League

Tallaght
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Thurl Taylor got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edwin McAlphie got free with Kevion McPeter in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Edwin McAlphie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Blanaid McBrand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Blanaid McBrand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Kevion McPeter tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Basil Hamilton kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beag Prunty in the 32nd minute of play forced Tallaght's goalkeeper Daron McPhil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Edwin McAlphie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beag Prunty sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Torrian Matthews kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Kevion McPeter made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blanaid McBrand in the 42nd minute. Daron McPhil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thurl Taylor in the 44th minute of the match. Daron McPhil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Douglas Coyle in the 50th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edwin McAlphie to strike the kick off in the second half. Beag Prunty could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Daron McPhil made a huge save. Cockow Utd's Kevion McPeter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blanaid McBrand in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Cockow Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin McAlphie came free, but Kevion McPeter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 59th play minute Beag Prunty came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Daron McPhil. 1-1. Beag Prunty could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Daron McPhil made a huge save. In the 69th minute Blanaid McBrand shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevion McPeter saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Cockow Utd's goalkeeper Kevion McPeter, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Cockow Utd's Thurl Taylor sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Daron McPhil narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Cockow Utd booed when Tallaght was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinny Lavine didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thurl Taylor in the 77th minute of play forced Tallaght's goalkeeper Daron McPhil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Branagain Johnson hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. If Thurl Taylor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kevion McPeter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin McAlphie in the 94th minute of play. After 97 minutes, Donncha Myler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tallaght and the Cockow Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. Donncha Myler kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Daron McPhil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beag Prunty in the 99th minute. The Cockow Utd players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Tallaght from taking control. The game ends in a draw.