OBAN Spartak 2005s (under-12s) travelled to Lochgilphead to play Campbeltown Pupils Youth 2005s at 11-a-side. Both Argyll teams are looking forward to next year when this age group will move from seven-a-side to 11-a-side football and used this as a training game playing three 30 minutes with the focus purely on the kids and giving them a chance to play 11s. In what turned out to be a superb advertisement for youth football in Argyll, the game was evenly contested throughout with coaches from both sides agreeing it was a very worthwhile exercise and are planning to host another exchange in early 2017.
Football
REGRETTABLY, the slight thaw in the weather conditions arrived too late to save Oban Saints’ scheduled trip to Port Glasgow last Saturday.