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Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cormac McJohn started the match with the kick off. Braeden Gough came free with the goalkeeper in the 5th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Baird McJohn could save by the left post. In the 5th match minute, Malinowe Nosy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brazil Frankson to maneuver through the defense. Breed McPhil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Baird McJohn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, Auley McWilliam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aaden Cooney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raferagh's Baird McJohn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cormac McJohn in the 19th minute of play. Aaden Cooney recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 24 minutes of play, Raferagh's Finbar McNamara made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stasio Radziszewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Baird McJohn managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Malinowe Nosy's Braeden Gough fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 34 minutes into the game, Earnán Gillmour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Raferagh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malinowe Nosy the free kick. Earnán Gillmour hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aaden Cooney in the 36th minute of play forced Malinowe Nosy's goalkeeper Stasio Radziszewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Fergal Martyn made a precise shot to the right of Stasio Radziszewski. Malinowe Nosy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Finbar McNamara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raferagh's supporters rose to their feet, but Finbar McNamara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stasio Radziszewski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Brak Costello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Brazil Frankson was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 46th minute. Malinowe Nosy's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After the first half Raferagh were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aaden Cooney to make the kick off. If Brak Costello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stasio Radziszewski didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Raferagh's Fergal Martyn shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 57th minute Cormac McJohn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baird McJohn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cormac McJohn in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baird McJohn saved Raferagh from getting behind. Malinowe Nosy's Stasio Radziszewski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Malinowe Nosy from getting a goal against them. Blaithmeic McFrank kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Malinowe Nosy getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Blaithmeic McFrank hit a great ball. Aaden Cooney sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 71 played minutes Malinowe Nosy got a freekick which was hit by Brazil Frankson. If Finbar McNamara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Malinowe Nosy's zone, Aaden Cooney stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Stasio Radziszewski came out of the goal and Aaden Cooney tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cormac McJohn in the 77th minute of play forced Raferagh's goalkeeper Baird McJohn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baird McJohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brazil Frankson in the 87th minute of the match. Bairre Caffrey was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 90th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Braeden Gough 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. Raferagh's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.