League

Branchfield
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gill Ghee started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Creeslough Utd's Gaynor Jameson got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 5 minutes of play, Creeslough Utd's Tadhg McLian made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Branigan Ghee was left in no man's land by his defense there! Creeslough Utd's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gill Ghee 8 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. If Breannain Walker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the game, Creeslough Utd's Logan Kelly nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Branigan Ghee made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 17 minutes into the match, Gaynor Jameson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Branigan Ghee. Branchfield's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaynor Jameson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Branigan Ghee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadhg McLian, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Branigan Ghee didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Logan Kelly went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. In the 26th minute Gill Ghee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keeghan McBrandon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Branigan Ghee took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadhg McLian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keeghan McBrandon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gill Ghee in the 30th minute of the match. Barhart Caffey kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Branchfield's Branigan Ghee played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tadhg McLian in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute, Gaynor Jameson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Branigan Ghee was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. In the 39th minute, Breannain Walker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Branchfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. Breannain Walker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keeghan McBrandon having to interfere. Breannain Walker could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Keeghan McBrandon made a huge save. Gaynor Jameson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branigan Ghee having to interfere. Branigan Ghee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tadhg McLian, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. After the first half Creeslough Utd were leading 2-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Logan Kelly made a kick off. Branchfield's Branigan Ghee proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Branchfield from getting a goal against them. Branigan Ghee was a little too slow when Gaynor Jameson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 2-6. Creeslough Utd's Keeghan McBrandon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baird Prunty in the 62nd minute of play. Gill Ghee scored 3-6 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Keeghan McBrandon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th minute Tadhg McLian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Branigan Ghee saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Creeslough Utd's Tadhg McLian slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Branigan Ghee. That made the score 3-7 after 71 minutes of play. With a little luck, Branchfield's Branigan Ghee got control of the ball when Logan Kelly tried to sneak it across the goal line. Branigan Ghee was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Logan Kelly capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Logan Kelly really showed his touch with that goal: 3-8. In the 80th match minute, Branchfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rowland Walker to maneuver through the defense. After 81 played minutes, Creeslough Utd's Dennis Ramsey shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Branigan Ghee came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Creeslough Utd reached it. In the 83rd minute, Fachtna Barrett ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Branigan Ghee was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-9. Corey Hutton blasted a shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Branigan Ghee having to make a save. Rowland Walker kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, Gaynor Jameson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Branigan Ghee, 3-10. Branigan Ghee showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corey Hutton, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Branchfield's goalkeeper Branigan Ghee had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tadhg McLian. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Creeslough Utd walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.