League

Ballysmuttan Stadium
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Gill Dimson made the kick off and thus started the match. Branigan McDonald hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Britain Barrett made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Leon McVictor sent off a good shot on target. Blanche McNamee received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Britain Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, POKER WOMAN's goal looked a bit too open when Gill Dimson came free, but Hickey Taylor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gill Dimson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Hickey Taylor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gill Dimson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the game, Gilbert McBrandon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Hickey Taylor was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hickey Taylor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baird Gillmour in the 40th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Gill Dimson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Glenieraragh's supporters rose to their feet, but Gill Dimson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hickey Taylor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Baird Gillmour made a precise shot to the right of Hickey Taylor. POKER WOMAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. After 46 minutes, Paudraig Lavine mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Glenieraragh and the POKER WOMAN players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Blanche McNamee was the one to do the kick off. Gill Dimson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hickey Taylor having to make a save. Gill Dimson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hickey Taylor having to interfere. If Baird Gillmour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the match had gone on for 70 minutes, Gill Dimson took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Hickey Taylor to make any attempt to save it. If Baird Gillmour had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Baird Gillmour's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hickey Taylor read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. If Blanche McNamee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Glenieraragh's Paudraig Lavine got his second yellow card of the match in the 79th minute. The referee ordered Paudraig Lavine off the ground. A collision led to Glenieraragh getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Paudraig Lavine hit a great ball. Gilbert McBrandon struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Hickey Taylor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Glenieraragh. Hickey Taylor made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Baird Gillmour sent off a good shot on target. POKER WOMAN's Hickey Taylor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save POKER WOMAN from getting a goal against them. Baird Gillmour didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-8 via right post in the game's 96th minute. Glenieraragh's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! Glenieraragh played a much better game than POKER WOMAN and deserved their victory. The POKER WOMAN players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.