7pm 14 July 2025
Island Games, Group C
Ynys Mon 1 Western Isles 0 (att 150) at Rendall
After a four figure crowd at Kirkwall Grammar School earlier in the day, it felt like a lower key affair at Rendall's scenic Rockery Ground for the Group C fixture between Ynys Mon and the Western Isles.
Although the crowd was smaller, it wasn't a low key fixture for the teams' supporters, who were out in force. Western Isles had lost to Bermuda in their opening fixture, whereas this was the Welsh side's opening game.
Ynys Mon were the better side, but it took them until stoppage time to get the game's only goal. A shot from just outside the box that took a deflection and clipped the underside of the crossbar on its way in.
Their win was deserved on the balance of play, but the outcome was harsh on the Western Isles. They'd been hampered by a red card mid way through the second half.
Rendall play in Orkney's second tier B League. Their home ground is a lovely place to watch football. The pitch, roped off with some grass banking on the far side, is adjacent to a community centre that includes changing rooms.
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