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Ballytrasna
Spectators: 6768 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rorey Willson made the kick off which started today's match. Russ Ferguson's late challenge caught a Ballytrasna AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Russ Ferguson helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Tullagh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Russ Ferguson to maneuver through the defense. If Torna Doyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Brannon McLaughlin came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Tullagh 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 Brannon McLaughlin couldn't finish the play. 12 minutes into the match, Tullagh's goal looked a bit too open when Iarla Rutherford came free, but Hewney Palmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Torna Doyle got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Tullagh's Brannon McLaughlin in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ballytrasna AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Hewney Palmer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rorey Willson's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Iarla Rutherford in the 27thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Hewney Palmer, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Rorey Willson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Hewney Palmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Philib McJon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Russ Ferguson's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Rorey Willson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hewney Palmer having to make a save. 38 minutes into the match, Ballytrasna AFC's Rorey Willson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hewney Palmer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Brannon McLaughlin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philib McJon was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Torna Doyle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Philib McJon was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brannon McLaughlin to make the kick off. Philib McJon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brannon McLaughlin in the 51st minute of the match. Rorey Willson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Hewney Palmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iarla Rutherford received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Hewney Palmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tullagh's goalkeeper Hewney Palmer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rorey Willson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hewney Palmer having to interfere. Brannon McLaughlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute Brannon McLaughlin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Philib McJon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Torna Doyle scored 0-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Philib McJon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bhrighde McJohn kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Brannon McLaughlin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Torin Dempsey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Hewney Palmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hewney Palmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rorey Willson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Torna Doyle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Philib McJon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tullagh's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.