Golspie Sutherland find out venue where they will take on Invergordon in North Caledonian Cup final
GOLSPIE Sutherland will have home advantage in the North Caledonian Cup final after it was confirmed their clash against Invergordon will take place at King George V Park.
The final will take place at Golspie’s home ground on Saturday, April 12 at 1pm.
Golspie Sutherland made it through to the final of the North Caledonian Cup after they thrashed Inverness Athletic 8-0 at King George V Park.
Robbie Murray gave Golspie the lead with Craig Gunn doubling their advantage. Lewis Harkness scored twice to make it 4-0 with Graham Macnab and James Murray finding the net to make it six. Harkness then completed his hat-trick with Murray grabbing his second to complete the rout.
League champions Invergordon are through to the final after defeating Halkirk United 3-0 at the Recreation Grounds in the other semi final.
The North Caledonian League’s top scorer Calum Brown gave Invergordon the lead with Ken Morrison doubling their advantage in the 57th minute.
Ben Bruce got Invergordon’s third goal to seal their place in the final.
The North Caledonian League match between Thurso and Bunillidh Thistle was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. A new date for the fixture has yet to be confirmed.
Meawhile, Alness United are looking for a new manager following Robert Mitchell deciding to stand down from his position with immediate effect.
His decision to resign from the role was made on Monday night after completing their North Caledonian League season last month as they are currently in seventh place.
Mitchell, who is a former manager of Bonar Bridge, initially joined as assistant manager at Alness United during the 2022-23 season before becoming boss and leading the team for the past two seasons.
It included a run to the Football Times Cup Final this season when they lost 3-1 to Inverness Athletic in December.Alness United confirmed his departure on Monday night with chairman Tommy Regan thanking Mitchell for his services during his time in charge.
He said: “I would like to personally thank Robert for his efforts with the first team over the last few years and wish him all the best in the future.”