. Kyles came

:08:07. > :08:08.

:08:08. > :08:15.back. 4 - 2 up at half-time. Just fantastic. They knew they would

:08:15. > :08:23.come back into this. Fair play. was a great final. Thank you very

:08:23. > :08:27.much. Good man. As you can see, it is getting rather wild, here. If we

:08:27. > :08:34.could have any confusion as to how important this is to the people who

:08:34. > :08:41.win, look behind me. They are going absolutely mental. There will not

:08:41. > :08:51.be much work done and Kyles for the next week. Let's look at the other

:08:51. > :08:52.

:08:52. > :09:00.goals. Everyone is jumping in. Second half analysis. This was good

:09:00. > :09:04.play. He knocks it across to Garry MacPherson. This is what he does.

:09:04. > :09:10.Give him some room, he had two chances today. He stuck that away

:09:10. > :09:14.very well. Inveraray never got into the game and the second half.

:09:14. > :09:22.will be very disappointed, especially after having that lead

:09:22. > :09:26.at half-time. James Perlich, the coach, you said that you were calm,

:09:26. > :09:30.cool and collected. I bet you were not during the match? As soon as

:09:30. > :09:36.this game started, I knew when Inveraray scored first, I knew it

:09:36. > :09:40.was going to be one of those games. But Kyles have got this ability to

:09:40. > :09:44.really start working when they need to. When they know they have to

:09:44. > :09:48.raise their game. And they did that again. They came back from being a

:09:48. > :09:53.couple of goals down. They just showed their character and belief

:09:53. > :09:57.and the desire to win the Scottish Cup. That is what it is all about.

:09:58. > :10:02.You must be immensely proud. The way they did come back, 5 - 3 down

:10:03. > :10:08.at one point. In every training session, I tried to go to all of

:10:08. > :10:13.them, and we have to work very hard. Every Monday and Wednesday. It has

:10:13. > :10:17.taken a while for this to pay off. Today, we have done it. Well done,

:10:17. > :10:27.you will have a great party tonight. Let's have a quick look at the

:10:27. > :10:33.

:10:33. > :10:39.winning goal. The one that took Kyles to being winners. Fair play

:10:39. > :10:49.to Roddy MacDonald. That was a good chance. It just hits off his

:10:49. > :10:56.

:10:57. > :11:01.shoulder. The keeper has no chance. The near post. No chance there.

:11:01. > :11:09.Four goals in a Cup Final is brilliant. What does this say about

:11:09. > :11:16.shinty in the south? I don't know if it means we dominate, but be

:11:16. > :11:19.perhaps you have teams from the south in every final! It is a

:11:19. > :11:24.credit to the south and the way the game was played, we only had one

:11:24. > :11:30.booking. The referee did not have much to do. It was fantastic. The

:11:30. > :11:33.ball was always played wide. It was a great spectacle. And the old

:11:33. > :11:39.cliche, Shanti was the winner at the end of the day. It's certainly

:11:39. > :11:43.was. That is almost us. We will be back for the Shen Te Hurling