League

Frevanagh
Spectators: 6765 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 0) Derin McNamara started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Arthur Cooney managed to get in a good position for a shot. Frevanagh Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Arthur Cooney was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tirloch Hamilton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Bray Myler's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Louie Willson was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Derin McNamara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th match minute, Ballyfarnan AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bressail Grant to maneuver through the defense. Tipraite Quinnless hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. In the 22ndth minute of the game Dugan Moran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Frevanagh Utd's Louie Willson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Ballyfarnan AFC's Dugan Moran sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Louie Willson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bressail Grant during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bressail Grant hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. After 33 minutes, Fionntán McWill mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Frevanagh Utd and the Ballyfarnan AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 33 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Frevanagh Utd! The referee gave Ballyfarnan AFC a penalty, 34 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Scothine Mulvihill, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Frevanagh Utd's Louie Willson. 0-1. Dugan Moran's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Louie Willson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Bray Myler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Louie Willson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dugan Moran's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Louie Willson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Ballyfarnan AFC's Dugan Moran got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dugan Moran made a kick off. When Arthur Cooney came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Frevanagh Utd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arthur Cooney couldn't finish the play. Bray Myler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Louie Willson having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Frevanagh Utd's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bray Myler fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 67thth minute of the game Dugan Moran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Frevanagh Utd's Louie Willson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute, Bardan Ferguson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Arthur Cooney had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ballyfarnan AFC's Dugan Moran got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 79 minutes into the match, Dugan Moran dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Louie Willson, 0-2. When Frevanagh Utd's Derin McNamara in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ballyfarnan AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Louie Willson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dugan Moran in the 91st minute of the match. When the match was over Ballyfarnan AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Frevanagh Utd throughout the match.