WATCH: Fort William beat Skye to win MacTavish Under-17 Cup in thriller final in Inverness
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MacTavish Cup Under-17 Final
Fort William 4
Skye 3
Scorers: Fort William Campbell (9), Clark (27), Kearney (72, 99) Skye: (Ross 33) Miller (39 pen) MacInnes (68)
FORT William came from behind to defeat Skye in an epic MacTavish Cup under-17 final in Inverness.
Fort William got off to a rampant start with Ewan Campbell and James Clark putting them 2-0 up after 27 minutes.
But Skye stormed back with Jamie Ross and an Archie Miller penalty levelling the score at half time.
Skye took the lead midway through the second half through Iain MacInnes.
But Fort William levelled through Jack Kearney before he went on to score the winner after extra time.
Manager Willie MacDonald praised his team for maintaining their composure after throwing away a two-goal lead before fighting back to lift the trophy.
He said: "It was a great game and I was proud to be part of it.
"I brought these kids through from primary one to juvenile shinty and they lifted the trophy.
"But Skye put up a tremndous fight and it could have gone either way."
MacDonald hopes Fort William's victory will inspire more young kids to take up the game.
"It is a big plus for Fort William as we have been in transition for a while and haven't won a trophy for a few years.
"If you can win trophies at youth level, it will generate more interest in the younger ones, more kids will be out in the park wanting to play shinty and want to win trophies.
"It is a big thing for Fort William to win the juvenile cup."
