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Bofickil
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Piers Cronin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Buach McWill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piers Cronin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Donall Gallagher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ballyfermot fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piers Cronin in the 9th minute of play forced Ballyfermot's goalkeeper Buach McWill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14thth minute of the game Piers Cronin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballyfermot's Buach McWill was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bofickil's Bairre McPaul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donall Gallagher in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Piers Cronin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Buach McWill was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Bartel Ryan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bofickil's supporters rose to their feet, but Bartel Ryan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Buach McWill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Piers Cronin took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Buach McWill to make any attempt to save it. Piers Cronin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Buach McWill having to interfere. Bofickil's Bairre McPaul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donall Gallagher in the 32nd minute of play. Ballyfermot's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Piers Cronin 33 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-1. Piers Cronin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Buach McWill having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ballyfermot's Alan McLian got a free kick in the 40th minute. Buach McWill stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Piers Cronin's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. After 43 minutes, Tormaigh MaCollin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ballyfermot and the Bofickil players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Piers Cronin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Buach McWill stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Piers Cronin's shot from short distance in the 47th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gordan Palmer was the one to do the kick off. In the 56thth minute of the game Piers Cronin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballyfermot's Buach McWill was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Piers Cronin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Buach McWill having to interfere. Buach McWill stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Piers Cronin's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Tormaigh MaCollin hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Piers Cronin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bofickil's supporters crossed their fingers, but Piers Cronin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartel Ryan during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ballyfermot booed when Bofickil was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartel Ryan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Piers Cronin took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Buach McWill. Buach McWill dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When Piers Cronin fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bofickil's protests and gave Piers Cronin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Bofickil's Piers Cronin got a free kick in the 71st minute. Buach McWill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piers Cronin, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. A collision led to Bofickil getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Garrett Horgan hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Donall Gallagher could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Bairre McPaul however easily saved by the left post. Bartel Ryan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Buach McWill having to make a save. Bairre McPaul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tormaigh MaCollin, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Piers Cronin in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Buach McWill prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bartel Ryan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Ballyfermot's Ennis Bayes got a free kick in the 90th minute. In the 92nd minute, Bartel Ryan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bofickil fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Piers Cronin in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Buach McWill prevented the ball from getting in the gole. There was no doubt that Bofickil were the better team. Bofickil's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.