PICTURES: Kingussie lift the Camanachd Cup after belter of a final
“That was some final; it had a bit of everything.”
That was Kingussie manager Iain Borthwick’s assessment immediately after seeing his side twice come from behind to beat Lovat 3-2 in an incident packed Tulloch Homes Camanachd Cup final at a sunny An Aird in Fort William this afternoon.
A delighted Borthwick said: “The boys did really well, and I think we did enough to edge it although Lovat were always dangerous.
“Even for the period when we were a man down, we still created a couple of chances, and we defended like lions when we needed to.”
Lovat certainly played their part, twice taking the lead through Danny Kelly and then Fraser Heath but the Kings pegged them back each time through Dylan Borthwick and then Cameron Bremner.
A second from Dylan Borthwick four minutes into the second half proved to be the winner but it was by no means the end of the action.
Dylan Borthwick could have had a hat-trick but saw his penalty saved by Stuart MacDonald.
The Kings then went a man down with 20 minutes remaining when Cameron Bremner was sent off with Calum Cruden fortunate not to follow him.
Parity in numbers was restored on 84 minutes when Lovat’s Fraser Heath received his marching orders from referee Willie MacDonald.
For the third time this season, Kingussie captain Calum Grant stepped forward to raise a trophy, this time the Camanachd Cup, holding a soft toy otter in memory of young teammate Calum Mackintosh who passed away last year.
There was a man of the match accolade for Kingussie’s Ruaridh Anderson, who was terrific throughout, as he was awarded the Albert Smith memorial medal as man of the match.
He said: “That was a tough battle in the heat with two really good teams going at it the whole game.
“It’s the trophy we all want to win, and you dream of winning games like this when you are a kid.
“The Albert Smith medal is a bit of history so it’s nice to get my name on it.”
