| Date | Saturday, 10 May 1930 |
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| Competition | Inverness Charity Cup |
| Fixture/Score | Inverness Clachnacuddin 3:2 Ross County |
| Venue | Grant Street Park |
| Referee | |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Thomas (Tom) Pirie |
| Starting 11 | 1: R. Campbell, 2: Robert Munro, 3: Paulo Grant, 4: Dot Garrow, 5: Thomas Pirie, 6: Ackie Urquhart, 7: Dick Traill, 8: A Morrison, 9: A Kerr, 10: Tom Young, 11: Charlie Cameron 2 |
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| Match Report | Report from the Inverness Courier. Inverness Clachnacuddin 3 Ross County 2 Clachnacuddin defeated Ross County in the final of the Inverness Charity Cup on Wednesday evening at Grant Street Park, by three goals to two. The game was a most interesting encounter, and Clachnacuddin, through their fine display in the second half, were worthy winners of the trophy. Ross County made one change to their team, with Campbell in goal instead of Cross. The Inverness attack was changed, and Macdonald, a junior player, appeared at outside-right. Ross County had the advantage of the wind in the first half. Things looked bad for Clach at first, and within 6 minutes, two goals were registered by the visitors. The first point came within a minute of the start. Morrison crossed to Cameron, who put the ball in the net from close range. Then followed a short period of attack by the home team, and Young almost equalised. Kerr got away for Ross-shire, and Clyne cleared only to put Trail in possession. Good combined play between the inside and outside-left was rewarded when Cameron attempted a shot from long range and put the visitors two up. Both goals were well taken, but the home defence was at fault in allowing the second to be scored. Play afterwards ranged from goal to goal for a period, and when Kerr gained possession with the home defence lying well upfield, another goal seemed imminent, but the centre-forward put it past the goalposts. The Inverness team was playing quite well, but the Dingwall eleven gave the impression of being too fast for them, and they were much more dangerous at close quarters. Clyne saved an almost certain goal with his head, and shortly afterwards Clach's first goal was scored. Munro, who was the most useful man in the home attack, got the ball and worked through the opposing defence to finish by scoring with a low oblique shot from close range. Clachnacuddin improved after this, but the half-backs were lying too far back to be of any great assistance to the forwards. In the second period, Clach showed improved play. The forwards were more resourceful and the defence played well. Munro was a clever forward, and Shaw, Cameron, and Clark did good work in the half-back line. Goodall and Clyne also played well, and Mackenzie was safe in goal. In the visiting team, Pirie was outstanding, Urquhart was best in the defence, and Kerr, Trail, and Cameron were the best of the forwards. Play continued at a fast pace, and Clachnacuddin had the better of the exchanges. Mackinnon had a good chance to equalise for Clachnacuddin but put the ball into Campbell's hands. Mackinnon made up for his mistake afterwards by equalising the game for Clachnacuddin. Encouraged by this success, Clachnacuddin pushed further ahead, and in the closing minutes of the game, Macdonald scored the winning goal. Victory rested with Clachnacuddin, and it was well deserved. They played more methodically than their opponents, who were inclined to "rush." However, Ross County are also to be congratulated on their performance in reaching the final in their first year of entry to the competition. The game was well attended by the public, with the gate receipts, inclusive of the stand, amounting to £77. |