Kingussie beat Newtonmore in fiery final to retain MacTavish Cup

[BBC] Kingussie retained the MacTavish Cup with a 2-0 defeat of local rivals Newtonmore in a bad-tempered final at Bught Park in Inverness. A busy but unproductive first half boiled down to a single save at either end - Kingussie's Bob MacGregor denying Iain Robinson, then Kenny Ross thwarting Ruaridh Anderson. Within two minutes of the restart, 55-year-old Ross - who was man of the match - produced an spectacular stop from Dylan Borthwick's effort. As the hour approached Newtonmore captain Robinson was floored, sparking a melee involving more than a dozen players as the game became markedly more fraught. Then Savio Genini - 30 yards out on the left - smashed the ball past Ross for Kingussie's opener. With 10 minutes remaining, Lee Bain had the ball in the net for what looked like Kingussie's second but his effort was disallowed. The second goal did eventually come in the 10th minute of stoppage time when captain Ruaridh Anderson, his left leg bandaged and blooded, made the defining strike that confirmed a first trophy for Kingussie manager Ronald Ross in his debut season. In the MacAulay Cup quarter-finals, Skye dispatched Lovat 4-0 at Balgate and Oban Camanachd saw off Bute 3-0 at Mossfield. Kyles conceded first to hosts Aberdour from two leagues below and only progressed 2-1 with a late winner.