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Tallaght Stadium
Spectators: 8546 (Terracing: 6411, Seating: 1965, VIP seats: 170) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Brion Quinnless kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Glassillaun were awarded a corner. Bercan Delaney went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Bercan Delaney almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Shamrock Rovers's Charly Meulemans did a great save. Robustiano Tino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delmiro Millapan having to interfere. Delmiro Millapan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robustiano Tino, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Robustiano Tino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Shamrock Rovers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Glassillaun the free kick. Robustiano Tino hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Charly Meulemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Britain Cassin in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of Glassillaun booed when Shamrock Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gearoid Savic didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beothach McIan in the 28th minute of play forced Glassillaun's goalkeeper Delmiro Millapan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Britain Cassin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Charly Meulemans was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Gearóid Willson took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Charly Meulemans. Charly Meulemans dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 40th minute Gearóid Willson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charly Meulemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Glassillaun booed when Shamrock Rovers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bairee Rogers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Robustiano Tino hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Glassillaun's Gearóid Willson managed to work through Shamrock Rovers's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Gearóid Willson dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After the first half Glassillaun were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robustiano Tino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Charly Meulemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brion Quinnless in the 57th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Britain Cassin made a precise shot to the right of Charly Meulemans. Shamrock Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. 67 minutes into the match, Brion Quinnless had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charly Meulemans. Shamrock Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brion Quinnless was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Charly Meulemans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gearóid Willson in the 70th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Brion Quinnless shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charly Meulemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cáirbre Doherty fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Glassillaun's protests and gave Cáirbre Doherty a yellow card for diving instead. In the 74th match minute, Glassillaun was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cáirbre Doherty to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brion Quinnless in the 76th minute of play forced Shamrock Rovers's goalkeeper Charly Meulemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brion Quinnless in the 77th minute of play forced Shamrock Rovers's goalkeeper Charly Meulemans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Charly Meulemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Devlin Grant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charly Meulemans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brion Quinnless, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charly Meulemans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brion Quinnless in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Shamrock Rovers's goalkeeper Charly Meulemans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gearóid Willson. Cáirbre Doherty kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Delmiro Millapan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Trien Doherty in the 98th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Glassillaun had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.