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Pottore
Spectators: 6773 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gearalt Palmer took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ballynagall's goalkeeper Suibhne Lavine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donavin Harkin. With 4 minutes on the clock, Donavon Horgan commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 4th minute of the game. One of Ballynagall:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pottore:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brendanus Dimson in the 8th minute of play forced Ballynagall's goalkeeper Suibhne Lavine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Ballynagall's goal looked a bit too open when Brendanus Dimson came free, but Suibhne Lavine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Suibhne Lavine made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Harry Hamilton sent off a good shot on target. Suibhne Matthews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rowe Keegan having to interfere. Suibhne Matthews fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rowe Keegan having to interfere. Ballynagall's Torrey McAaron got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Suibhne Matthews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute, Harry Hamilton made a precise shot to the right of Suibhne Lavine. Ballynagall's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Torrey McAaron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rowe Keegan having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Ballynagall's Suibhne Matthews sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rowe Keegan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Torrey McAaron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rowe Keegan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suibhne Matthews in the 39th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Pottore's goal looked a bit too open when Suibhne Matthews came free, but Rowe Keegan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Suibhne Matthews received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Rowe Keegan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Torrey McAaron managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballynagall's supporters rose to their feet, but Torrey McAaron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rowe Keegan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rowe Keegan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Suibhne Matthews in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Brendanus Dimson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 56 minutes, Suibhne Matthews managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ballynagall's supporters crossed their fingers, but Suibhne Matthews was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 60th minute, Donavin Harkin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Suibhne Matthews received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Rowe Keegan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ballynagall's Torrey McAaron got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th match minute, Pottore was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Devlin McWilliam to maneuver through the defense. Suibhne Matthews in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rowe Keegan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Suibhne Matthews in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rowe Keegan, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 79th minute, Torrey Keegan made a precise shot to the right of Suibhne Lavine. Ballynagall's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Rowe Keegan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Suibhne Matthews in the 85th minute. Bec Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Rowe Keegan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Suibhne Matthews came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Ballynagall 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 Suibhne Matthews couldn't finish the play. Pottore's Rowe Keegan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Pottore from getting a goal against them. After 91 minutes, Donavin Harkin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pottore and the Ballynagall players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Suibhne Matthews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ballynagall's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Pottore had won, even though Ballynagall had held more of the ball.