League

Millroad
Spectators: 6778 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 0) Finian McPhilip started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Patton McMichel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Patton McMichel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Brite Keegan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Patton McMichel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Donall McCollion stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Finian McPhilip's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Richard Silke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donall McCollion having to interfere. Binean Barrett hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Patton McMichel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Patton McMichel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brite Keegan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Patton McMichel went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Millroad's goalkeeper Brite Keegan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Brite Keegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patton McMichel in the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Cáirbre Sheridan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ladysbridge's supporters rose to their feet, but Cáirbre Sheridan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brite Keegan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Millroad's Brite Keegan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patton McMichel in the 43rd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

In the 54th minute, Patton McMichel fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Brite Keegan, passed just outside the right post. Barran Glen Crowe's late challenge caught a Ladysbridge's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Barran Glen Crowe helped the player get up and apologised. Barran Glen Crowe kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After 60 minutes, Torey Willson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Millroad and the Ladysbridge players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ladysbridge booed when Millroad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torey Willson didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patton McMichel in the 66th minute of play forced Millroad's goalkeeper Brite Keegan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Patton McMichel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Patton McMichel came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Ladysbridge fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Patton McMichel couldn't finish the play. When Ladysbridge's Patton McMichel in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Millroad's goalie prevented a goal. Ladysbridge's Donall McCollion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Finian McPhilip in the 76th minute of play. Patton McMichel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brite Keegan having to interfere. In the 80th minute Patton McMichel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brite Keegan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Finian McPhilip hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After having played for 83 minutes, Patton McMichel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ladysbridge's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patton McMichel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ladysbridge's Patton McMichel in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Millroad's goalie prevented a goal. Ladysbridge's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.