Football

Cromdale v Badenoch United

Strathspey & Badenoch Welfare F.A.

Monday 21st July 2025

Kick Off 19.30 Actual 19.29

Cromdale 0 Badenoch United 3, attendance 21

15’ 0-1

28’ 0-2

34’ 0-3

@ Cromdale Park

A95 North

Cromdale

PH26 3LN

No Admission or Programme.

The Strathspey & Badenoch Welfare F.A. is down to just five teams these days, although they also compete for five different cup competitions. The other three clubs are Aviemore Thistle, F.C. Abernethy and Grantown Rovers, with tonight’s game being 3rd versus 1st in the league table. The club play at Cromdale Park, which is on the left hand side of the A95 when heading north towards Charlestown of Aberlour. The pitch is set down below the car park, fully enclosed with mesh fencing and a couple of dugouts on the near side, with the changing room building behind the near goal end.

It had been a wet start to the day, but had dried up by lunchtime, but it started spitting with rain again just under an hour before kick off. It got very heavy as the teams did their warm ups and there were rumbles of thunder and one flash of lightning in the opening five minutes of the game, but thankfully nothing more, although it did rain for the entire match. It only took Badenoch fifteen minutes to open the scoring, when a cross from the right was headed in from 6 yards. Just before the half hour mark they doubled their lead, when having cut inside, a shot was well saved by the ‘keeper, but followed in from close range with a stooping header. Six minutes later, a cross from the right was turned in at the far post to make it 0-3 and there would be no way back for Cromdale. The second half was more even, with chances at both ends, with both ‘keepers pulling off decent saves. Both teams had a man sent off in the last minute, with punches thrown following a challenge just past the halfway line, but too late to have any bearing on the outcome of the game.

The win sees Badenoch retain top spot in the table, having now won all five of their games played so far. The two teams meet here again on Friday, in the semi-final of the Capaldi Cup.