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Turco Nahas Stadium
Spectators: 10629 (Terracing: 7950, Seating: 2462, VIP seats: 217) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Graeme McRobie made the kick off which started today's match. Graeme Clerk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Jesse McJames made a huge save. Mitt Bena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Graeme McRobie, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as McNahas Clan FC's Stelian Negru slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jesse McJames. That made the score 1-0 after 9 minutes of play. McNahas Clan FC's Mitt Bena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paddy Thomson in the 13th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Paddy Thomson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mitt Bena was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. In the 20th match minute, McNahas Clan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Wass to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Negru in the 24th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Jesse McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mitt Bena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phillip McKeochan, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Max McAndeoir's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jesse McJames firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the McNahas Clan FC defense, Graeme McRobie kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mitt Bena. The McNahas Clan FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mitt Bena should have stopped the shot. After 40 minutes McNahas Clan FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Will Neil who took care of the corner kick. 雷益铮 made a great header on Smiddy Celts's corner, it was just that McNahas Clan FC's Mitt Bena managed to reach the ball for a save. Mitt Bena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Graeme Gordon, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Jeremy Bontine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Negru in the 50th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Jesse McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Phillip McKeochan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Mitt Bena made a huge save. In the 56th minute, Ciro Baldassarre made a precise shot to the right of Jesse McJames. Smiddy Celts's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Baldassarre in the 65th minute of play forced Smiddy Celts's goalkeeper Jesse McJames to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Phillip McKeochan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Smiddy Celts fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Smiddy Celts's Sean McDrain was substituted for Graeme McRobie. McNahas Clan FC were furious when Urbano Tonete was red carded, 71 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. McNahas Clan FC made a substitution. Quentin Findlayson replaced Jeremy Bontine. In a very dangerous position, a player in McNahas Clan FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 74 minutes, Smiddy Celts's Will Neil got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Mitt Bena. Graeme Gordon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 78thth minute tested the skills of Mitt Bena when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mitt Bena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sean McDrain, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 82 minutes into the match, McNahas Clan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Graeme Gordon came free, but Mitt Bena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Smiddy Celts's Mitt Bena threw himself towards the right post 83 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sean McDrain, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 84 minutes McNahas Clan FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Will Neil who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Graeme Gordon in the 91st minute of play forced McNahas Clan FC's goalkeeper Mitt Bena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mitt Bena took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Graeme Gordon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 98 minutes into the match, McNahas Clan FC's goal looked a bit too open when Graeme Gordon came free, but Mitt Bena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Smiddy Celts played a much better game than McNahas Clan FC and deserved their victory. The McNahas Clan FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.