Oban Camanachd v Glenurquhart Shinty: MacAulay Cup

By the MacAulay Cup is up for grabs again with two unfamiliar faces

keen to get their hands on it. 1996 was the last time Open won a major

trophy. The legendary Gordon Macintyre scored. He lost an eye 18

months ago. -- Oban Camanachd. Camanachd have taken the Cup for

the first time since 1988. They are delirious. Blast of open's 5

MacAulay Cup of victories. This is their first appearance in the final

since 2002. -- the last of Oban Camanachd's. They shot Inveraray in

the semi-finals and it will want victory on their home ground. Their

opponents, Glenurquhart, are in the top division. They have only ever

made two appearances in the Macaulay Cup final. Under the

stewardship of Drew McNeil and Fraser Mackenzie, they have looked

mightily impressive this season. mightily impressive this season.

There is a home presence here at Mossfield Park for the Artemis

MacAulay Cup final as Oban Camanachd take on Clem a cart. --

Camanachd take on Clem a cart. -- Glen are cut. The pitch looks

wonderful. It promises to be a fascinating final. And this is what

they are playing for, the MacAulay Cup. Incredibly, every senior

first division side. And that is what is happening today. Joining me

for the Cup final a two gentleman who knows -- you know all there is

to know about playing for major trophies. Gleneagles was in the

side the last time Oban Camanachd won the trophy. Gary Innes played

in every Camanachd Cup final from 2003 to 2010. He also won the

MacAulay Cup in 2000. Fraser, you played in the side that picked up

two Macaulay Campsie and a Camanachd Cup. Those were good

times. Absolutely. There is a strong tradition of shinty here. It

is great to see that coming through. The boys a real chance to give all

the time a bit of silverware. Camanachd or one of the sites that

had never been relegated. How big a shock was it when they went down?

It was a massive shock for the town but the shinty community could see

it coming. Since they have gone down, they have regrouped and they

look stronger and better for it. in the Premier Division next year.

And let's talk about the other side. Incredibly, they have been around

never picked up a trophy. In is hard to believe because they always

produce good shinty players and good teams. Unfortunately, there

has always been an outstanding team around at the same time and they

have been denied silverware. This is a chance for the next generation

to put that right. I do not think anybody would begrudge them going

away with silverware. Although Oban Camanachd will feel that they

should be going away with it, too. They have the former Scotland

management team there. What difference have they made? I think

they have made a huge difference. It is OK having natural ability but

you have to be organised and committed. I think they have found

that the players have responded to it. They are hungry for success

because they have not won anything. This is their opportunity. Oban

Camanachd are a team that have been very successful. Discipline,

perhaps, has been an issue. Recently, too. Do you think they're

going to have to get on with it today? Their discipline has got

better since Fraser stopped playing. I am joking, of course. With new

management, they have brought in a different standard. I think they

will overcome the discipline problems. They have been better of

late. You mentioned the new management team. Gussie Campbell is

the new manager of Oban Camanachd and I spoke to him earlier.

Could you believe, 17 years ago, when you were here as a captain,

that you would now be here as a manager and you have not won the

trophy since? It does not take too many people to bring that up. I

have reminded the players. Hopefully after today they can tell

me that is wrong. I cannot believe it is 17 years. This is our trophy.

We should have had this. 17 years is too long. I am proud to have it,

but not for 17 years. And you're going into this as a first division

side against Premier League opposition. Does that put the

pressure on Clent, as opposed to you? They are starting as

favourites. -- Glen. I would say that our team are Premiership

standard, but playing in Division One. Week-to-week, they're playing

top-class teams. They have had a good run. That is going to help

them in preparation. Fraser, in a final with Glen, you must be

delighted. Your other favourites. We're certainly delighted. -- You

are the favourites. I would not say we were the favourites. We were

only -- Oban Camanachd were only relegated by home advantage. We

have no injuries and we are looking forward to it. There are only a

couple of points in the goal difference between the Premier

League teams. It is very tight so hopefully we can do it today.

were here in the final, but preparations have not been

brilliant so far. We left dead 9am, and we got past the castle and the

bus stopped. It just broke down. So we were waiting for 10 minutes. The

bus driver managed to push a button and it started again. Not ideal

preparation. You must be feeling good going into it, you have had

some big scalps. We are feeling quite confident. We have had some

good results. What other strength of the team? Hopefully, on the big

picture, we can strengthen our legs. -- stretch our legs. Hopefully we

can run round them. You got to this have been fine form, with four of

the last five Premiership games you have one. You have momentum for

stomp we have. It was important to get that. We found a penalty-taker

that could actually score and that happens to be our goalkeeper.

Everything is going well in the build up. Everyone is very excited.

How big a deal would be for you to be the first ever Larnaca at

captain to win a trophy? It would be absolutely massive. --

Glenurquhart. For the rest of the boys as well. For all Glenurquhart,

boys as well. For all Glenurquhart, it would be huge. And this is

confirmation of how the teams got to the final, starting with Oban

Camanachd. They beat Glenorchy 1-0 away. In round two, they played

Bute. Andrew MacCuish with both goals. In the semi-final, and

incredibly victory -- incredible victory over Inveraray. It was a

sensational win 40 side. Glenurquhart were in the first

round and dispatched to their opponents of four-to-one. Then they

beat Kingussie in round two. James McPherson got the third. 3-0 Way at

McPherson got the third. 3-0 Way at Fort William. -- a way. Gary Innes

has headed back up into the commentary box. Fraser Ingle's are

still with me. Let us talk about Glenurquhart. The preparation they

had this morning, the bus broke down. Very unfortunate. A fortnight

ago, Inveraray's bus crash on the way to the final but they went on

to win. While we're talking about Glenurquhart, the fact that they

have never won the trophy before. Fraser was saying an interview it

was so important that they tried to pick up some silverware because

they have had a long and illustrious history. They have

indeed. It shows how ambitious they are. The fact that they have

brought the two managers in, who are not natively floor on -- from

Glenurquhart. They want to be successful and they want to be in

the finals. So far, Glenurquhart had never manage to get their name

ofs on a trophy. -- their names on a trophy. The High School pipe band

have started up behind us. I hope you can hear us. It is a good noise

coming from the band. Where will this match be won and lost, do you

think? It is interesting because Oban Camanachd have a good forward

line, full of natural ability but their defence and midfield need to

build a platform to allow the forward line to perform. They

cannot afford to give away soft goals. They have to win at least

50-50 in the midfield. If they do that, they will have the ability to

take goals. Glenurquhart a slightly different with good natural players.

Fraser Heath. They are more of a grind you down and takeover kind of

team. They will do that, similar to what they did in the semi-final. If

Oban Camanachd can build from the midfield and bring their natural

player has the ability to go on and attack, it is not beyond them to

win today. And Gussie Campbell is now looking after Oban Camanachd.

What has he done to change the side? I think he has brought in the

sensation of having been there and won it, telling them that they can,

too. He has been brought up with them and he stays close by. He is

no different to what they are. He said he was good enough to win it,

and saw you. That belief is very important. We have two teams that

do not necessarily -- usually get a finals and belief is a big thing.

If you can think, we can win this, then that is a big thing. You have

then that is a big thing. You have won it, as have Gary Innes. Gary

Innes is inside the committee -- is in the commentary box along with

Huge Dan MacLennan. Very few of us would have guessed

that Glenurquhart would have been featuring not one -- in not one but

tonight national finals before the end of the season. Here we are. It

is Moss Field Park, the home of Oban Camanachd, and it is the

Macaulay Cup final. It has been played at Mossfield Park off and on

since 1947. Oban Camanachd provided us with another big moment or two

in a pulsating 4-3 win over Inveraray to get themselves here.

They were one man down for part of that game. The usual pleasantries

at the start of the game. Daniel Cameron, the Open captain, in his

change strip. Both teams normally play in red and black hoops. The

leader of the cancelled is leading the charge on the handshakes.

Alongside Donald Skinner. I can tell you that that is Isabella

Skinner, the granddaughter of Donald Skinner, currently the

president of the Macaulay Association, and a well-known

figure in his various roles in the association. The clever part

captain, Stuart McIntosh, more of them later. -- the Glenurquhart

captain. Eddie Tembo, we will look at his haircut later on. In

magnificent setting today. Four seasons, we have had. Everything

except from hailstones and snow. Now we have glorious sunshine,

similar to last week. Not quite as warm as it was last week. That is a

blessing to the players. Drew McNeil and Fraser Mackenzie. And we

understand that Oban Camanachd will be playing towards the golf course

and, left to right as we look at the teams. -- golf-course end. The

teams completing their preparations. The teams today, Oban Camanachd

first of all. Serial under- achievers at national level. But

they are here on merit. A balance of youth and experience. Five

Macmillans in all. It is a good next. It gives them a good platform

to build on. Absolutely. Cameron is very experienced, as is Evans. He

picked up a Scotland cap last year. He will be a huge part.

Glenurquhart have never won a National Trophy. There have been

some changes. James Macpherson is on the bench. John Bach is at full-

back. Neale Reid may be doing a summer for sold or two if the

gettable. -- somersault or two. Stuart McIntosh, the captain, who

scored a penalty recently against can I see. He had been struggling

recently. Stuart McIntosh found the net. It will be interesting if they

get a penalty today to see him. is rolling substitutions. Three

from five may be used and there are plenty of options for both teams.

Three from five. And you will be seeing them coming and going. And

this is the man who will keep charge of it all, David Mitchell

plane from left to rue right. From the Town End to the golf club. The

traditional red and black colours of the glen. It is a cliche, but

the opening minutes in a final are going to be crucial. Yes. Berrer

only two players out standing -- there are only two players out

the goalkeeper who was Man of the Match in the semi-final, very

careful, guiding the ball past his post. Not all the trappings of the

Olympic hockey players, but taking some precautions and quite a few

key strength they have is the defence and how quickly they closed

down. Oban Camanachd are very difficult to score against. But

with Ian McMillan... Sorry, David Smart, they have a lot of firepower.

Ian Hay as ever. A magnificent surface. No excuse for the players

but both hands must be on the stick in shinty. No hand must touch the

back. Shoulder to shoulder. That is formations. Some of the numbers are

out of place. Glenurquhart have also had difficulty with this trip

preparations. He was a little bit flat footed in the middle. Well,

that is some haircut. It is a cracker. He has been to the

barber's earlier this morning. He is the housewife's favourite as

nerves, they are affecting the hitting. A stray foot against the

ball. The pace of the game, I have mentioned the playing surface, but

there is a wind, and the conditions are perfect. It is immaculate, the

field. There is a tiny slight breeze, but there will not be an

advantage to anybody. Possibly the sun an advantage to anybody, but it

is brilliant, Great conditions for tackling. The Oban Ford gets past

McLennan, and he is brought down. - Glenurquhart defence. Each player

is trying to calm themselves down. The first couple of minutes are

always a big thing and until you hit a good ball, both teams tried

to get themselves into their stride. Give us a sense of the size of the

pitch. It looks enormous for anyone who is not used to the scale of it.

Mossfield Park is the largest initiative. There is a huge, wide

area, which is fantastic. It is raised by a tough -- spectacular

There is some evidence there of some of the tensions beginning to

break in. Davy Mitchell has to come down on this. He's trying to clear

the ball, and MacIntyre trying to get the ball off him. Two hot-

headed players. They are hard on the challenge. That will be a

tussle all day. We will see more of that during the day. Billy

Witherspoon, the touchline official, and, traditionally, it is a

magnificent day, and they are populating the hill. Again, the

tackling getting a little bit edgy in midfield in the tequila. It was

McMillan, he came across... That is getting Lewis back for taking him

Absolutely fantastic. A great strike. It is Cameron with his 5th

goal. This man was working in Houston, supplying a rocket from

the Glen. Look at that, beautiful. You can't ask anything of that.

gave the goalkeeper not a chance. Robert Dunnings has no excuse. But

the fate -- pace of that, it was they couldn't have asked for a

better opening. What a great goal to score in any cup final. It is

just the start they wanted. It is the first direct shot they have. We

believe it was Rory Cameron who scored the goal. We can confirm

that. It was. The action raging onwards because they will want to

up to the centre line in the face of a stiff breeze. You can see it

on the flag. They are trying to step it up having taken the

advantage. This is how Cameron put them ahead. He just steadies his

wing, catches it perfectly. He leaves the keeper with no chance. A

beautiful stop gunning us, he was close to it. With the pace of the

ball, he wasn't quick enough. a goal from Cameron that separates

these teams. This is bound to be an historic occasion for both teams.

Failure to secure trophies in the stronger of the two. They have

started the shop top of the two sides. There should be no surprise

to us, any team that was produced by freight -- Fraser MacKenzie is

going to be well organised and fit. Having played under this manager, I

know his expertise and house serious he takes the shinty. So

they will have their team prep. Fraser MacKenzie was pacing out the

length and breadth of Mossfield Park last week. That is the sort of

good refereeing. He let it go and played the advantage. Good crowd in

the stand. But a crowd around the barrier and behind us on the hill.

Way in excess of last week's semi- final. The breeze you see on the

presence. This is where the game is won and last. It is pace that might

decide it. Cameron, we saw what he They seem to be adopting a shoot on

sight policy. They are patient but willing to shoot. That has come

from from McNeil, one of the managers, who adopted that. Be

patient, but when you get half a chance, let it go. They want to add

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to that as quickly as possible, moving in twos. Is that a tactic?

It is a tactic that most managers opt for. You have one in front and

one behind. So Fraser and true, they would have prepared their

players to do that. Oban seem to be using the middle of the field

rather than as the wings. That is it up the middle and mishit it. He

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has given it to the forward and he Dan Ings got to stick to it. A

dangerous ball. Six inches over the top. It was a great idea.

Desperately difficult ball for a strong points at the back, Corrigan

and McLennan. Mackintosh, also very experienced. But if Glenurquhart

really want to start moving the ball, they need to get it down to

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eight in MacIntyre. Plenty of pace drawing out John Barr and grating

that space. He is very experienced overstepping the mark. It will be a

question now of how David Mitchell, how far he will allow this to go

before he starts dispensing yellow was the first time all been played

down the wing. John Barr has not clear did very well. Dickie got the

shot away. A very deliberate tactic. Making the keeper player to along

the ground, almost like a hockey pass. It is in the danger area but

have heard a lot about this imbalance between the Premier

League team and the Division One teams. At the moment, if you did

not know which was which, you could not work it out. Not at all. It is

quite harsh to call Oban Camanachd a first division team, because

until last season they were in the Premier League, since it started.

Most of these players, if not everyone, will have played at

Premier League level. There used to this. They have not lost a single

game this season. There used to winning. I think the winning

mentality will help them today, to was a good opportunity, it fell to

Aden MacIntyre. Should he have taken a step forward? He is a very

experienced player. He knows what he's doing. He took the shop and it

just went wide. -- took the shot. He certainly knows where the net is.

block. That was a crucial mark. That was more than half a

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or carelessness? You do not want to give away the ball when you get

that far. Do I definitely not. As you can see, the Oban Camanachd

player has put his hand on his back, but he has tried to protect himself.

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The end result, Gareth Evans can second goal for the Glen. A second

goal. It is Neale Reid. Well, if the first goal was a peach, I am

lost for words on the second one. Goodness me. If this was in

shinty's top 100 goals, I think we are looking at two of them.

Absolutely beautiful. It was a great ball. He knows where the

target is, and have a bit of that! I have only done that four or five

times myself(!) The goalkeeper, again, the stick was there or

thereabouts but that is not good enough. It shows the accuracy, how

hard these lads are hitting the ball. Robert Dunnings was close on

altercations. It will not be doing his confidence any good. Only two

shots on target, but two fantastic ones. Sometimes you have to take

you're hat off and say, it might just be Glenurquhart's day.

minutes on the clock. If you are from the Glen, you could be dancing

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most damage, the wings. Oban Camanachd seemed to be panicking,

putting everything down the middle, and it is not working. This is

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something that Gussie Campbell I am not sure what that was four.

It will be interesting to see in the replay. Here we go. Just a

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little kick. Was it a kick? makes McIntosh play the ball. That

more direct. On the backhand, he has made Stuart Mackintosh have to

push the ball. With a CBE Glenurquhart captain and keep it

there, be easy with that one. -- we can see the Glenurquhart captain.

And some of these players have international caps. Certainly, the

younger balls cancers -- younger players can take a lot from those

guys. It is one of those things, sometimes the ball does not drop.

You cannot have their game you want. That is when we need the players to

step up to the mark. Ali MacKintosh Glenurquhart got to the Camanachd

Cup final and, unfortunately, meant -- met Kingussie. Maybe that is a

tactic, long-range stuff, with the wind. Possibly. This might be why

they have been going down the middle. It does seem quite

match against Fort William, Gary. I'm too busy watching this replay!

He is saying to Daniel Cameron here, "Getting about it," and you can see

he has tried to get his players your confidence is high, why not. -

- that was an ambitious effort. The players taking a breather at the

moment. Half an hour gone. One bench will be happy. Eddie Tembo

the spectators. The energy has dropped the last couple of minutes.

Possibly the heat, everything coming down a little bit. They seem

to be a little bit more or substitutions? Each manager has

their own tactics. And it depends on who you have on the bench as

well. I think it is too early before managers start thinking

about that. I have not seen a position that is being broken down

quickly as they should. Clock about playing advantage, he should have

let that go. Oban get the free hit, but it goes back. The issue there

is Oban still had the ball and if the whistle has gone, you cannot

pull it back. He blew the whistle quite quickly for the Protection of

the player behind. But he was far enough behind that it posed no

Mitchell's role in the middle. We would leave it to the big man.

heat has gone out of the early exchanges and he is coping well.

Now the players are getting on with the business at hand. For Oban,

time to get back into the game with 10 minutes or so in this first half.

It is important for them to get at least number-one back. It will beat

is never ever over. And if Glenurquhart keep pushing and find

a third one, it will be difficult into the face of a reasonable

breeze. That was a poor hit under the circumstances. That is a bit of

an embarrassment. He will not be happy with that one. But he was

still in the right position for the Glen to do something. The Glen at

the moment have a grip on the midfield which is allowing them to

control the game. And Oban have nothing to offer at the moment. It

is difficult forced -- for Scott using the wings. Let's listen to

the referee. He will have a word Don't do that again. You hear the

whistle, you stop. I will not warn you Wigan. Well, no Afters.

Helmut has come off him and John has, obviously, swung for the ball

and they are having a tussle. John Barr, he has a Helmut on because he

has a week's scull, believe it or change a few things. He has no

option. Tembo fires it in. Scott McMillan, he needs to be 40 yards

further forward if Oban Camanachd want to make an impression.

Sometimes you get sucked in a specially in the middle of the

field. When the lads are trying to dominate the game and go everywhere,

but they are getting sacked him. it is 3-0 and it is not even half-

time. We have had some mismatches, and it was difficult to tell which

team was the Premier League team and which was the Division One team,

but it is fairly obvious now. picking up cards that make Alter or

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complaining that he has been harshly treated. It needs a little

bit of steel and nerve and composure, that Oban Camanachd have

not yet shown. It needs more in midfield. I'm pretty sure that

Gussie Campbell's chat at half-time will be exactly that. Straight down

the middle again. In shinty, you need to use the wings. The Premier

clubs use the wings and try to stretch out the defence. This is

where Oban Camanachd are failing. Straight down the mouth. But the

16 goals in all this season. Four of them in the Camanachd Cup. He is

finding today that taking one or two of John Barr is not the same

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Three minutes left. This would be a impression on David Mitchell or the

sure he was being smart. He was trying to get the ball away as

casually as possible. Stuart Mackintosh has looked the livelier.

Just a little bit in the last five minutes that Oban Camanachd has

stepped it up a bit. One of the two happened, we are looking at Oban

Camanachd and they are getting themselves organised. That was the

dragging of the food. There was maybe a case for a foul. Not

according to David Mitchell down came in a, he saw the ball and went

for it. That was clever play by him. He gets to hold the ball up for

longer. Now, Cameron, close down by getting the breaks. That tends to

happen when you go behind. Yes, and Paul Andrew, stuck his stick out a.

It has gone for a Glenurquhart dice for Oban, but that was a poor

throw. That was a good strike. Too high, may be too little, too late.

But that will give them a lift. They are starting to come into this

game in the last couple of minutes and that is a great effort from

Scott McMillan. He has seven goals enough. That was the first half of

this Artemis MacAulay Cup final which sees us reach half-time with

Oban Camanachd zero and Fraser MacKenzie, a happy man. It

is going well for you. Not bad. We are against the wind and we have a

lead as well. But we are not happy with the last five minutes of stop

the game is not over by any means and we let ourselves slip. One goal

and they are back in the game so we need to watch what we are doing but

I am happy with the first half. dynamic and when you get a chance,

you are taking it. Cameron is doing well. He scored a cracker. I am

really happy with his performance. Some good movement up front. We can

always improve on it. We might change our shape as well. I am sure

you have some words to say to the boys. Thank you for driving us. So,

3-0, you are a happy man, they are playing well. Would you change it?

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at him, but too, that tangle with at him, but too, that tangle with

that speed, he had no chance of saving that shot. And that was just

six minutes in a. To think that affected the way that Oban

Camanachd came into the match? you concede a goal as early as that,

suddenly you start to think that maybe you are not good enough. If

you lose a second goal, you are starting to panic. The teams have

come back against the wind. Oban Camanachd are not out of it but

they have to change their tactics. Putting the ball up the middle is

not working and that comes up from Glenurquhart pressurising them.

Clanked -- Glennon could have competed well today. The

differences they have put in clinical finishing. And one of

clinical finishing. And one of those finishes was from Neale Reid.

Another peach. A cracker. David Smart broke forward. He came onto

the ball. Oban Camanachd struggled. Neale Reid is in space. He turns on

to his preferred side and hits it. When we see the second clip, you

will see how much the ball moves. You see the swing? Robert Dunnings

has no chance of saving that. The ball probably move to two or three

feet in the air. That is remarkable feet in the air. That is remarkable

shooting. Can you ask questions of the Oban Camanachd defence? They

had some time. He did. After he conceded the first goal like that,

you would think that you must have to go and shut them down. Neale

Reid fountain -- found himself all on his own. And they paid the price.

To and they paid the price again. To and they paid the price again.

Cameron, in another beauty. could not fault that. Look at the

space. That came from a bad shy. James MacMillan took the shine. He

did not make a great job of it. Robert Dunnings did his best.

There's the shot. Into the top corner. You will not C3 better

corner. You will not C3 better goals than that. To be fair to Oban

Camanachd, Glenurquhart are really taking their chances well but you

cannot give them that amount of space. And we will expect to see a

different Oban Camanachd side in the second half. Gussie Campbell

has not experienced as a manager at this level but he is experienced as

a player. He will be thinking, what can I do to change this game? He

has some options on the bench. Perhaps he will try to bring some

guys on. You can put someone on and take them off again. If Oban

Camanachd get an early goal, Glenurquhart might start to get

jittery. If they get another one, it is game on. But if Glenurquhart

get a 4th, you have to think their get a 4th, you have to think their

name is on the trophy. Oban Camanachd had their chances. They

created some pressure. This was not a bad chance. Eight in MacIntyre

got the chance. The ball came in from midfield. Gussie Campbell

plays it wide. He went across for the far post, and he was unlucky.

That is the difference, when you had the ball wide to have more

space. It was not far away. That is more direct. A see how a a a and

through the middle? -- a see how it went through the middle. It is

asking questions of Stuart McIntosh. If you put it on target, he has to

deal with it. And towards the end, Scott McMillan had a chance. It was

high, but it shows you that open can put pressure on. He has a

powerful shot. He hits it well but it is rising too high. They have

got to do that, they have to take got to do that, they have to take

chances. Fanie de Gaulle and they have to push forward and try to win

this game. -- they need a goal. Oban Camanachd are going to have to

do something in this final. Next month, we have the biggest prize in

shinty, the Camanachd Cup final, live on BBC Two Scotland. We asked

highlights of the semi-final. -- we highlights of the semi-final. -- we

have highlights. Given that Kinlochshiel were making

their first appearance in the Camanachd Cup semi-final and the

opposition was Inveraray, well- versed at the penultimate stage,

the opening was always going to be difficult. It was worse than

Kinlochshiel could have imagined. Gary McPherson's writing in just

two minutes. It was accomplished finish from Inveraray's most lethal

striker. Two minutes later, Kinlochshiel had a bigger mountain

to climb. Kennedy in the net had no chance at all. Credit where it's

due, Kinlochshiel refused to buckle. Keith McRae made the most of poor

goalkeeping at the other rent by Graham McPherson to make it 2-1. --

the other end. Macpherson will not want to see this one again.

Experience at the end. It was Gary Macpherson he effectively closed

the game out with another good finish for Inveraray, making it 3-1.

And they were heading for another of blue-and-white just like the old

times, many people's picked for the final itself. Tom White netted in

32 minutes. It came from no more than a have a chance. The ball

eventually broke to White. 10 minutes later, it was the long arms

and legs of Roddy Macdonald of Kyles Athletic. Mike Richey made it

2-0 with half-time beckoning. Kyles Athletic looking at comfortable.

Once again, the ball broke into the Newtonmore or box. Ritchie was

flat-footed. Almost inevitably, Danny McRae got Newtonmore back in

range with one minute to go before the interval. From 30 yards. He

gave Kenny MacDonald no chance. Truth be told, it was never enough.

Kyles Athletic controlled the second have, coming into the final

to play Inveraray for the first time ever.

It will be an aura -- all Argyll Derby in the Camanachd Cup final.

Inveraray going head-to-head with Kyles Athletic it is the first time

the two teams will have met in the final. Join us here for live

final. Join us here for live coverage on what should be a

cracking match. It is a cracking match here this afternoon. The

final of the MacAulay Cup. Camanachd Cup against Glenurquhart.

Glenurquhart are a 3-0 ahead. Fraser Inglis is a former player

and he is with me. The think Gussie Campbell will have sorted that out?

It was an important chat. It is an important chat. Oban Camanachd have

important chat. Oban Camanachd have nothing to lose. They can show --

throw caution to the wind, start getting the players into the

mentality, play the ball wide. the work to do for Oban Camanachd.

Enjoy the second half. Oban Camanachd in white playing

from right to left. There is a huge mountain to climb. Two magnificent

strikes. They have made a change at half-time, taking David Macmillan

on at number 13 in place of Alastair Gunn. The Glen with their

first attack, a better clearance from Robert Dunnings. He was blame

was under three goals, we could not fault him. Three exceptional goals.

You will mossy three better. He will be glad to get a stop. He has

not had a lot to do. He is a young lad. He needs some confidence from

this. This is the man who was man of the match in the semi-final

Campbell talking to at half-time. Slicker passing. The shot, not

which is more encouraging for here, if the head is used

deliberately, it is a foul but if it is a deflection, there is

nothing much Gareth Evans could have done. Let's look. I think he

actually pushed his head up towards it. We will see it coming back in.

This is the dispute. Yes. He has definitely given away the file. He

has put his head towards the ball. Complete with Helmut. -- helmet.

Had the ball hit him accidentally, it would have been fine. But if he

does direct his head towards it, he has made a deliberate attempt at

heading the ball, which is a file. He was preciously close to the edge

of the box as well. Two steps back and that would have been a penalty.

By absolutely. Possibly because he has the helmet on he feels safer

doing it as well. We will see what they are we to do here.

Glenurquhart, may be too close to net. He was trying something sneaky.

He was planning to get to a deflection off the goalkeeper. He

didn't catch the ball as sweetly as he would have liked and it goes

straight into the net and Robert Dunnings lets it go in. Good

goalkeeping, good knowledge of the rules. He couldn't not allow the

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deflection which would have it. David Smart is down. That was

not in an effort to get the ball. Just a cloud in the side of that

date and the names of the teams. Or one for the collector's item.

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This is the man who could turn the to play as a sweeper when the ball

comes through like that. It is a last line of defence and he has

come out and done well, Robert Dunnings. He deals with it very

the Glenurquhart substitutes Dunnings, he's keeping them in it

It has got to that stage were Oban have to give everything and that

has been great play. Robert Dunnings is up to the task once

again. Dunnings might be a candidate for man-of-the-match even

though he has conceded three goals. Now, that is much more positive. If

they could have more of that. Andrew seems a bit absurd for

themselves. -- upset with himself off. This is a lot better from them

are, they are looking a lot sharper. They are keeping underneath the

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into the game. There was a shout themselves back into the game.

but that they are still having to shoot from such a distance because

the Glen are working them with the back four being solid and they

hardly have put a foot wrong all day. The smartest management team

half-back line. -- for Oban. The whistle has gone. It needs to calm

down a little bit, it is getting edgy. Yes. Evans, he has gone in

hard, and it is a loose stick. On some occasions, the whistle has

gone, and he has hit the stick away as well. He needs to calm down.

referee making that point, nose swinging after the whistle has gone.

brilliant stop. He lined it up, and nearly finished it. And that was a

beautiful dummy. That was great. The young man getting some

conference behind his goalkeeping. He has had some more work to do.

the back hand, he would not have seen that until the last a second.

The Glen, again, stepping up again. Firing again. It is Dunnings

against the rest. And they have a got a corner. It was possibly off

Cameron. He was sliding into Daniel, but he was not endangering himself,

so it is not a foul. So, Tembo goes out into the corner. They are

queuing up in the middle. It is not bang on a Helmut. It was hard to

see. It is difficult to see who was hit but the Helmut has protected

them. It was the Oban captain. A bundle of substitutes coming from

Dunnings standing between them and another goal. A very good save.

Another good shot. They are hitting He has been off and now he is

coming on. He swapped at half-time for David McMillan. Nobody seems to

be coming off at this point. Maybe this is their new tactic? It is

Gareth Evans going for Oban Camanachd. He could come back. Oh...

It is a goal. He thinks he has someone else, but it is Reid. 4-02

the glen. It was a brilliant goal. Robert Dunning as his left with not

a chance of stopping this one. -- Robert Dunnings. That was the

winner. He must have been told not to do the somersault because that

was an ideal opportunity but we get the Usain Bolt. The Glen are making

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finals, I don't think we will hit that kind of school this afternoon,

but Oban will be desperate not to concede any more. That was a great

hands to the pumps. 1,000, we were surprised he was on the bench.

has been extremely good. With the first touch of the game, he could

have put that in. Unlucky, nonetheless. Every sympathy for

Oban who might have just under half an hour of this to sustain if they

will try to make anything of it at it was going to the far away corner.

He had to take it. Another corner to Glenurquhart. The Oban manager,

perplexed about what he can do to change things. At the moment, the

this area, the halfway line, there Camanachd are trying to work

themselves in it, they are stepping back and leaving nothing in the

middle, so when the ball is pushed in the middle, there is nobody

there. This was the celebration, Reid. I wonder where he saw that.

That is not very original. I've seen that done before! The two

people we have seen do that have got gold medals. That is the way to

get the gold. That is the way it is Glenurquhart. Of no silverware. I

think there will be some party! least they have got a decent

Glenurquhart. The referee is stepping in here. You do not react

like that or you will beat off. Think about it. David Mitchell is

trying to avoid reaching for the book. It wasn't sure what was going

He is staking out a good claim for man-of-the-match, Cameron, with two

goals, working hard. He has been in goals, working hard. He has been in

the thick of it all afternoon. is so low on the ground he is

difficult to stop. He is hard to that they can take pot-shots, --.

Neale Reid going off for the time edged opportunity for James

Macpherson. He would have expected him to convert that. Or certainly

hit the target. He has taken a snapshot and he has not landed on

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the tall. And either they should be, 4-0 up. -- stress at all. There is

only one way for Camanachd Cup -- Oban Camanachd to get back into

this game and that is to secure position and gettable. Another

substitution. No. 17, Craig McMillan. Eight in MacIntyre,

number 11, is coming off. -- 8 in MacIntyre. He never made an

impression today. He is an outstanding player and I think he

will be disappointed. I have been here myself and you want to give

100% and if the ball does not drop for here, or moves away from you,

there's nothing you can do. It seems to be that way for him today.

Eddie Tembo getting the treatment from the trap -- from the stand.

They did not just turn up here for the day, they wanted to win the Cup.

If they pull it off, it will be remarkable at the stage. -- at this

it was James MacMillan. I'm not sure there is a lot wrong with this.

He comes in, and that is the claim a good player. There was nothing

wrong with that challenge. -- Glen market player. Adie came from

behind, so there is an argument that he would not have seen him

words are defending up at the very forward areas of the field. -- For

stop the ball but it was certainly is searching for that hat-trick.

Each time at the ball moves forward, it looks like it is coming more and

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poor. James Macpherson with a long- pulls the ball. He goes for the

shot and the stick comes round. But David McMillan should not be doing

that. There is an injury in the middle. Lots of water bottles

flying around. You know something of this young lady. Yes. She was

hour physio at Fort William. And when Drew McNeil left for

Glenurquhart, she followed suit. It is good to see she is still part of

the game and heavily involved with the Under 21 squad. Good to see her

here looking after the boys. has not had a busy day, the couple

of injuries in the heat. There is number two. Stuart Reid is coming

on for the Glen. And then Neil Reid, about. Neale Reid is on, as is

Stuart Reid. Limping casualties MacMillan. He made up a huge amount

of ground there to get back. Yes, he did. He has thrown himself at

this ball, and that is a sliding tackle. I think he has done well.

It is a foul. Here we go. It's a mistake! A double save. He didn't

know much about the first one but he got the second one. It goes down

as a wonderful double save but the first one, I think, might have been

a mistake. It was a long-range effort and that people so -- the

keeper saves. It bounces up and he does not manage to get it in.

think the original shot took a deflection. It came straight off

his stick. Dunnings had the luck of the ball coming straight off the

Dunnings has had an amazing afternoon. He has been seeded four.

None of those he could have stopped. He has saved at least four if not

camera, but James and David Macmillan are having a word with

Camanachd in the defence. No. 12, Ian MacMillan going off. Possibly

15 minutes since we have seen an attack from Oban Camanachd.

Glenurquhart are absolutely dominating. The ball is just not to

get past halfway. -- not getting manager's son. -- wins the fouled.

ball is at the end of the field that Oban Camanachd wanted to be.

Especially with the weather today, it has been ragged, their second

half. That is a big swing. As is his wont, he is never the shyest

player. This is imminent. He came in 100%. I'm not so sure he died in.

-- dived in. He is away with that But the referee is a better person

enough to see it. -- better person going, he has tried everything.

is usually so prolific. He will be disappointed. He has had three good

tonight. Absolutely. Not one but two sons in a winning side that he

played for all his life. Of course, with Stewart, the captain, his boy

as well. Very proud. I expect there might be a tune composed at the end

of the doll. -- the end of it all. I think you may have to wait a few

days before Stuart will be thinking David Mitchell will reach for the

book. He is. Well, it is the first booking. Andrew Matt Kuchar is the

first name in the book. The referee has got that right. To be fair, he

has allowed the game to flow and you could have taken action before

this, but this is a clear booking. The play is away from him. That was

desperate and wild and guilty as the middle of the field and look

how far forward years. That tells its own story. -- how far forward

the game. Glenurquhart have been solid at the back. Some

inexperience Frank Gehry Lord and it confirms that the booking. The

first and only yellow card. clever ball down the wing. Spare

that was technically a very good block. Perfectly safe when you go

in with your block in the right place. There is trouble here. There

is trouble here for Oban, James MacMillan. He threw the ball away.

Eight minutes to go, don't do anything stupid. I am pretty sure

he has booked him. James MacMillan, all of a sudden, there are two

bookings. That is just losing the plot completely. He doesn't know

what else to do. He hit the referee in the head with the ball. He is a

lucky man to stay on the field. The referee has give them him the

benefit of the doubt. In any other circumstance, the referee did say

don't do anything silly, but he has just done it! They are testing him.

Anyone throwing the ball at the referee, David Mitchell has done

It might be funny, but it isn't funny... What a chance! That could

be the Glen have gone up. Delight on a hill behind us. It is No. Four.

The 18-year-old who joined the club from Inverness this season, what a

good signing and he can scarcely believe it. I'm sure he came to the

Glen to win things, and that is the way to seal it. What a great goal

for the young man. What a way to finish your debut Cup finals.

Glenurquhart home and dry. Absolutely certain now there is no

way on earth that Oban Camanachd can retrieve anything but a bit of

pride here. It would be nice to see them get a goal now. The way they

have been supported and this season they have had, as well. The season

is not finished because defeat of today is a step on the way to

returning to the Premier League. They will meet each other again

very soon next season, no doubt. Possibly, this is a good stepping

stone. All credit to Andrew McNeil and Fraser. And now they are five

players -- 5-0 up. The Glen, their finishing has been of the highest

order. Perhaps the Oban defence gave them chances they would not

get against other teams. Some days, it happens. We have a bit of

hustling here. Another yellow card. This time, David Smart. That is the

referee's hat-trick. He is not very happy with that. That is for some

tetchy reaction. This is what happened. A little bit of sticks

flying. A little bit wild with his stick. A tired-looking hit from the

captain. Four minutes remaining. It would be something of a triumph if

Oban Camanachd tried to snatch one. Now, this was just a shoulder to

shoulder. It looked like a fat old... Here's another chance for

the Glen. Oh, it is No. 6. And Oban Camanachd's day is complete. It is

Lewis McLennan. He studied in defence, and here he he is. -- he

started in defence. He made no doubt about what he wanted to do

and finished well. Oban Camanachd's misery is complete and you cannot

take anything away from Glenurquhart for doing the business.

They will be winding their weary way home after the reception and

everything else. I shudder to think when they will get home. Wednesday,

I read can. -- I reckon. Make no mistake, this is a huge stake in

their history of Glenurquhart club. It is their first ever national

trophy. They have an injury to the right. It is the Oban defender,

actually. Aaron Donald has come on in place. What is, McDonald making

of the man-of-the-match? Well, what another card. It is Scott McMillan

this time. It is the 4th yellow- card. Three for A-road. When they

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go behind, it is frustration. resigned to the fact the game has

finished. The Glenurquhart midfielder, number four, is Man of

the Match. He has worked very hard. It is all over bar the shouting. It

is for David Mitchell to call a stop to the game. He is looking at

his watch. There is Fraser Heath, -- Daniel Cameron. It is work in

progress. And they have to admit they came up a much better team on

the day. And a team that was finishing in absolutely spectacular

style. Where has David Mitchell found the extra minute from? What

an irony it would be if O'Brien find a goal in this extra time?

Glen. I have been waiting to say it of the day, off the bar with a

third. What a tragedy in many ways. This sums up their day. Even when

they have the chance, they cannot decide who is going to hit it and

the chance has gone wasting. It is not their day. Their preparations

in the last few minutes than in the for Glenurquhart to get their hands

on any meaningful senior silverware. What a day for Glenurquhart. Oban

Camanachd's day will come. Fraser Heath, man-of-the-match, in the

middle. Glenurquhart players are To bus loads of fans as well, they

came down from Inverness. Commiserations for Oban Camanachd.

Sporting handshakes from everybody. It got a bit ragged in the end.

There was a flurry of bookings, four in the last 10 minutes, but

then the game was completely over because Oban Camanachd had given up.

The three sublime goals in the first half, followed by another

peach and then tiredness had taken its toll and they conceded two.

didn't start for them. When you start getting goals of that quality,

you are up against it, and Glenurquhart were on fire. The

there would not have been many teams like this to come away with a

win like this. All credit to Glenurquhart. This is a historic

day. We will remember this and enjoy it without question. It has

been a tough day for Oban Camanachd. It has been a joyous day for the

boys of the Glen because the final score of the MacAulay Cup final is

another achievement for Glenurquhart. They have won the Cup

and they will take it home having Jubilant scenes. The first time the

boys have won a trophy in 107 years of clan are cut. You are happy boy,

Fraser. Absolutely delighted. Everybody is delighted, over the

moon. By sportier at half-time and he said it wasn't over. He

certainly managed to add to your advantage and dominate. I don't

think we started the second half brilliantly but reopened the play

up quite well and started playing some neat stuff. I thought Fraser

Meath was just outstanding. As a group of lads, I am over the moon

for them. Robert Dunnings in the goal for Oban Camanachd was making

some amazing saves. He is a good keeper. Unfortunate to be on the

losing side. It is a good side coming through. They will be a

tough team next season. But today was our day. I am just chuffed to

bits. Fraser has joined us. Your man-of-the-match. And you are going

to be part of the first team to win a trophy in the club's history.

Words don't discredit. So happy to get to a final. I cannot say much,

I'm just so happy. You seem overwhelmed. Everyone is invited.

What does this say for a resurgence in shinty in your home town?

still have a bit to go. We have done very well and I hope this is a

stepping stone to the Camanachd Cup. The club deserves it. It is a well-

run club. This is my first year with the team and they make me feel

really welcome. I am proud to be here. Delighted. You have done a

great job. Stuart McIntosh, the captain of the club. You were not

bad busy today. I don't mind that a tall! As long as we get the victory.

By one to the penalty. But absolutely delighted by the win. It

will be a great night tonight. voice seems jiggered! There will be

more singing later on. You must be delighted with the team performance.

I am very proud. I am over the moon. It is the start of things to come.

Gentlemen, congratulations. 86-0 victory. We will be coming to the

presentation shortly but for the moment, congratulations.

Amazing. Fraser Ingles, let us talk about how fantastic that was. How

sensational for Glenurquhart to dominate that game in the way they

did. It was a phenomenal performance. The goals they took in

the first half, and then totally dominating the second half. The

second three goals were fantastic. That was one of the most complete

performances I have seen for a long time. Camanachd Cup -- Oban

Camanachd are a good side and when occured went over the top of them.

Disappointment for them, but jubilation for market. -- Glennon

good. This is the presentation in the company of Huge Dan MacLennan.

That is the famous trophy donated by the Oban Times in 1947. And that

is what the loss means to Oban Camanachd today. As we have said

before, their day will come. We are sure they will be back in the

Premier League, where they should be. That is where all Benen needs

than to be. -- the town need them to be. The presentation is being

conducted by Donald Skinner, who is president of the Macaulay

Association and managed this great event. All was a great day. They

seem to be able to fix the weather. You would not believe what a buzz

like this morning. Everyone in their shirtsleeves. There are

children playing on the pitch. There are celebrations and

commiserations. APPLAUSE.

And these are probably the saddest of all, the Oban Camanachd players

brought in by their captain. Ruddy McComish, the leader of Argyll and

Bute council, presenting the medals. Donald Skinner. And there is a man

who has a great future, Dunnings, man of the match in the semi-final.

He was like the Dutch boy with the finger in the dyke at one point

today. The substitutes, all of them used. Three out of the five, as

were allowed to play. These medals will mean precious little at this

point but one of these days they will look on it as being a big step

forward for the club. Andrew MacCuish... The match officials

next. David Mitchell, up the referee, first up. He caught up, I

suppose. A flurry of yellow cards unavoidable at the end. It got a

little ragged. The man-of-the-match, an 18-year-old, Fraser Seif. --

Heath. An absolutely outstanding performance. Quite overcome, he was,

in the post-match interview. We will be seeing a lot of them, I

think. -- a lot of him. And the captain, Stuart McIntosh, will call

his players up before he gets his hands on the trophy. His brother,

Ali MacKintosh. All the McLennans and all sorts. Most of the Midlands

were on the Oban Camanachd site, of course. -- Mark Lennons. Eddie

Tembo, here becomes. -- Here he comes. Fraser Heath, A medal, and

men of the match. -- man-of-the- match.

Corrigan, with a bottle of champagne. John Barr. Well, it is a

great honour for him to be part of the team. His father is part of the

club, and also a vice president of the Camanachd Association. But the

real deal, Stuart McIntosh, captain of Glenurquhart. Accepting the

first-ever national shinty trophy. And the champagne is on its way. I

hope they have more than one bottle because they're going to need it.

They might not will be singing in tune, but these are fantastic

scenes. And let's go down and join Dougie Vipond.

Thank you very much indeed. Glenurquhart, obviously very happy

indeed. Gussie Campbell, obviously not very happy, the manager of Oban

Camanachd. It was not your day today. It certainly wasn't. Must do

better comes to mind. I feel sad and I feel as if I have let the

town down. It was not our day, sorry. Glenurquhart played really

well. Three-0 up at half-time and you were still in the game.

thought we came into it more in the second half. The sad thing for me

today, to be honest, we did not prove why we got to the final. We

did not come to the races. I feel gutted for the town and the boys.

You have nothing to be sorry about. By ensure the town is happy with

you. Thank you very much indeed. Commiserations.

For razor, you played for Oban Camanachd and you know the

disappointment. -- Fraser. Let us talk about when market. --

Glenurquhart. As much as he is disappointed, they played a team

who played the game of their lives today. Before they knew it, the

game was gone. To be fair to Cannock, they will be back again.

Hopefully, they will be back again. Gary, you have been in the

commentary box. Fair play to Eddie Tembo, he has gone for the occasion

and it has paid off with an outstanding final. What goals. It

has been an incredible game. Let's has been an incredible game. Let's

have a look at the goals. The second half in particular,

absolutely fantastic. Neale Reid. The power degenerates from

backswing is amazing. It was a good quality ball. Robert Dunnings

didn't even see it coming. That was topped the mission. There they are,

absolutely loving it. -- Top finishing. The man-of-the-match,

what a great game. Absolutely. To have such a great game and a great

final, it's brilliant. The keeper had an outstanding game as well.

What a fitting way to finish a man- of-the-match performance. He was

quite emotional at the end there. The thing about Fraser, he is only

18. I saw him two years ago, and I thought he was a good talent. He

has proven today that he can play the big occasions. And this was the

cherry on the top. McLennan is also a very good full-back, as well as a

forward. He had the composure to wait until the goalkeeper committed

himself. What does it say about the fact that Glen are Kurds have been

around for a long time? -- Glennon card. Can they go on to bigger and

card. Can they go on to bigger and better things? I think you could

ask them, if you ask them to start next season right now, they would.

They have a belief and confidence. They had a difficult patch in the

middle of the season but as we can see today, they had been

outstanding and they deserve to win. And now they can put it in the

history books. We asked what Fraser and Drew McNeil brought to the team

and clearly they have brought them a trophy. Managers can only do so

much. Players have to go and perform. The players went out and

performed to the top of their ability and you have to give credit

to the players. Managers can only do so much. They have two very good

managers but the players have to bring that on to the park. In it

has been absolutely sensational today but we have something to look

forward to next month. It is the forward to next month. It is the

final of the Camanachd Cup, and all Argyll affair between Inveraray and