Clean sheet and three points for Caithness United U16s
Caithness United may not have been at their best in their latest U16 Highland League encounter but they did enough to come away with three points from a 2-0 victory over Dingwall at Harmsworth Park.
The Ross-shire boys were feeling buoyant after a 6-0 victory over Inverness Athletic the previous weekend.
Caithness made the breakthrough on the half-hour mark after Cameron Watt slipped his team-mate Max Ross in behind Dingwall’s back line. Ross held off his marker and produced a neat finish.
A stunning strike by Ryan More just before half-time saw Caithness double their lead. He latched onto the ball just inside the Dingwall half, drove towards the penalty box and cut inside past a defender before unleashing an unstoppable strike with his right foot.
Caithness made a couple of changes for the second half, which proved to be a dogged affair. Dingwall did manage to create a couple of half-chances but Kyle Bain was resolute in goal for Caithness again.
Caithness came close to extending their lead on a number of occasions, with goalmouth scrambles, clearances off the line and also when striker Liam Semple hit the woodwork.
Caithness coach Kevin Miller said: “It definitely wasn’t our best performance of the season, as we saw a lot of the ball but seemed to struggle to build the play like I know we can.
“We gave the ball away cheaply far too often and, when we did get in behind their defence, we passed up a number of good opportunities to put the game to bed.
“Having said that, we scored two very good goals, kept a clean sheet and won the three points, so it’s one of those games where you just take the points and move on to the next game.”
