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Lurgan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Harley McGlenn took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Ballyconry's Teris Crowe got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Teris Crowe lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 6th minute of the game, Lurgan FC got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. 10 minutes into the game, Lurgan FC's Braon Duggan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Blathma Dimson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Blathma Dimson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harley McGlenn in the 13th minute of the match. Blathma Dimson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyne Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Lurgan FC's zone, Brannan McGlenn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ultan Prunty came out of the goal and Brannan McGlenn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Harley McGlenn sped through Ballyconry's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Blathma Dimson. Brant Moran's late challenge caught a Lurgan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brant Moran helped the player get up and apologised. Brant Moran kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 31 minutes, Braon McFrancise mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ballyconry and the Lurgan FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Ballyconry! The goalkeeper, Blathma Dimson, was totally fooled by Lurgan FC's Enda Tracy, who 33 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 36th minute, Brannen McWillie 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. Brannen McWillie scored 4-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ultan Prunty, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Blathma Dimson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boyne Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ultan Prunty made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brannen McWillie in the 48th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

Blathma Dimson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyne Rogers in the 54th minute of play. Brennen Moran hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Donavan Doyle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blathma Dimson having to interfere. Baoithin Bayes hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Blathma Dimson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donavan Doyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Braon Duggan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Blathma Dimson was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. In the 69th minute Donavan Doyle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blathma Dimson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Ballyconry was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baoithin Bayes to maneuver through the defense. Ultan Prunty came out of the goal in the 77th minute to try and stop a shot by Ballyconry's Brannen McWillie. But to his dismay, Brannen McWillie quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Blathma Dimson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donavan Doyle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Blathma Dimson came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Lurgan FC's Donavan Doyle. But to his dismay, Donavan Doyle quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-2.