Staxigoe striker faces 13-match ban after triple red card
Staxigoe United’s Graham MacNab is facing a 13-match suspension after a triple red card in a Caithness AFA Division One match.
The 33-year-old striker was involved in an incident with the opposition goalkeeper in the second half of Staxigoe’s 3-2 defeat to John O’Groats at Folke Park on Tuesday night.
MacNab was shown a red card for violent conduct and two subsequent reds for foul and abusive language towards the referee.
Each of the red cards incurs a three-game suspension. MacNab had been booked earlier, taking his total of yellow cards to five for the season – which brings a one-match ban. Any player amassing 10 games suspended in a single season automatically has three matches added.
Marc Macgregor got a double and Saleem Bremner was also on target for JOG. MacNab (penalty) and Sam Mackay scored for Staxigoe, who won the Stannergill Cup at the weekend.
The result meant John O’Groats moved up two places to sixth.
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Jayden Bremner scored twice, including a late winner, as Wick Thistle extended their 100 per cent record in Division Two with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Watten on Wednesday.
Aidan Miller got the other for the Jags at the Upper Bignold as they made it six league wins out of six. Lewis McKechnie had put Watten ahead early on and Larie Maclennan got their equaliser after Thistle had gone in 2-1 ahead at half-time.
Acks moved up to second, above Pentland, after a 4-1 home victory over Top Joe’s the same night.
Acks’ goals came from Marc Keith, Scott Bell (penalty), Ebi Ambakederemo (penalty) and John Hooker, with Lee Taylor replying for Top Joe’s.
Fifteen-year-old Liam Moore made his senior debut for Acks.
Results – Friday – Division Two: Swifts 0, Halkirk 0; Top Joe’s 0, Wick Thistle 10; Watten 2, Thurso Pentland 0.
Saturday – Stannergill Cup final: Castletown 1, Staxigoe United 2.
Sunday – SWF Highlands and Islands League: Orkney 5, Caithness 1.
Tuesday – Caithness AFA Division One: Castletown 0, Lybster 5; John O’Groats 3, Staxigoe United 2; Pentland United 0, High Ormlie Hotspur 0; Wick Groats 4, Keiss 0.
Wednesday – Division Two: Acks 4, Top Joe’s 1; Wick Thistle 3, Watten 2.
Fixtures – Thursday, June 12 – Division Two: Thurso Pentland v Swifts (7.30pm).
Saturday, June 14 – Highland Amateur Cup, round two: Wick Groats v CK Interiors (1pm; winners at home to Avoch on Saturday, June 21). Archer Shield inter-county match: Orkney v Caithness.
Monday, June 16 – Division Two: Acks v Wick Thistle (7.30pm).
Tuesday, June 17 – Division One: Castletown v John O’Groats; High Ormlie Hotspur v Wick Groats; Lybster v Pentland United; Staxigoe United v Keiss. Division Two: Watten v Swifts (all 7.30pm).
CAFA standings – Division One: 1 Pentland United (played 7, points 19); 2 Wick Groats (7, 16); 3 High Ormlie Hotspur (7, 16); 4 Lybster (7, 12); 5 Staxigoe United (7, 8); 6 John O’Groats (7, 4); 7 Castletown (7, 3); 8 Keiss (7, 3).
Division Two: 1 Wick Thistle (played 6, points 18); 2 Acks (6, 12); 3 Thurso Pentland (5, 9); 4 Watten (5, 7); 5 Swifts (4, 4); 6 Top Joe’s (6, 0); 7 Halkirk (6, -1). Halkirk deducted six points for playing an ineligible player in two league fixtures.