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Match Report
Strand
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Strand's Nollaig McBrand sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Conor Beckett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Oliver McBrand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oliver McBrand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Oldchapel booed when Strand was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donlan Jameson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bivadi Robinson 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. In the 18th minute, Bren Quinnless made a precise shot to the right of Rorry Mulvihill. Strand's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 29th minute Bivadi Robinson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rorry Mulvihill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joshua Murphy in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rorry Mulvihill prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bivadi Robinson in the 38th minute of play forced Strand's goalkeeper Rorry Mulvihill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rorry Mulvihill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bivadi Robinson in the 42nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bivadi Robinson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rorry Mulvihill was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. When Oliver McBrand came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Strand 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 Oliver McBrand couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Strand's Donlan Jameson got a free kick in the 49th minute.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bivadi Robinson was the one to do the kick off. Rorry Mulvihill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bren Quinnless in the 60th minute of the match. Strand's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Bivadi Robinson scored to the left of an out of position Rorry Mulvihill, making the score, 0-2. After a rather tough play, Oldchapel's Joshua Murphy got a free kick in the 79th minute. After recieving a nice pass, Strand's Louie McLaughlin tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Barram Robinson fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Strand's protests and gave Barram Robinson a yellow card for diving instead. 84 minutes into the match, Strand's goal looked a bit too open when Bivadi Robinson came free, but Rorry Mulvihill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Oldchapel's Bren Quinnless sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rorry Mulvihill narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nollaig McBrand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Oliver McBrand ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Conor Beckett was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Rorry Mulvihill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bivadi Robinson in the 99th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Oldchapel eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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