:00:21. > :00:27.Are come to Bught Park, where Scotland are taking on Ireland.
:00:27. > :00:31.Today, it's all about this trophy, the Marine Harvest. After years of
:00:31. > :00:41.Scottish dominance, the Irish have held the upper hand in recent
:00:41. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:53.encounters. It has been tied. This could be it! That is a penalty,
:00:53. > :01:03.surely? Given the corner... Ireland have won. This is certainly
:01:03. > :01:24.
:01:24. > :01:34.let's that fly! It hangs in the balance. That was a fantastic
:01:34. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:46.strike. Oh! He has dropped it. The The first test of the Shinty
:01:46. > :01:51.Hurling International series here in Inverness. Scotland want revenge
:01:51. > :01:56.after three years of misery at the hands of the Irish. Hello and
:01:56. > :01:59.welcome to Bught Park in Inverness for one of the most feisty
:01:59. > :02:04.international sports you will ever see. Here to guide us through this
:02:04. > :02:10.afternoon are two men who have graced the turf several times,
:02:10. > :02:14.Fraser Ingles and Gary Innes. Gary, you have been involved in this
:02:14. > :02:19.since 1999 and you have not missed one year, except for this year.
:02:19. > :02:24.What has happened? It feels terrible to be this side of the
:02:24. > :02:30.white lines but I have been under a session too much. Other commitments
:02:30. > :02:34.have taken away a lot more. Unfortunately, I had to pull out
:02:34. > :02:40.for months ago, which is very disappointing but it's good to be
:02:40. > :02:45.here in some part. We have got the sticks in front of us, it is a
:02:45. > :02:50.strange fixture, two different codes against each other. You have
:02:50. > :02:54.the Irish hurling stick? Yes, billed for playing in the air. Very
:02:54. > :02:59.flat on the side and the other, quite easy to stop the ball but
:02:59. > :03:03.then that way. Not so good for hitting the ball off the ground.
:03:03. > :03:08.Considerably shorter than the shinty stick. Shinty players will
:03:08. > :03:15.have to watch for that nasty metal band. You don't have to cover that,
:03:15. > :03:25.that can give you a nasty injury. Gary, you have got your traditional
:03:25. > :03:27.
:03:27. > :03:31.weapon of choice. Made of wood. It is a lot Thacker, and longer. So,
:03:31. > :03:37.shinty is played off the ground and you have this loft to lift the ball
:03:37. > :03:42.up. Great stuff. Slightly complicated but do not worry, we
:03:42. > :03:46.will take you through the rules and you will not miss a thing.
:03:46. > :03:51.Basically, it is like this. 14 players on each side and each have
:03:51. > :03:56.lasts 40 minutes. Catching and kicking can only be done by the
:03:56. > :04:00.goalkeepers. In terms appoints... One point for hitting the ball over
:04:00. > :04:05.the bar from normal play. Two points for hitting it over the bar
:04:05. > :04:10.from a free hit and five points for putting the ball into the back of
:04:10. > :04:15.the net. That is a slight change to the rules. Last year it was just
:04:15. > :04:19.three points. And what difference will that make? I don't think it
:04:19. > :04:23.will make much of a difference to the result. The organisers are
:04:23. > :04:27.trying to get more goals because the crowd wants to see spectacular
:04:27. > :04:31.goals so hopefully today the teams of thing, let's concentrate on
:04:31. > :04:36.getting goals, they are more enjoyable for everyone. Good
:04:36. > :04:42.forward play and chances taken and points over the bar is good but
:04:42. > :04:47.goals are what we're after. this is the first leg of two legs
:04:47. > :04:52.and the second will be played next week over in Ireland. This is how
:04:52. > :04:57.it works, two points for winning, one point for the draw. Bonus
:04:58. > :05:01.points for scoring two or more goals in either game and in the
:05:01. > :05:09.event of equality of match points and bonus points, the team at the
:05:09. > :05:13.highest combined score from both games will be deemed the winner.
:05:13. > :05:18.How are the Scotland team feeling? I spoke to the captain, Norman
:05:18. > :05:24.Campbell. After a few years of recent Irish dominance, how do you
:05:24. > :05:29.turn the tide? We have to be a bit more focused on what we're doing in
:05:29. > :05:34.the last 20 minutes. We are losing the Games them. It isn't through
:05:34. > :05:38.fitness, perhaps mental fatigue. We need to hold the ball up in areas
:05:38. > :05:42.and waste some time in these areas where they can get the ball and
:05:42. > :05:46.they are knocking the points of a consistently in the last 20 minutes.
:05:46. > :05:53.We had been missing the game of the last few years with that. We start
:05:53. > :05:57.strong. I think we have got the players in place today to do that.
:05:57. > :06:03.It's like rule change, goals will give you five points. Does that
:06:03. > :06:08.change things for Scotland? I think so. Shinty is a game that you want
:06:08. > :06:14.to score goals in. That gives us a slight advantage. We have discussed
:06:14. > :06:18.that and that is part of the tactics. If it does not go away and
:06:18. > :06:25.the boys are not confident, we will drop the short play and go for the
:06:25. > :06:28.five points. Best of luck. Cheers. The teams are about to make the way
:06:28. > :06:34.onto the pitch with the Inverness pipe band leading the way very
:06:34. > :06:42.shortly. Things about to get underway. It is a great atmosphere.
:06:42. > :06:48.Every year. The teams are just coming out. In terms of Scotland,
:06:48. > :06:53.who will be the key players? Kevin Bartlett is superb. He made his
:06:53. > :06:59.debut last year and ended up in the points, the top scorer for Scotland.
:06:59. > :07:04.They will want him to emerge again today. Scotland have experience and
:07:04. > :07:11.they need this new talisman. Hopefully Kevin can perform that
:07:11. > :07:15.role. A and the Irish, how much do we know about them? The really big
:07:15. > :07:20.star is Tommy Walsh. Nine consecutive All Star titles, nobody
:07:20. > :07:30.has ever done that before. Babel want him to lead by example but
:07:30. > :07:33.they also have Shane Dooley. They also have men from a minor clubs
:07:33. > :07:38.and they will want to come and make a name for themselves. Things are
:07:38. > :07:41.about to get started. Let's get on with the action. Gary Innes has
:07:41. > :07:51.left us to go to the commentary box and he joins up with Hugh Dan
:07:51. > :07:54.
:07:55. > :07:59.Always a great sense of occasion as the Irish arrive. And a great sense
:07:59. > :08:05.of anticipation. Admiration for the skills they bring but for the Scots,
:08:05. > :08:10.there is apprehension for what is to come. The President of the
:08:10. > :08:20.Camanachd Association, Archie Robertson, Allan Sutherland from
:08:20. > :08:21.
:08:21. > :08:31.Marine Harvest, and Marty McEnvoy. And Jock Turner, the man from Kyles
:08:31. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:38.Athletic. Welcoming the teams. That pipe band warming up the
:08:38. > :08:43.proceedings. It is damp underfoot and try overhead, thankfully.
:08:43. > :08:47.Torrential rain in Inverness yesterday and overnight. It shall
:08:47. > :08:57.make the conditions difficult. Gary Innes has galloped across the field.
:08:57. > :08:58.
:08:58. > :09:07.We shall have a word. We can just see what implication that will have.
:09:07. > :09:17.The teams lining up. For the national anthems. It is always a
:09:17. > :09:19.
:09:19. > :09:29.great part of the occasion. As you watch the main field. Both teams
:09:29. > :09:33.
:09:33. > :09:43.lined up in the middle. Ready to take their tune. This is liable to
:09:43. > :09:50.
:09:50. > :10:00.be a fiercely contested match. The Scottish anthem will be sung by UN
:10:00. > :10:00.
:10:00. > :10:10.Dougal Robertson. He will give us Flower of Scotland. If you could
:10:10. > :10:10.
:10:10. > :11:23.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 72 seconds
:11:23. > :11:33.all be up standing for the national now, Iwan Roberts in will take us
:11:33. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:56.O Flower of Scotland. When will we see your like again? That fought
:11:56. > :12:06.and died for your wee bit hill and glen. And stood against him, Proud
:12:06. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:20.Edward's army. # And sent him homeward to think again. Those days
:12:20. > :12:30.are past now And in the past they must remain But we can still rise
:12:30. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:53.And stood against him, proud Edward's army. And send them home
:12:53. > :13:07.
:13:07. > :13:13.word. To think again. Come on, team, today, three men strong at
:13:13. > :13:18.the back, Norman Campbell, Donald Irvine from Kyles Athletic. The
:13:18. > :13:22.busy midfield will be tested. Up front, Jon Stewart would be
:13:22. > :13:27.expected to bulge of the net. With Kevin Bartlett. Where will the
:13:27. > :13:33.goals come from? You talked about Jon Stewart, he is a massive threat.
:13:33. > :13:39.And Kevin Bartlett. Heath McRae, we shall see goals aplenty. And the
:13:39. > :13:45.Irish team, well, there are big names. Top class. Tommy Walsh at
:13:45. > :13:52.the back. -- Shane Dooley and Patrick Horgan will provide the
:13:52. > :14:00.defenders with the ultimate test. Shane Dooley has scored seven of
:14:00. > :14:04.the last 10 goals from Ireland. He shall be a very big day part.
:14:04. > :14:10.substitutes, just four of them on the bench for Ireland. In Scotland,
:14:10. > :14:14.they include Niall MacPhee. Rolling substitutes. Coming I'm going for
:14:14. > :14:21.all of the 80 minutes. Both managers will make full use of all
:14:21. > :14:25.their players. They will have to. Tough conditions. And tough for the
:14:25. > :14:30.referee. Billy Wotherspoon. He is taking charge of an international
:14:30. > :14:36.for the first time. He will have one heck of an afternoon keeping up
:14:36. > :14:42.with this lot. BT minutes of mayhem. Scotland are shooting towards
:14:42. > :14:48.Inverness, towards the town, for those of you who know that.
:14:48. > :14:54.Conditions underfoot? Very slippery. We have had a lot of rain in the
:14:54. > :15:00.north and especially in Inverness. I think we shall see it showing up.
:15:00. > :15:04.And some of the boys slipping. will keep you posted. On all of the
:15:04. > :15:08.rules and the changes. And the difference from this year and last
:15:08. > :15:17.year. The big difference being five points for any goal. The difference
:15:18. > :15:23.the ball is thrown up words between both players in the centre. For the
:15:23. > :15:26.hybrid, Compromise Rules, the ball is thrown in, more like the
:15:26. > :15:31.beginning of a hockey match. Scotland in their traditional blue
:15:31. > :15:37.colours. Getting from left to right. Ireland, in their traditional green,
:15:37. > :15:47.lining up with two in the middle. Billy Wotherspoon is the man with
:15:47. > :15:55.
:15:55. > :15:59.Piccadilly Circus in the middle of the field. An Irishman coming out
:15:59. > :16:09.at the last minute. Joseph Clarke is the missing one from the
:16:09. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:21.triumvirate in the middle. He came on. And from now, anything could
:16:21. > :16:31.happen. It is Scotland to move the ball forward. The Irish taking some
:16:31. > :16:31.
:16:31. > :16:37.time to adjust. John Stuart, the late addition to the Scottish squad,
:16:37. > :16:47.hugely experienced. Whether he will be able to use his pace on this
:16:47. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:04.sticky surface, we will have to shinty hurling is that the ball is
:17:04. > :17:13.in the air for more of the time. That is a good long ball. This is a
:17:13. > :17:23.test of the Scottish defenders. Facing an aerial bombardment. There
:17:23. > :17:25.
:17:25. > :17:31.was the clash of the ash. Unfortunately for Stephen MacDonald,
:17:31. > :17:38.he has come across the player, and that is a clear for all. This gives
:17:38. > :17:43.the Irish the chance for two points. If he hits it into the back of the
:17:43. > :17:49.neck, then it is five points. But, this is a good opportunity for
:17:49. > :17:54.Ireland to get on the scoresheet. If he rolls and jabs it, Stephen
:17:54. > :18:01.McDonald is ready for the charge, that is a role on the jab, and that
:18:01. > :18:05.is one point, a single point to violence. This is a difficult to
:18:05. > :18:13.run Scotland, if they give early fouls in this area, they will kill
:18:13. > :18:18.it. Some inexperience showing there. He will have been warning his
:18:18. > :18:24.players not to give away fouls in crucial positions like that. But I
:18:24. > :18:30.am sure that he will find his feet and rectify that. Or almost
:18:30. > :18:40.immediately, a pat the other end, Scotland have a chance. -- up at
:18:40. > :18:46.
:18:46. > :18:52.good. The perfect response from Scotland. Stephen Bartlett from
:18:52. > :18:57.Caberfeidh got 10 points last year. That is two points for Scotland,
:18:57. > :19:02.straight over the bar. Outstanding response for Scotland. Because that
:19:02. > :19:10.was hit from a dead-ball, he gets two points for pitting that over
:19:10. > :19:16.the bar. But because the Irish rolled and jab, it was one point.
:19:16. > :19:21.This is the difficulty for Scotland, and that is a goal. The goal, for
:19:21. > :19:25.Patrick Horgan. The challenge for Scotland is when the Irish get the
:19:25. > :19:31.ball up on the stick, when you are choosing them, it is almost
:19:31. > :19:36.impossible. All were the top, that was a beautiful flick, and he just
:19:36. > :19:45.gets it on the end of the stick, like a big frying-pan, and he just
:19:45. > :19:50.pats that in. Look at how he put the ball up, and at pace, and
:19:50. > :20:00.because the defender was behind him, he had no option. The first goal,
:20:00. > :20:08.
:20:08. > :20:18.passes the Scottish players by, because the Irish hit the ball so
:20:18. > :20:23.long, and so hard. There is very little wind to worry about. Norman
:20:23. > :20:31.Campbell has been pushed forward by the Scots, you would not expect to
:20:31. > :20:38.see him in the back three. Billy Wotherspoon is going to have worked
:20:38. > :20:44.with John Stewart. There will be no prisoners taken. I absolutely,
:20:44. > :20:54.bought side by side, shoulder to shoulder. Billy Wotherspoon is
:20:54. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:01.having a work. -- word. Good refereeing in the early stages,
:21:01. > :21:11.because it takes a while for the players to adjust to the pace and
:21:11. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :21:23.intensity of the match. Each half, five minutes longer for the Irish,
:21:23. > :21:23.
:21:23. > :21:28.and five minutes shorter for the scores. -- Scots. This is
:21:28. > :21:34.unfortunately a dangerous area, even though it is far out. They
:21:34. > :21:39.will hit that ball up to 90 yards. It will be interesting to see it
:21:39. > :21:43.appears when to strike the ball from that position. It looks as if
:21:43. > :21:48.he's eyeing up for a goal, so it'll be interesting to see if he goes
:21:48. > :21:58.for the short. He gave it everything he had. And that was
:21:58. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:25.passes together. That was crucial o'clock and 2 o'clock. The club
:22:25. > :22:33.must not come further down than 2 o'clock or further back than 10
:22:33. > :22:43.o'clock. The shinty players are pulling the stick back more and
:22:43. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :23:03.trying to intimidate the howling midfield, trying to soak up the
:23:03. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:11.pressure. -- moving in pairs. That is a good point, Patrick Horgan
:23:11. > :23:21.again, from open play. He has done that week in, week out, for years,
:23:21. > :23:21.
:23:21. > :23:31.and nice, easy flick over the bar for a 0.4 Ireland. He just -- a
:23:31. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:43.point for Ireland. That was a great effort by John Stewart, and a great
:23:43. > :23:49.save by Bernard Rochford in the Irish goal. You gotta stick on it.
:23:49. > :23:59.There are no core Mars, of course. -- he got a stick on it. And there
:23:59. > :24:18.
:24:18. > :24:25.relentless. Moving it up the wings, but again, there is a spare
:24:25. > :24:31.Irishman there. This is Norman Campbell all the way from that
:24:31. > :24:40.field, he has given that everything. You see the goalkeeper, Bernard
:24:40. > :24:46.Rochford, catching that quite comfortably. Norman has been pushed
:24:46. > :24:50.up for his large hitting, to try to put it over the bar from 65 yards.
:24:50. > :24:55.The Scots have half a chance, Bernard Rochford is on the ground,
:24:55. > :25:04.and a good saved. Keith Mack Gray from Kinlochshiel, almost turning
:25:04. > :25:14.it in. -- Keith McRae. He cannot do much more than that. That was a
:25:14. > :25:16.
:25:16. > :25:23.great save. As I was explaining before, there is no corner. Two
:25:23. > :25:28.Irishman on the line covering their goalkeeper. I think he's going to
:25:28. > :25:33.have a go at goal, here. Just over the bar, beautiful golf swing, but
:25:33. > :25:43.he is just wide. That would have looked good on the Newtonmore golf
:25:43. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:14.course! It was just wide of the open spaces of the Bught Park. That
:26:14. > :26:21.was clever, that change of direction from Bartlett, dropping
:26:21. > :26:31.it in front of Stuart. Plenty of Scots here, and that is a chance,
:26:31. > :26:39.but again, it is white. -- wide. Plenty of possession for Scotland,
:26:39. > :26:43.which is encouraging. This is the difference just now, the Irish have
:26:43. > :26:49.not missed any chances, and Scotland have missed a couple so
:26:49. > :26:58.they start -- have to start topping up the scoreboard, before the Irish
:26:58. > :27:08.start doing the same at the other end. There is John Stewart, but
:27:08. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:22.to play off the ground again. The ground howling is an increasingly
:27:22. > :27:23.
:27:23. > :27:29.used feature of the Irish team. -- ground hurling. The Scots, not
:27:29. > :27:37.happy with that decision. I think that he actually kicked it if we
:27:37. > :27:40.have a look. It was just his for it. In the Irish game, it is perfectly
:27:40. > :27:50.acceptable to kick the ball and dragged along. This is another
:27:50. > :27:51.
:27:51. > :27:55.chance for the Irish. It is Patrick Horgan from Cork. He will either
:27:55. > :28:05.dropping short, or dropping over the bar. He has rolled and jabbed
:28:05. > :28:07.
:28:07. > :28:16.it. And the flag is up. That is a single point. Patrick Horgan is
:28:16. > :28:22.becoming a thorn in the site for Scotland. -- in the side.
:28:22. > :28:27.cannot give the Irish position there, because that is a guarantee
:28:27. > :28:33.point. Scotland need to get themselves sorted out. John Stewart
:28:33. > :28:38.is experienced up front, at keeping the ball low, and this is where
:28:38. > :28:44.Scotland have their biggest opportunity. We are directly in
:28:44. > :28:50.line with that and we can see it dropping over the bar from the dead
:28:50. > :28:56.ball. They have said that that was wide, and that thing I would like
:28:56. > :29:03.to have a look at that again. Let us have a look at that again. That
:29:03. > :29:09.looked to me, let us have a look again, and that is clearly between
:29:09. > :29:16.the posts. We were in the perfect position format, so that is an
:29:16. > :29:24.injustice for Scotland. Who do we speak to? We need to get this
:29:24. > :29:34.sorted quickly! Big Norman is not the sort of guy that you would like
:29:34. > :29:37.
:29:37. > :29:47.to rob or two.S. -- of two points. Here is Kevin Bartlett from the
:29:47. > :29:58.
:29:58. > :30:08.cameras. Well, this could be an important talking point at the end
:30:08. > :30:14.of the game. Definitely. Two. Going missing for Scotland. The rest of
:30:14. > :30:20.the team have not seen that. They are just focused on the game. The
:30:20. > :30:25.game goes on. Occasionally, the referee will allow that if it is
:30:25. > :30:32.accidental. Kevin Bartlett terms that in. Acres of space. Bringing
:30:32. > :30:36.the goalkeeper into play. They did not get that away. The Scots are
:30:36. > :30:40.getting into the front part of the field with plenty of possession but
:30:40. > :30:50.they need to be more correct on the goal, I would say. The Irish get
:30:50. > :30:55.
:30:55. > :30:59.that away. But... Shane Dooley. There are positions in hurling but
:30:59. > :31:06.then you have the top class players, Shane Dooley, for example, he can
:31:06. > :31:10.play anywhere. Everywhere. As I say, there are no key positions. They
:31:10. > :31:15.have areas and they seemed to wander off and make themselves
:31:15. > :31:18.available for their team-mates. Scots dropping the short ball,
:31:18. > :31:28.obviously the tactic to drop the short ball in front of the keeper
:31:28. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:41.and make him play. Three Scots Irish. Just a little bit wild about
:31:41. > :31:47.the swing. Brendan Murtagh. One of the more experienced players. He
:31:47. > :31:53.knows what it is about. One handed. I'm not sure if there was anything
:31:53. > :32:02.wrong with that. It was possibly from the hand at the back. This
:32:02. > :32:08.gives Neil MacDonald an opportunity. Two. To Scotland. Eight points for
:32:08. > :32:13.Ireland. The referee, Billy Wotherspoon, asking the Irish who
:32:13. > :32:22.charged at the Scottish free kick. You have to be 20 yards away when
:32:22. > :32:29.taking a free hit. It takes a brave man. Yes. Especially with shinty,
:32:29. > :32:33.the ball will be coming up law. In hurling, they flick it upwards.
:32:33. > :32:38.Much more chance of a hurley player managing to stop the ball. McDonald
:32:38. > :32:45.will send this to the other end of the field. Again, dropping at short
:32:45. > :32:49.into the danger area. It takes a brave man to go up for that ball.
:32:49. > :32:54.Interested me, in the Irish game, when they're playing, they will put
:32:54. > :32:59.their stake up to bring the ball down. In the last couple of years
:32:59. > :33:07.and hurling, you can see, they all wear helmets and face cards. That
:33:07. > :33:15.is compulsory, now. Yet there are two players out there... In action
:33:15. > :33:23.again. And he has done it again. Patrick Horgan's pace, that is the
:33:23. > :33:31.key thing. He has got the second goal for Ireland. Beautiful. It
:33:31. > :33:38.dropped, there. But let Macintosh with no chance. -- it left
:33:38. > :33:45.Macintosh. He had the presence of mind to change his mind and because
:33:45. > :33:48.he was so fast, he just managed to readjust. That gives Ireland the
:33:48. > :33:56.bonus in terms of the series because they have a second goal.
:33:56. > :34:01.That takes him into a pretty comfortable lead. Norman Campbell.
:34:01. > :34:07.He will need something of the inspiration. Because the Irish have
:34:07. > :34:14.not even brought Tommy Walsh into the game, much. Why do they have to
:34:14. > :34:22.win they have someone like Patrick Horgan rattling the scoreboard. No.
:34:22. > :34:29.18, that is our man. Mr Walsh. Stephen McDonald has pumped it up.
:34:29. > :34:36.Dealt with beautifully down the wing. Good passing. From the Irish.
:34:36. > :34:43.And good defence from the Scots. Campbell moving back. His team-mate,
:34:43. > :34:47.Steven MacDonald. And again, it is wide. You really have to be on
:34:47. > :34:52.target, you cannot squander any chances. The Scots making an early
:34:52. > :34:56.change. You cannot squander any chance but Scotland seemed to be
:34:56. > :35:01.hitting the ball using John Stewart as the danger man. Rather than
:35:01. > :35:11.using the wings and keeping the ball low. He has taken a knock on
:35:11. > :35:12.
:35:12. > :35:22.the hand. He has gone off. Donald Irvine coming off. Mark MacDonald
:35:22. > :35:27.coming on. I think it is an injury. No. 8, Niall MacPhee. These are
:35:27. > :35:34.tactical adjustments. Ireland also making a change for an injury.
:35:34. > :35:39.Steven Clynch, I think it is. He is coming on. Norman Campbell,
:35:40. > :35:47.meanwhile, is trying to get on with things. The referee blows.
:35:47. > :35:55.Substitute. Barry McFall coming off. The Antrim man. I think that is an
:35:55. > :36:05.injury. Steven Clynch is coming on. Donald Irvine looks like he has
:36:05. > :36:08.
:36:08. > :36:14.taken a knock. Steven Clynch has come on for the Irish. There is
:36:14. > :36:24.absolute mayhem. Norman Campbell isn't having a good day. He just
:36:24. > :36:36.
:36:36. > :36:46.lost the 10 metres that he's the Irish. A leading to players up
:36:46. > :36:48.
:36:48. > :36:54.front. -- leaving two players. John Barr. He did not catch that as well
:36:54. > :37:02.as he would have liked, giving Ireland and opportunity. Plenty for
:37:02. > :37:06.Drew McNeil to ponder. He knows that he has got... There is no-one
:37:06. > :37:10.real place that they are breaking down, they are strong, all 14, the
:37:10. > :37:20.Irish. Very difficult for any manager to pick some key location
:37:20. > :37:30.to break down. Anyone there's Ben has given a file. -- Billy
:37:30. > :37:34.
:37:34. > :37:38.Wotherspoon. Neil McManus, from Cushendall. You would be looking
:37:38. > :37:47.for Kevin Bartlett to have a shot at goal? No, far too many people in
:37:47. > :37:55.his way. Get this over and give Scotland two.. He duly delivers.
:37:55. > :38:01.That was a good strike. Two points for Scotland. Kevin Bartlett. And
:38:01. > :38:11.that was a good strike. Nice and clean and very steady. Straight
:38:11. > :38:14.
:38:14. > :38:18.down the line. Perfect. Scotland 4 points, Ireland, 13. That was
:38:18. > :38:24.careless. You don't want to do that just as his score. He should know
:38:24. > :38:32.better than that, he is a very experienced international. That
:38:32. > :38:40.gives Ireland another opportunity. Guess who? That man, Patrick Horgan.
:38:40. > :38:50.He can roll the ball onto his stake and wanted over. Coming as a lines
:38:50. > :38:52.
:38:52. > :38:58.man to give this one a mess? -- can we ask the lines man. That gives
:38:58. > :39:03.him the chance to try again. Stephen McDonald is trying to put
:39:03. > :39:10.Patrick Horgan off as much as you can and he actually did miss that.
:39:10. > :39:16.But because he went early, the referee has pulled it back. He gets
:39:17. > :39:25.another chance. Meanwhile, Stephen McDonald is going to charge from 20
:39:25. > :39:32.yards. Trying to put him off. And it worked! Well done, Steven
:39:32. > :39:39.MacDonald! After all that. That just shows you, it is all about
:39:39. > :39:47.using the rules, they are there to we used. That was pretty close as
:39:47. > :39:55.well! Giving a chance to Scotland, this time. Becoming just a little
:39:55. > :40:01.bit broken. We need the net bulging once again. Where is it going to
:40:01. > :40:09.come from? The wonderful thing for Scotland is they have for brilliant
:40:09. > :40:19.forwards. They don't seem to have had the opportunity get. -- it yet.
:40:19. > :40:23.
:40:23. > :40:29.Two points. That was a beautiful strike. That was like Rory McIlroy!
:40:29. > :40:35.That was a beautiful strike. That is better. Another two points for
:40:35. > :40:43.Scotland. The scoreboard is ticking over, which is a good thing. It
:40:43. > :40:52.would take over faster if they could get five points. Finlay
:40:52. > :40:59.MacRae, looking for Keith MacRae. Down again. Just a little bit too
:40:59. > :41:07.clever, I fear. It has worked, across into the middle. That was a
:41:08. > :41:13.good ball. And that quick whip gets it away. And it looks as if Walsh
:41:13. > :41:20.has taken a bad one. Tommy Walsh has taken a knock on his legs. At
:41:21. > :41:27.the other end, the play rages on. Patrick Horgan takes off. From open
:41:27. > :41:32.play... Sending it over the bar for one point. From open play.
:41:32. > :41:36.cannot give the Irish any chance. Here we have the All Star, Tommy
:41:36. > :41:43.Walsh, limping. I am not exactly sure what has happened but perhaps
:41:43. > :41:53.we can come back to that. This is a man who broke Gary Innes's knows, I
:41:53. > :41:54.
:41:54. > :42:01.detect some sympathy for his injury?! I am sure he did not mean
:42:01. > :42:11.that. Tommy Walsh, from a standing start. Straight in the front door,
:42:11. > :42:14.
:42:14. > :42:23.Norman Campbell. Over the half-back line, that is always the key. Loads
:42:23. > :42:33.of skill. Deft touch. And the Irish have conceded the front third. They
:42:33. > :42:44.
:42:44. > :42:53.Campbell, given the chance to get his first points. Well, Norman
:42:53. > :43:03.Campbell has given Steven MacDonald short shrift. If this goes over the
:43:03. > :43:05.
:43:05. > :43:13.bar and they do not give it, I will be out of this box, giving words!
:43:13. > :43:18.David Smart coming on for Scotland. Keith MacRae coming off. Norman
:43:18. > :43:26.Campbell is having to wait. Which is a good thing. The Irish have
:43:26. > :43:32.also changed. No. 7 is coming on. Shane Fennell. And Darragh
:43:32. > :43:39.O'Connell has come off. Norman Campbell has launched one. No doubt.
:43:39. > :43:43.He is wide. Again, has he fallen between two schools? Would she have
:43:44. > :43:49.been better dropping that in front of the keeper? He has done this
:43:49. > :43:55.many times before. He has to go for the goal. Scotland need to keep the
:43:55. > :43:59.scoreboard going. Especially because of the distance. The Irish
:43:59. > :44:07.can pick the ball out of the air so easily. Here we have another
:44:07. > :44:12.opportunity. S Steven MacDonald puts this one over, well, I think...
:44:12. > :44:22.With his range, it will not be an issue. He will fancy that. That is
:44:22. > :44:23.
:44:23. > :44:31.the halfway line. Just outside the tunnel. He did not catch that one.
:44:31. > :44:37.That has dropped to Tommy Walsh. There is more than capable. Stephen
:44:38. > :44:45.McDonald, shortly -- slightly unorthodox shot on that one! Look
:44:45. > :44:55.at few Irishmen are up and thus have? -- out how few Irishmen are
:44:55. > :45:27.
:45:27. > :45:33.up in this half. The Gary Innes Another opportunity. This loose
:45:33. > :45:40.swing by Norman Campbell has cost them dearly, I suspect. Both have
:45:40. > :45:50.gone for the ball. It isn't Norman Campbell he is the issue. It is the
:45:50. > :46:10.
:46:10. > :46:19.other a Scotland player. Easy, easy Inverness, after an appalling week
:46:19. > :46:25.of rain and desperate weather. You would not have put much money on it
:46:25. > :46:30.being a pleasant afternoon, but it is gorgeous. Half-an-hour of the
:46:30. > :46:40.match gone. Another chance for Stephen MacDonald who is having
:46:40. > :46:40.
:46:40. > :46:50.something of a personal duel at the moment. Again, this is becoming
:46:50. > :46:51.
:46:51. > :46:54.wasteful. That is exactly what is happening just now. That is
:46:54. > :46:58.something Scotland need to start looking at. Scotland have made
:46:58. > :47:08.another substitution as well, but it is becoming something of a waste,
:47:08. > :47:10.
:47:11. > :47:20.so they need to address that. is Neil McDonald going off. And
:47:21. > :47:35.
:47:35. > :47:41.substitution in midfield again. Drew McNeill looking for something
:47:41. > :47:48.different to test the Irish. It is by no means a lost cause, nowhere
:47:48. > :47:54.near it, but, again, you have to be disciplined and the tackle. Both
:47:54. > :47:59.sets of players know how to handle themselves. It might look like they
:47:59. > :48:09.are swinging at each other, but they know exactly what they are
:48:09. > :48:19.
:48:19. > :48:27.balls and the tills. -- in midfield. Again, Stephen MacDonald penalised.
:48:27. > :48:32.He claims that he is going for the ball. The first one was John Barr.
:48:32. > :48:36.The end, here we go, we see Stephen MacDonald coming in. There was
:48:36. > :48:46.nothing wrong with that, in a shinty hurling, that is completely
:48:46. > :48:52.
:48:52. > :48:56.acceptable. We have a free for the Irish. It is the interpretation of
:48:56. > :49:04.whether or you can reach the ball, you have to be within reach to make
:49:04. > :49:14.a legitimate swing. That is the deal. We haven't I the substitution,
:49:14. > :49:16.
:49:16. > :49:26.number 19. -- we have an Irish substitution. Good to see a big
:49:26. > :49:38.
:49:38. > :49:48.crowd at the Bught Park here. to come on. Brendan Murtagh is one
:49:48. > :50:05.
:50:05. > :50:15.points before half-time - that would be very helpful. Mackintosh
:50:15. > :50:17.
:50:17. > :50:21.can only look, because that goes completely over the bar again.
:50:21. > :50:27.Irish seem to just keep picking away at the points in these games,
:50:27. > :50:37.over the years. Scotland need a goal to get themselves back into
:50:37. > :50:42.
:50:42. > :50:46.this game. It would certainly give Norman Campbell in midfield is
:50:46. > :50:51.working, because the game is passing him by at the moment.
:50:51. > :50:55.midfield often gets passed by because of the huge hits out of
:50:55. > :50:59.defence, and Norman has picked up clear of the year again as a
:50:59. > :51:09.defender, so Drew McNeil will possibly have to start looking at
:51:09. > :51:10.
:51:10. > :51:13.that. His hitting is not being used. That struck the Irishman Darragh
:51:13. > :51:23.O'Connell Right Hon the Helmut. If he had not been wearing it, it
:51:23. > :51:36.
:51:37. > :51:45.would have laid him out flat. -- was absolutely effortless by Reidy.
:51:45. > :51:55.So Scotland have to try and close down, even from the fall was. --
:51:55. > :52:00.
:52:00. > :52:10.away from us for what thought, and that is a big injury for the Scots.
:52:10. > :52:13.
:52:13. > :52:23.Daniel Cameron is down. His helmet has taken a whack. It was just as
:52:23. > :52:30.
:52:30. > :52:40.he went down. It was not the original collision. He's feeling
:52:40. > :52:47.
:52:47. > :52:50.his groin, the way he fell. It's possible his studs caught. I think
:52:50. > :52:57.maybe that the studs caught, and he has caught that up the inside of
:52:57. > :53:07.his leg. He might be speaking in a higher voice for the rest of the
:53:07. > :53:16.
:53:16. > :53:20.Campbell. Interestingly, Norman did not look like he was trying to hit
:53:20. > :53:28.it over the bar, but to put it wide for John Stewart, but there was
:53:28. > :53:35.just a little bit too much pace. Remember, it is 40 minutes each way,
:53:35. > :53:44.in this compromised Rules match. The Irish have dominated in terms
:53:45. > :53:50.of the scoring. From open play, that is wide again, but that is the
:53:50. > :53:56.best shinty move that Scotland are put together. It is the first tour
:53:56. > :54:00.three balls that have been played on the ground. Unfortunately, he
:54:00. > :54:08.has just put that wide, but, if Scotland can keep the ball and
:54:08. > :54:18.moving down the wing they can be effective. Maybe this Office is
:54:18. > :54:56.
:54:56. > :55:04.trying out, and that will suit their hand up to keep the Sun out
:55:05. > :55:09.of their eyes. So the sunlight is becoming an issue as well. There is
:55:09. > :55:18.an opportunity from the touchline. Stephen Macdonald of Newtonmore is
:55:18. > :55:22.coming over. He fancies a pop from the site. For Norman Campbell it is
:55:22. > :55:26.not quite at the level it could be. He has disappeared over to the
:55:26. > :55:34.left-hand side. He will take a nosebleed if he goes much further
:55:34. > :55:38.forward! A smite thee a tactic if Stephen was to drop a short, but he
:55:38. > :55:44.knows what he is going to do. the final minute of the first half,
:55:44. > :55:53.he has kept it in play, cuts it across, and John Stuart just about
:55:53. > :56:03.got there. For Scotland now, there was a chance. That is while they,
:56:03. > :56:11.
:56:11. > :56:14.they are looking for a goal before half-time. -- that is why they. One
:56:14. > :56:20.minute of injury time, we understand. As long as the ball
:56:20. > :56:23.remains in play, Scotland have a chance. The Irish, cleverly keeping
:56:23. > :56:33.it for themselves. We now have shadows on the pitch, as the Sun
:56:33. > :56:34.
:56:34. > :56:38.comes out. Absolutely beautiful. And Billy Wotherspoon brings a
:56:38. > :56:48.dramatic a staff to an end. That was a very tidy Irish performance
:56:48. > :56:49.
:56:49. > :56:55.which has seen them score two five pointers. And Patrick Horgan of
:56:55. > :57:05.Cork has kept the scoring going. He has got everything, popping them
:57:05. > :57:12.
:57:12. > :57:19.over, with almost nonchalant ease. this first half, to say the least.
:57:19. > :57:24.I am joined by the former Scotland international Fraser Inglis.
:57:24. > :57:29.Ireland dominated. Two bookable goals. Ireland have been solid, not
:57:29. > :57:34.giving anything away at the back. Scotland have competed well but
:57:34. > :57:39.need some composure in front of goal to get the scores back again.
:57:39. > :57:44.I am joined by the Irish joint- manager Michael Walsh. You must be
:57:44. > :57:50.delighted with that first half. They have performed very well in
:57:50. > :57:56.the first half. Scotland have missed quite a few chances. Patrick
:57:56. > :58:02.Horgan having a tremendous game. is very sharp, he has come off with
:58:02. > :58:08.an injury, but hopefully, he will be low-key. But that is down to the
:58:08. > :58:13.hard work of the rest of the players out on the field. If we can
:58:13. > :58:20.keep the same momentum and the same spirit going, we will be very happy.
:58:20. > :58:25.Well done, so far, thank you for joining us. Patrick Horgan the
:58:25. > :58:30.dominant player in that first half. You must have been impressed by him.
:58:30. > :58:34.Very classy, the way that he took the goals. Look at the composure to
:58:34. > :58:42.put the ball up in the air and then knocking over Stuart McIntosh. An
:58:42. > :58:46.extremely well taken goal. With the five points, he went for the goal
:58:46. > :58:51.and he got the goal, that was a great start for Ireland, then he
:58:51. > :58:56.broke away, he went to volley it, he checked and readjusted himself
:58:56. > :59:00.and put it into the net. It was just too far out for Stuart
:59:00. > :59:05.McIntosh to get at it. scoreline looks ominous for
:59:05. > :59:09.Scotland, but, the way that the goals are now, five points for the
:59:10. > :59:14.goal, so Scotland are suddenly right back in it and it is game on.
:59:14. > :59:20.And it could have been better for Scotland in that first half. There
:59:20. > :59:24.was some controversy. Norman Campbell took one that was
:59:24. > :59:28.definitely over the posts. It is difficult for the linesman to look
:59:28. > :59:34.up at the right time and get it, but that was a legitimate for two
:59:34. > :59:40.points for Scotland. Ireland had won that they did not get, so maybe
:59:40. > :59:46.it evens itself out. I think Scotland are shooting from to find
:59:46. > :59:48.out. They should play the ball in and might get a goal, at least put
:59:48. > :59:52.the Irish defence under pressure but when you are hitting it from
:59:52. > :59:57.that far out and putting it wide, you're not asking any questions of
:59:57. > :00:02.the Irish defence. But these will be against Scotland now has they
:00:02. > :00:08.will have to play the ball short, and get it to the forwards. We can
:00:08. > :00:13.take a break from the International at the moment, and think about the
:00:13. > :00:18.Camanachd Cup final from last month. Kyles Athletic took on Inveraray.
:00:19. > :00:28.Some great Cup finals in that competition in recent years, but it
:00:29. > :00:42.
:00:42. > :00:52.was fair to say that this topped Inveraray! The Kenley! The danger
:00:52. > :00:52.
:00:52. > :01:02.area. Right in front of the goal. McDonald causing trouble. Roddy
:01:02. > :01:12.
:01:12. > :01:22.Macdonald has done it! At the Roddy McDonald is the way. All the
:01:22. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:33.way! Roddy McDonald from Kyles Athletic has turned the tables on
:01:33. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:50.Inveraray with that magnificent and has struck back! With that
:01:50. > :02:00.sublime finish, again. Giving Kelly Macdonald no chance. Four goals in
:02:00. > :02:06.20 minutes in the Camanachd Cup Final. Inveraray again! Oh! That is
:02:07. > :02:16.the third goal for Inveraray. This time, Chris Crawford. Karin
:02:16. > :02:26.McPherson, plenty of time. On the chase. Killed in an instant. He
:02:26. > :02:36.finds David McPherson. Another goal for Inveraray! It is that man,
:02:36. > :02:37.
:02:37. > :02:47.McKinley. Kyles Athletic. Out comes MacPherson. The flag is up. The
:02:47. > :03:14.
:03:14. > :03:24.goal judge has got his flag up. He fearsome on his good side. Goal!
:03:24. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:39.Oh! Derek Ferguson! What a great strike! -- Gary McPherson! My
:03:39. > :03:49.goodness! Macdonald! Anything he can do, Fraser MacDonald can more
:03:49. > :03:50.
:03:50. > :04:00.than match. 5 - 4! Here it comes again. Fraser MacDonald, he will be
:04:00. > :04:08.
:04:08. > :04:18.happy. Macdonald! Oh! Unbelievable! The 10th goal of an unbelievable
:04:18. > :04:33.
:04:33. > :04:43.Camanachd Cup Final. And a hat- Macdonald! And a goal for Kyles
:04:43. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :04:58.Athletic. His 4th goal. This is What a game that was. Hugh Dan
:04:58. > :05:03.MacLennan had to sit in a darkened room for a week afterwards. An
:05:03. > :05:07.incredible Cup Final? There have been very exciting finals over the
:05:07. > :05:12.past couple of years and that had the most number of goals. The
:05:12. > :05:18.defending was not the best but that made for a very exciting final. No
:05:18. > :05:22.matter what the score is, Kyles Athletic can come back and when.
:05:22. > :05:27.Body McDonald, it is goals that Scotland needed in this second half.
:05:27. > :05:31.Why is he not involved? He could not attend any of the training
:05:31. > :05:36.sessions and to refer to the management team, you have to go for
:05:36. > :05:42.the boys that are committed to the training sessions and he could not
:05:42. > :05:47.make it. These guys are amateur, they are playing for their pleasure
:05:47. > :05:52.and they have also got full-time jobs. It is a big commitment.
:05:52. > :05:58.have the commitment to their club and they are being asked to do more
:05:58. > :06:02.for International. I mentioned Kevin Bartlett at the start and he
:06:02. > :06:06.showed up quite well, particularly against Tommy Walsh. But it is
:06:06. > :06:11.always teamwork. Today they have to use teamwork to break through this
:06:11. > :06:16.Irish defence and if they can do that, another goal, there is a long
:06:16. > :06:26.way to go. It's about to get started for the second half. Gary
:06:26. > :06:43.
:06:43. > :06:51.Hugh Dan McLelland. Ireland now what the sun on their backs,
:06:51. > :06:56.playing from left to right. Mayhem ensues in the middle of the park.
:06:56. > :07:03.It is now at all about Scotland digging deep and trying to find
:07:03. > :07:08.some way to abolish the Irish net. Able get five points for a goal, an
:07:08. > :07:12.increase on it harder from last year. Looking at the back of
:07:12. > :07:18.Scotland, Norman Campbell has been drafted back into defence. Jon
:07:18. > :07:23.Stewart up front. Kevin Bartlett, another key player. Jon Stewart is
:07:23. > :07:33.amazing if you get the ball to his feet. He has not had the service so
:07:33. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:38.far today. Campbell. His more favoured role. This is where he has
:07:38. > :07:45.produced his Man of the Match performances before. He seemed just
:07:45. > :07:50.a little bit lost. There are a couple of changes in the Irish team.
:07:50. > :07:54.This will be quite difficult for the Scotland defenders. The sun is
:07:54. > :08:01.very strong in their eyes. The Irish are playing with the high
:08:01. > :08:06.balls. We might see some mistakes being made by the Scotland defence.
:08:06. > :08:12.Number 10, Tommy Walsh, has come back on, the legend that he is.
:08:12. > :08:22.Just below us in the commentary position. Number 10, Neil McManus,
:08:22. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:32.from Cushendall. Norman Campbell deals with that. Ably assisted by
:08:32. > :08:42.his team-mate, McDonald. The danger man, Patrick Horgan. This is more
:08:42. > :08:43.
:08:43. > :08:48.like what we expect Norman Campbell to deliver. Looking for Jon Stewart.
:08:48. > :08:54.That little push on the back give Scotland the free kick. He should
:08:54. > :08:59.know what it is about. You cannot put your hand on the back. Kevin
:08:59. > :09:03.Bartlett should step up and put Scotland into position with the
:09:03. > :09:10.first points in the second half. is hitting directly into the sun,
:09:10. > :09:17.which does not help. Or the referee, watching where the ball will go.
:09:17. > :09:21.And again, that is wide. From there, Gary... He will be very
:09:21. > :09:28.disappointed with that. Scotland need to be putting points in from
:09:28. > :09:33.that area. He knows that there is nothing worse than that. You can
:09:33. > :09:38.expect it yourself, easy to put over the bar but it does not happen.
:09:38. > :09:43.We will see him again on the scoresheet again. This is a huge
:09:43. > :09:47.problem for Scott and, as soon as the Irish launch the ball, the
:09:47. > :09:56.Scottish players put their hands to their eyes. They cannot see the
:09:56. > :10:03.ball. Mackintosh has put on his cap. That is how much of a glorious
:10:03. > :10:13.afternoon it is. We cannot excuse the two points that Norman Campbell
:10:13. > :10:15.
:10:15. > :10:21.lost. But that will be a talking point as the match goes on. That
:10:21. > :10:29.would have taken them two. Closer. Steven MacDonald, made field.
:10:29. > :10:37.Certainly capable. That has gone to the left of the post. And that has
:10:37. > :10:46.gone wide again. Jon Stewart went up there. He amazingly lost his
:10:46. > :10:51.front for teeth last weekend. It is great to see him there today.
:10:51. > :11:01.cannot justly that hanging. How did he do that? Chilling too many
:11:01. > :11:19.
:11:19. > :11:26.sweets! It was a friendly first and Shane Dooley. I think he might have
:11:26. > :11:30.used the other end of the stick. He put his hand halfway down. The if
:11:30. > :11:38.he had got a little bit of a connection on that, just at the
:11:38. > :11:48.last minute. Mackintosh was in no man's land. At the other end, there
:11:48. > :12:16.
:12:16. > :12:22.area. Scholl went mad raking at again it has gone white. And
:12:22. > :12:32.quickly, McIntosh gets the ball out. Scotland trying to raise the pace
:12:32. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:48.away. That was a good chance into the middle. Oh! You would have put
:12:48. > :12:56.your mortgage on Shane Dooley, the man who has obliterated Scotland in
:12:56. > :13:04.recent years, on getting that. It just went wide, unfortunately. That
:13:04. > :13:09.was a good chance. Very good chance. Thank goodness for the Scotland
:13:09. > :13:19.team, he was on target this time. That is right over. And that has
:13:19. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:31.gone wide. That must have been all of 19 imagers. -- metres. There is
:13:31. > :13:38.a huge crowd. It is a glorious afternoon at Bught Park. That was a
:13:38. > :13:43.huge shot, keeping the pressure on the Scottish defence. He just came
:13:43. > :13:48.round the back of his team-mate. Scotland keeping the ball in play
:13:48. > :13:55.more this second half, stringing the passes together. Kevin Bartlett
:13:55. > :14:05.away across to the far side. Tommy Walsh having a difference of
:14:05. > :14:14.
:14:14. > :14:19.opinion. That little kick from Tommy Walsh. Limping slightly.
:14:19. > :14:24.Shaun Nicolson, we have not seen much of him. We should see him
:14:24. > :14:28.going wide and been more involved in the game. I am not so sure how
:14:28. > :14:38.long Tommy Walsh is going to survive because he is limping
:14:38. > :14:39.
:14:39. > :14:49.heavily. Two changes, 11 and 13 for Scotland. Louis Munro. And Keith
:14:49. > :14:49.
:14:49. > :14:56.MacRae. David Smart coming back off. Norman Campbell being sent back
:14:56. > :15:01.from whence he came. Not having the best of afternoons. The game has
:15:01. > :15:08.just passed him by. The Scotland captain, as well. He could be one
:15:08. > :15:18.to get involved as much as he can. The son is a problem, as we can see.
:15:18. > :15:36.
:15:36. > :15:41.To the left. Looking for Kevin space. It returns to the midfield.
:15:41. > :15:48.The Scots just about manage to keep it in play. Good chance here for
:15:48. > :15:55.Scotland, and just wide. A different approach from the Scots,
:15:55. > :16:02.much more of a passing game. That was a brilliant ball in from John
:16:02. > :16:06.Nicholson, he turned, and that was just wide. Great effort from Keith
:16:06. > :16:16.McRae. Another six inches and you would be looking at a different
:16:16. > :16:17.
:16:17. > :16:25.result. The Irish keeper was forced into diving, but now, at the other
:16:25. > :16:33.end, the Irish have headed wide. That is increasingly difficult for
:16:33. > :16:40.people to pick the ball out of the action, with the autumn sunshine.
:16:40. > :16:48.Just as the Sun goes down, for those of you who know Inverness, at
:16:48. > :16:58.the Ice Rink end of the field. Scotland making another change. No.
:16:58. > :17:21.
:17:21. > :17:31.14 coming on, that is the Callum McIntosh out of the game, but John
:17:31. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:41.Bach covers his team-mate. -- John Barr. Billy Wotherspoon has given a
:17:41. > :17:48.foul to Scotland. The hand and a back, again. This is very close.
:17:48. > :17:55.Today Norman Campbell back to the position we think he should be.
:17:55. > :17:58.would expect and hope that Bartlett could get something out of this.
:17:58. > :18:05.Looking for five points is ambitious, he will have to take the
:18:05. > :18:15.two points, or roll it in, he will have his orders. That is more like
:18:15. > :18:18.
:18:18. > :18:25.Scotland back on the scoreboard. Beautiful strike. We have a perfect
:18:25. > :18:35.view, from behind. The Sun has gone down behind the hills now, that
:18:35. > :18:53.
:18:53. > :19:02.for the Irish launches 1 at Macintosh. And you can see that
:19:02. > :19:09.dripping pass. That is unusual for the Irish because they usually have
:19:09. > :19:19.a metronomic rhythm from that sort of distance. You could see, he went
:19:19. > :19:35.
:19:35. > :19:42.further two points. -- for the two Walsh. Kevin's stick is in Tommy
:19:42. > :19:46.Walsh's chest at this point. He is looking to the referee for some
:19:46. > :19:56.support and the referee is having none of it. And a little bit of
:19:56. > :20:10.
:20:10. > :20:19.From Walsh. Toward Stephen MacDonald. And Tommy Walsh is
:20:19. > :20:29.taking no nonsense. The referee saw it, he was looking straight at it.
:20:29. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:53.You can see exactly what happened going well for his first
:20:53. > :20:56.
:20:56. > :21:06.Norman Campbell keeping it in play, and Stephen MacDonald sense it up
:21:06. > :21:09.
:21:09. > :21:19.the left, looking for John Stewart, Again, Ireland have enough men back
:21:19. > :21:21.
:21:21. > :21:31.to get the ball away. Scots playing in twos. Picking up more of the
:21:31. > :21:48.
:21:48. > :21:58.Giving Scotland the chance to launch another attack. It is a two
:21:58. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:22.points, they have got to keep it in it very difficult for the Scottish
:22:22. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:33.defenders. The chase is on. Clever tactic by the Irish, one player
:22:33. > :22:37.
:22:37. > :22:47.flicking it up for the other to the face of the goal, Patrick Maia,
:22:47. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :22:59.Tipperary man. -- Maher. Poetry in motion, the Irish, when they are at
:22:59. > :23:09.full flight. There is nothing like it, an Irishman at full tilt with
:23:09. > :23:32.
:23:32. > :23:38.men, John Stewart with a chance, he flicks it through, chance for
:23:38. > :23:44.Scotland, it was a chance for Scotland, but the goalkeeper
:23:44. > :23:49.Bernard Rochford did well. And Stuart Pettit white again. Two
:23:49. > :23:56.chances in succession to John Stewart. Sean Nicholson could not
:23:56. > :24:05.believe the time that he had. Another great bowl in. He has
:24:05. > :24:08.missed that, cuts back across, and John Stewart bangs it just wide.
:24:08. > :24:18.That is one of the only chances we have seen Scotland have in front of
:24:18. > :24:23.
:24:24. > :24:33.goal, this whole match. Barrie McCall has come on to her island. -
:24:34. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:49.- on for Ireland. Darragh O'Connell chance. -- foul. Scotland seeking a
:24:49. > :24:59.quickly, moving the ball, passing it up the wing to next day, that
:24:59. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:07.turns and fires it, but he is wide again -- McPhee. How many more
:25:07. > :25:11.chances are Scotland going to squander? That was, at best,
:25:12. > :25:21.heading for one., so that is another wasted opportunity. It goes
:25:22. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:54.down as another chance. Ciaran worst places to give away a free it
:25:54. > :26:04.to an Irishman. Very dangerous, 25- 30 yards out. The Irishman Cripps
:26:04. > :26:05.
:26:05. > :26:09.himself up, he kicks himself on the back of the leg. -- trips himself.
:26:09. > :26:13.The Irish have not scored and the second half, but Patrick Horgan is
:26:13. > :26:23.about to change that. He flicks that up, and it is just over the
:26:23. > :26:33.
:26:33. > :26:43.bar, single point to Patrick Gordon. -- Patrick Horgan. Horgan has
:26:43. > :26:48.
:26:48. > :26:58.Scotland, dear me, that was Sean Nicholson, John Stewart created it,
:26:58. > :27:07.
:27:07. > :27:14.and Shaun Mickelson missed it. -- Nicholson. That was down as a save.
:27:14. > :27:23.He did well. That goes down as a good save rather than a miss.
:27:23. > :27:30.Stephen McDonald a with a chance, the corner taken from 65 metres.
:27:30. > :27:37.Eases it in and, again, it is wide from Scotland. Scotland have had
:27:37. > :27:41.their chances. They certainly have. Each year, this happens. It is a
:27:41. > :27:49.difficult thing under pressure to get it consistently over from that
:27:49. > :27:54.distance when we are not used to that as part of the game. I have to
:27:54. > :28:01.say, I thought I Niall MacPhee's swing was under way, and I do not
:28:01. > :28:07.think that he could have pulled out of it. It is a swing the Irish
:28:07. > :28:12.player is not used to. He would not be used to the stick coming at him
:28:12. > :28:17.at that angle. I do not think in any shape off-form there was any
:28:17. > :28:22.malice or intent, because the swing from Niall MacPhee was well under
:28:22. > :28:32.way before the Irishman appeared. And unfortunately for Rhyl he
:28:32. > :28:38.
:28:38. > :28:46.caught cull Square on the ankle. -- unfortunately for him he caught him
:28:47. > :28:51.on the ankle. They are not used to defending themselves. In shinty you
:28:51. > :29:01.would have gone with a block between you and they swing. It is
:29:01. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:13.the thick this and soullessness of the Camanachd as well. As long as
:29:13. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:23.Billy Wotherspoon is giving it as a was giving that up to Ireland, but
:29:23. > :29:33.he has yet to score one. Barry McFall is fine. Just a little bit
:29:33. > :29:36.
:29:36. > :29:42.sore around the ankles. Paddy Reidy coming back on. Norman Campbell
:29:42. > :29:52.just having a look and see, they are carrying on at the moment.
:29:52. > :30:06.
:30:06. > :30:12.was a good save. From Keith MacRae. That was a good effort. Scotland
:30:12. > :30:18.have it. Gets it across again. The keeper catches it. Sends it long
:30:18. > :30:28.and hard. That was good. That is twice that he has saved the Irish
:30:28. > :30:29.
:30:29. > :30:38.in the last few minutes. Not over yet. Finlay MacRae. Here he goes.
:30:38. > :30:48.Into the heart of the Irish defence. And they get it away. Niall MacPhee.
:30:48. > :30:48.
:30:48. > :30:54.With that long, high ball. That will count. And a point. This is
:30:54. > :31:04.how the keeper kept them in it. He has had a good couple of minutes.
:31:04. > :31:04.
:31:04. > :31:07.Good pace. Pushes it wide. Maybe Niall MacPhee isn't the man you
:31:07. > :31:12.would want at the end of that but he has done the business.
:31:12. > :31:21.cannot say anything better than that. The Big Man takes it in his
:31:21. > :31:31.stride and puts it straight over the bar. 9 - 17. Further
:31:31. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:38.substitutions below us. Paudie Reidy is now on, number 19.
:31:38. > :31:45.Scotland have been outscoring Ireland in the second half, not by
:31:45. > :31:52.much. They have added three points to their total. It is a bit of a
:31:52. > :31:55.moral victory at this stage. 9 - 17, and a goal would bring them much
:31:55. > :32:03.closer at five points. But the Irish have a chance, here. Patrick
:32:03. > :32:13.Horgan. He has done just about everything for the Irish. Off it
:32:13. > :32:14.
:32:14. > :32:22.goes and that was a beautiful strike again. Another one. He picks
:32:22. > :32:32.it up, looks at the spot. Kate said quite low. But beautifully struck.
:32:32. > :32:34.
:32:34. > :32:41.-- keeps it quite low. Nine - 18. The Irish raiding, comfortably. As
:32:41. > :32:50.things stand, enough to pick up the Queen's harvest -- Marine Harvest
:32:50. > :32:54.Cup. 15 minutes left. Or thereabouts. Still plenty of time.
:32:54. > :33:04.But the last 20 minutes have always been a problem for the Scots.
:33:04. > :33:07.
:33:07. > :33:12.Mackintosh brings it down. Mrs that completely. -- misses that. The
:33:12. > :33:17.Scots really have to chase the game but all the Irish after do is sit
:33:17. > :33:23.on what they have got. They seemed quite comfortable doing that, even
:33:23. > :33:27.with five or 10 minutes left of the first half. They left the top third
:33:27. > :33:34.of the field. They know they have the bonus point and they have got
:33:34. > :33:39.two goals. But a goal for Scotland could change that. That was well
:33:39. > :33:45.kept out. That was a brave tackle from the Scots. And a shot from the
:33:45. > :33:54.Scots. It is in the danger area. Panic stations. There is an Irish
:33:54. > :33:58.man down. Jon Stewart, he has gone down. What on earth is he doing? He
:33:58. > :34:08.has left a huge gap in defence. Steven MacDonald has given a fould
:34:08. > :34:08.
:34:09. > :34:18.a way, I suspect. For that wild swing. Jon Stewart is still down.
:34:19. > :34:20.
:34:20. > :34:24.Frustration for Steven MacDonald. Yes, he has come down in this game,
:34:24. > :34:33.and I don't know whether Liner's. The Irish have been doing that on
:34:33. > :34:37.afternoon. It has not been an issue. Patrick Horgan, they do not want an
:34:37. > :34:43.Irish point. They have the defection. McIntosh had to be
:34:43. > :34:50.careful. The defenders got their stick on to that. That worked. It
:34:51. > :34:55.stopped them scoring. Gets it back in. The Irish stepping up again.
:34:55. > :35:02.Perhaps sensing that the Scots from the back foot. Here he goes again
:35:02. > :35:07.and he was wide this time. That was a good save. Two good goalkeepers.
:35:07. > :35:12.At both ends we have seen good goalkeeping. We have seen that
:35:12. > :35:16.deflection, straight into the hand. It does not take much to make the
:35:16. > :35:26.ball fly just that little bit differently. We are using the Irish
:35:26. > :35:27.
:35:27. > :35:33.sliothar, as it is called. Used for compromise rules. That is what it
:35:33. > :35:38.is all about. That has to be the Scotland ball, I would think.
:35:39. > :35:46.think he is calling it quits, here. The Irish player goes down first.
:35:46. > :35:56.Scotland is on top. So, instead of the throw-up, we have the thrown in.
:35:56. > :35:57.
:35:57. > :36:04.And we are off again. John Barr. That is a good ball and the crowd
:36:04. > :36:12.is getting behind the Scots for the first time. Jon Stewart. The keeper
:36:12. > :36:16.catches it. Look at how he picked his man out, here. That is part of
:36:16. > :36:22.the game. When the goalkeeper catches at and just puts it out.
:36:22. > :36:27.Not even the long legs of Niall MacPhee could catch him. Scotland
:36:27. > :36:30.stepping it up. The challenges are better and quicker. And the Irish,
:36:30. > :36:38.this is the fastest part of the game. Both sides giving it
:36:38. > :36:45.everything. They know that it is all or never, now. Keith MacRae.
:36:45. > :36:52.Stopped in his tracks. It falls back to Scotland to get it back in
:36:52. > :36:57.from midfield. Jon Stewart is after it. Tommy Walsh, eases him off the
:36:57. > :37:06.ball! That was a strong shoulder. He might be a bigger name but he
:37:06. > :37:15.can graft like the rest of them. That was a good take from John Barr.
:37:15. > :37:23.Just drifting out. Just that lack of concentration, there. No. 17.
:37:23. > :37:28.Drew Howie. Making his first appearance. He was caught on the
:37:28. > :37:38.hop, there. This is probably too far right to strike from the dead
:37:38. > :37:41.
:37:41. > :37:48.ball. Great skill to get it off the ground. John Barr, he has had a
:37:48. > :37:52.good, stout five minutes. Look at that. He could put that up the High
:37:52. > :37:59.Street. And it was white, which is good news for Scotland. Ireland
:37:59. > :38:05.seemed to have missed an awful lot in the second half. I cannot recall
:38:05. > :38:09.any match were the Irish have only scored one point in any have. It is
:38:09. > :38:16.good defending. Scotland playing well midfield. That has changed
:38:16. > :38:24.that. Here we go again. Good chance for Scotland, away to the left.
:38:24. > :38:27.That overran. Jon Stewart. Tommy Walsh swung in the opposite way to
:38:27. > :38:36.put the ball back to his own defender, which caught Jon Stewart
:38:36. > :38:40.out. Norman Campbell does well. There is a lot to be said for
:38:40. > :38:44.Norman Campbell coming back in the second half, it has certainly
:38:44. > :38:53.tightened up the Scotland defence, Him and John Barr, the stalwarts at
:38:53. > :39:00.the back. The man-of-the-match, three times. Scotland's Player of
:39:00. > :39:09.the year. He was newly crowned last night. The captain of the Premier
:39:09. > :39:17.League champions, Newtonmore. No. 5 for the Irish, coming back on. Any
:39:17. > :39:21.Wotherspoon trying to get to groups. Shane Dooley. I would bet on him
:39:21. > :39:31.picking something up in the latter stages because he knows that
:39:31. > :39:31.
:39:31. > :39:40.Scotland will be tiring. This will head for Shane Dooley. Look at that.
:39:40. > :39:50.It has gone over the bar. From open play. One point to the Irish.
:39:50. > :39:52.
:39:52. > :40:02.McManus it was, this time. Scotland this time. Niall MacPhee. Nine - 19,
:40:02. > :40:05.
:40:05. > :40:12.the score. The Irish breaking again. And again, they have raised the
:40:12. > :40:18.pace and they are adding to the score again. 20 points, Ireland.
:40:18. > :40:24.They have added another one here. Who else but Patrick Horgan. Picks
:40:24. > :40:29.it up and it was perfect. So easy. Absolutely effortless for the Irish.
:40:29. > :40:34.When they are in this frame of mind. Just as we talked about scoring one
:40:34. > :40:39.or two points in the hall have, and now it is two points in 30 seconds.
:40:39. > :40:42.It shows just how quickly they can turn it around. The other
:40:42. > :40:51.difference for the Scotland team was the impact the dynamic Fe has
:40:51. > :41:00.had. He has been sold. He is such a big lad. Known as the rhino. He
:41:00. > :41:09.gets stuck in. He has been pivotal in games like this. Less than six
:41:09. > :41:14.minutes left. Jon Stewart On The Run, down he goes again. There has
:41:14. > :41:18.been a drop in temperature because the sun has gone away. The picture
:41:18. > :41:25.will become increasingly slippery. Great credit to the ground staff,
:41:25. > :41:33.the condition that the pitch has been end. Wonderful skill from
:41:33. > :41:39.Patrick Horgan. Will he go all the way? Oh, no! Absolutely
:41:39. > :41:47.outstanding! Complete performance by Ireland and Patrick Horgan from
:41:47. > :41:54.County Cork. Taking it to 25 - nine, Ireland. Like the way back, we can
:41:55. > :42:02.see this touch. Look at this. All figures. He only has one thing in
:42:02. > :42:06.mind and he actually loses it, but still... Look at the ankle. Oh!
:42:06. > :42:11.That was a half volley. And the sheer pace of the ball, taking it
:42:11. > :42:21.beyond Macintosh. He knew where it was. But the sheer pace of the ball
:42:21. > :42:26.
:42:26. > :42:32.past Tim... Stuart MacDonald is in goals, now. Limits, really. --
:42:32. > :42:36.blameless, really. Scotland get that free HET. Well, it has been a
:42:36. > :42:40.bit of a tanking, really but it has all been about the finishing.
:42:40. > :42:45.Plenty of possession and besides but the difference has been that
:42:45. > :42:51.lethal bit in front of the goal. Ireland are making complete use of
:42:51. > :42:56.any chances. There was a chat before this that the goals would
:42:56. > :43:01.help Scotland but as we have seen, that has not been the case. There
:43:01. > :43:11.might still be something in this for the Scots. Tommy Walsh with the
:43:11. > :43:14.
:43:14. > :43:24.clearance. The clash of the ash. That has been copyrighted at the
:43:24. > :43:36.
:43:36. > :43:41.getting the ball from the Irish. Niall MacPhee, here. And the Irish
:43:41. > :43:46.are making another substitute. The team were taking their time. They
:43:46. > :43:49.will run the clock down. There is only three minutes left. Bionic fee
:43:49. > :43:55.is going to rush Tommy Walsh, her. This should be something
:43:55. > :44:05.interesting! What the big smile on his face! Here comes the rhino!
:44:05. > :44:10.Bang! Wotherspoon did not quite like that. He would not want to be
:44:10. > :44:16.Tommy Walsh. He is nobody's fool, he knows exactly what he is doing.
:44:16. > :44:22.The nine-times All Star been nine years. This is all about the clock.
:44:22. > :44:32.He is just having a laugh. ABBA let you tell him that! Beautifully
:44:32. > :44:32.
:44:33. > :44:39.poised. Watch this. And he has put it wide. The end result that he has
:44:39. > :44:45.run 30 or 40 seconds off the clock. Wonderful experience to be here at
:44:45. > :44:50.Bught Park. For the second time. He was here two years ago. He is just
:44:50. > :44:58.class. Knocking the ball into the corner, now. As the Irish look
:44:58. > :45:08.towards the end of the game and two minutes to go. Comfortably ahead.
:45:08. > :45:27.
:45:27. > :45:35.Just one goal in the second half. always seems to be somebody in
:45:35. > :45:42.every game. There are going to be two minutes added on. It could be
:45:42. > :45:48.an opportunity for the Scots, or likewise, for the Irish. John
:45:48. > :45:56.Stewart sense it down, and across it comes. Again, good tackle by who
:45:56. > :46:06.else? Tommy Walsh. A jazz for Scotland, it is stopped, and a goal
:46:06. > :46:10.
:46:10. > :46:15.for Scotland! -- a chance. That has a goal to Bartlett for Scotland.
:46:15. > :46:20.The high ball in, Norman takes a big swing at it, and a glance
:46:20. > :46:27.perfectly. It could not have been better for them. He strikes it high
:46:27. > :46:32.into the net. Leading the keeper with no chance. What Scotland can
:46:32. > :46:42.only hope for now it is another call and tried to get the points
:46:42. > :46:43.
:46:43. > :46:48.back. And here is a chance from midfield. Scotland have the ball.
:46:48. > :46:57.This will go in front of the gall to give them a chance to try and
:46:57. > :47:03.sneak another goal and possibly a bonus, which could count. Macdonald
:47:03. > :47:13.has scored for Scotland! Remarkably. On the end of the match. A second
:47:13. > :47:14.
:47:14. > :47:19.goal for Scotland. 19-25. These orders last year. The high ball
:47:19. > :47:27.comes in. They are not used to this high bar, and as the goalkeeper
:47:27. > :47:36.jumps up, that has gone in. And the referee has blown for full-time.
:47:36. > :47:42.Shane Dooley at the far end. The game is over. The first tie is over.
:47:42. > :47:49.Ireland have a taken the match, but an extraordinary closing sequence,
:47:49. > :47:54.Ireland have taken the match by 25 points. Patrick Corbin, the star
:47:54. > :48:04.man for the Irish. And another wonderful afternoon under the
:48:04. > :48:14.
:48:14. > :48:19.compromise rules, Ireland have sportsmanship and friendship. Not a
:48:19. > :48:25.yellow card in sight. Hardly an injury inside. The game was, as
:48:25. > :48:32.ever, piers the contested by both teams in a wonderful spirit. --
:48:32. > :48:42.fiercely contested. Wonderful finish from Scotland to got two
:48:42. > :48:53.
:48:53. > :48:58.late goals, to turn it into a much from Scotland, not quick enough to
:48:58. > :49:03.win the game, but certainly it keeps them alive and in the tie. It
:49:03. > :49:09.was a dramatic close to the game. It was really all about Patrick
:49:09. > :49:13.Horgan of Ireland. He was the dominant player. Fantastic, the way
:49:13. > :49:17.he took his goals and created his goals, he was the stand-out
:49:17. > :49:27.performer. That last goal, any shinty player would have been proud
:49:27. > :49:28.
:49:28. > :49:34.of the way he turned his man had to get on a half volley. -- and took
:49:34. > :49:40.it on the half volley. The have a chance to see that goal from
:49:40. > :49:46.Patrick Gordon. It was great skill. That turn was absolutely fantastic.
:49:46. > :49:49.The ball drops to the ground, he gets it back up, half of the, and
:49:49. > :49:57.Stuart Mackintosh is a good goalkeeper but he could not stop
:49:57. > :50:07.that one. At that stage, it looked as if the game was gone. But
:50:07. > :50:09.
:50:09. > :50:13.Scotland Doug in and came back into it. -- dug in. At that point it was
:50:13. > :50:18.looking ominous for Scotland but right at the death of they rallied
:50:18. > :50:23.and it was inspiring, and suddenly the goal for Kevin Bartlett.
:50:23. > :50:27.said that he would be a danger before the game, because of the
:50:27. > :50:32.quality of his striking. He can hit it with both hands. He took his
:50:32. > :50:37.points with his left hand, dropped it on to his right hand, and he
:50:37. > :50:41.still hit it beautifully, that is a quality strike, from a great player
:50:41. > :50:45.who can hit the ball with both hands. Scotland started to put the
:50:45. > :50:51.Irish defence under a bit more pressure. If you do that, the ball
:50:51. > :50:54.might drop. So that was fantastic. Their egos, Tommy Walsh does his
:50:54. > :51:02.best to stop him but the goalkeeper and has got no chance from that
:51:02. > :51:06.distance. Where did this Scotland resurgence come from? They kept
:51:06. > :51:11.battling away. The goalkeeper produced many good saves and
:51:11. > :51:15.Scotland finally got the water in the last few minutes. We're going
:51:15. > :51:25.to cut away to the presentation and you Dan MacLennan can talk us
:51:25. > :51:32.
:51:32. > :51:42.through it. -- Hugh Dan MacLennan. The Irish captain picks up the
:51:42. > :51:42.
:51:42. > :51:48.Marine Harvest Quaich from the managing director of Marine Harvest.
:51:48. > :51:58.Deserved victory. The man-of-the- match is Patrick Horgan, with a
:51:58. > :51:59.
:51:59. > :52:06.complete display of harming skills, and then that wonderful rally --
:52:06. > :52:10.hurling skills. Scotland keep the series alive, getting a bonus point
:52:10. > :52:18.for those two goals. It has been a great afternoon, and there is more
:52:18. > :52:23.to come next week. The presentation, Ireland, winners on the day, but
:52:23. > :52:28.Scotland very much alive in this series. The way it works, Ireland
:52:28. > :52:36.get two points for winning, plus two goals, a bonus point,
:52:36. > :52:39.Scotland's scoring two goals, that is a bonus point, so there is
:52:39. > :52:44.three-when in points at the moment, but, Scotland will be sorry to lose
:52:44. > :52:49.but they have given themselves a chance. To get two goals and the
:52:49. > :52:54.last couple of minutes is incredible. But they did not get
:52:54. > :52:58.that last goal, the Irish would have the extra goals and points and
:52:59. > :53:03.they could not have won the game next week, but this gives them a
:53:03. > :53:07.fighting chance. The goalkeeper just seems to have jumped. We saw
:53:07. > :53:17.it last year, with the goal from McRae, but that was an incredible
:53:17. > :53:23.ending. In the first half, Scotland were giving away silly little bowls,
:53:23. > :53:28.and the Irish were picking them up, left, right and centre. Those
:53:28. > :53:38.couple of goals lifted the crowd and sent everyone off, on a better
:53:38. > :53:38.
:53:38. > :53:43.than high. -- bit of a high. John Stewart missed that first chance,
:53:43. > :53:48.and he just ran away from him. John Stewart playing that across again,
:53:48. > :53:53.and again the goalkeeper did very well, he came out and blocked a
:53:53. > :53:57.Shaun Nicholson. He did well to deflected wide. Scotland started to
:53:57. > :54:02.put the Irish defence under a bit more pressure, and that was Keith
:54:02. > :54:06.McRae with a good shot. He hits the ball and the Irish goalkeeper gets
:54:06. > :54:10.his stick to it and manages to deflected wide. Scotland certainly
:54:10. > :54:15.did better in the second half, as far as putting Ireland under
:54:15. > :54:20.pressure, and it was not just in the last few minutes, they caught
:54:20. > :54:25.the rock. And Scotland can now look forward to the second leg. There
:54:25. > :54:30.was a stage when they were broking. The crowd were not getting behind
:54:30. > :54:35.the boys, but here we have everyone walking away, getting excited, with
:54:35. > :54:41.a bit of a buzz, looking forward to next week in Island. How difficult
:54:41. > :54:46.would be? It will be difficult for Scotland, but they can go over to
:54:46. > :54:50.Ireland the day before and get a full training session in, and they
:54:50. > :54:56.know what they might have to do, they must win, and get some goals
:54:56. > :55:01.to win the series. Can Scotland do it? Yes, but they must come up with
:55:01. > :55:08.an answer to Patrick Horgan, if he shows that form again, if he is
:55:08. > :55:13.playing next week, they have got to come up with an answer, because he
:55:13. > :55:17.scored 23 points to the, All- Ireland's points. It has been a