League

Littleton
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ryleigh Deery kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geoffrey McLian during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, Durrus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kieran Dimson to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Baird Rutherford in the 12th minute really tested Irwin Costello's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Ryleigh Deery managed to get in a good position for a shot. Littleton's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryleigh Deery was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irwin Costello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th minute, Gilbert Morrison left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Durrus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Irwin Costello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryleigh Deery in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donavon McPaul in the 31st minute of play forced Littleton's goalkeeper Conleth Brennan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ryleigh Deery received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Irwin Costello tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryleigh Deery in the 41st minute of play forced Durrus's goalkeeper Irwin Costello to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Kieran Dimson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Durrus's zone, Derry Scully stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Irwin Costello came out of the goal and Derry Scully tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Irwin Costello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryleigh Deery, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Donavon McPaul received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Conleth Brennan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 54 minutes, Gilbert Morrison managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Durrus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilbert Morrison was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute, Gilbert Morrison 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. Conleth Brennan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Morrison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Gilbert Morrison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Donavon McPaul struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Conleth Brennan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Durrus. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Ryleigh Deery managed to get in a good position for a shot. Littleton's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryleigh Deery was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Irwin Costello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Derry Scully sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Donavon McPaul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gilbert Morrison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Derry Scully in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Irwin Costello saved Durrus from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Littleton's zone, Gilbert Morrison stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Conleth Brennan came out of the goal and Gilbert Morrison tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 88th minute, Donavan Barrett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Donavon McPaul managed to get in a good position for a shot. Durrus's supporters rose to their feet, but Donavon McPaul was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conleth Brennan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Littleton booed when Durrus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geoffrey McLian didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Littleton's Baird Rutherford tried to score from far away in the 99th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Durrus's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.