Sutherland derby day as clubs clash in North Caledonian Cup as Bonar Bridge face Golspie

BONAR Bridge and Golspie Sutherland are set to clash at Migdale tomorrow in the North Caledonian Cup first round.

They will face each other at 1pm as they look to book their place in the quarter finals of the competition.

It will be the first game of the season of 2023 for Bonar Bridge, who will be looking for a morale boosting victory after a disastrous first half of the campaign.

They are bottom of the North Caledonian League having lost 12 of their 13 matches with only one win all season.

Bonar Bridge have also lost their last five matches, with their scheduled clash with Orkney last week postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

Golspie Sutherland got their 2023 off to a winning start with a 2–1 victory over Thurso at King George V Park.

Golspie fell behind as James Murray gave Thurso the lead after 15 minutes.

But Golspie fought back in the second half and equalised through Korbyn Cameron in the 52nd minute. Billy Cairns gave Golspie Sutherland the winner four minutes.

The win has moved Golspie Sutherland into seventh place and are 14 points behind league leaders Loch Ness, but have two games in hand.

Elsewhere in the league last weekend, Loch Ness suffered their first defeat when they went down 2-1 to Inverness Athletic at Inverness Royal Academy. But Loch Ness remain 10 points clear at the top after second place St Duthus lost 3-1 to champions Invergordon. Halkirk United beat Nairn County A 1-0 and Fort William beat Alness United 4–2.

n Fixtures - North Caledonian Cup – Bonar Bridge v Golspie Sutherland, Clachnacuddin A v Nairn County A, Thurso v Invergordon.

North Caledonian League – Fort William v St Duthus, Inverness Athletic P Alness United P, Orkney v Halkirk United,

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