League Play-Off

Dublin Arena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rams Town's Gilbeirt Doyle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gilbeirt Doyle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 played minutes Dublin Athlétic™ got a freekick which was hit by Bradigan Cassin. Colm Kirby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rollin McVictor, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When Gilbeirt Doyle came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Rams Town 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 Gilbeirt Doyle couldn't finish the play. Colm Kirby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbeirt Doyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The audience was convinced that Gilbeirt Doyle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Colm Kirby was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Colm Kirby took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rollin McVictor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Donall Ferguson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Dublin Athlétic™ getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Bradigan Cassin hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Conan Robinson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rams Town's supporters rose to their feet, but Conan Robinson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Colm Kirby breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Rams Town fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Rams Town's Gilbeirt Doyle looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Colm Kirby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbeirt Doyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilbeirt Doyle in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Colm Kirby prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 38 minutes into the match, Dublin Athlétic™'s goal looked a bit too open when Casey Gallagher came free, but Colm Kirby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Gilbeirt Doyle sped through Dublin Athlétic™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Colm Kirby. Colm Kirby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbeirt Doyle in the 45th minute of play. Dublin Athlétic™'s Colm Kirby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casey Gallagher in the 46th minute of play. After 46 minutes, Harrington McLaughlin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dublin Athlétic™ and the Rams Town players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dublin Athlétic™'s Harrington McLaughlin got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 48th minute, Gilbeirt Doyle 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Robinson to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dermot Ferguson in the 54th minute of play forced Dublin Athlétic™'s goalkeeper Colm Kirby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Gilbeirt Doyle kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Colm Kirby. That made the score 0-4 in the 55 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Rams Town's zone, Kyle Robinson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nestor Nerio came out of the goal and Kyle Robinson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 64 minutes into the match, Fiachra Delaney notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Rams Town's Nestor Nerio. Nestor Nerio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Dublin Athlétic™'s Terry Beckett got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Conan Robinson sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Dublin Athlétic™'s Colm Kirby didn't even have to move. Colm Kirby showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbeirt Doyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Rams Town's Rollin McVictor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Colm Kirby. That made the score 1-5 after 74 minutes of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Gilbeirt Doyle kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Colm Kirby. That made the score 1-6 in the 77 minute of play. Gilbeirt Doyle let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 81st minute shot 1-7 at rihgt post. Colm Kirby made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilbeirt Doyle in the 91st minute of play. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Carson McFrancise took a quick shot and it went in 1-9 without a chance for Colm Kirby to make any attempt to save it. Colm Kirby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rollin McVictor in the 97th minute of the match. Rams Town played a much better game than Dublin Athlétic™ and deserved their victory. The Dublin Athlétic™ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.