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Meenawogary Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Colmcille McStephen made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Toombeola getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Blathmac McPhilip hit a great ball. Seosamh Rogers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Blanche McPaul made a huge save. In the 10th match minute, Toombeola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braon McAlphie to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Braon McAlphie's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Brenda McStephen was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of Meenawogary:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Toombeola:s goal. When the match clock showed 30 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Colmcille McStephen sped through Meenawogary's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Brenda McStephen. In the 34th minute Colmcille McStephen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brenda McStephen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brigid Cassin 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. After 40 minutes of play, Toombeola's Colmcille McStephen made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brenda McStephen was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Bec Savic in the 44th minute of play forced Meenawogary's goalkeeper Brenda McStephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brigid Cassin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 47th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After the first half Toombeola were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brigid Cassin was the one to do the kick off. Baird McSteven charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baird McSteven the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Baird McSteven hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 57 minutes into the match, Paudraig Moran had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Blanche McPaul. Toombeola's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paudraig Moran was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 66th minute Seosamh Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blanche McPaul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 68 played minutes Meenawogary got a freekick which was hit by Torrans McFrancise. The crowd rose to their feet as Bec Savic kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Brenda McStephen. That made the score 1-4 in the 70 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Braon McAlphie during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Braon McAlphie hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Toombeola's goal looked a bit too open when Paudraig Moran came free, but Blanche McPaul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 minutes of play, Toombeola's Braon McAlphie made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Brenda McStephen was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Meenawogary getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Coinneach McGlenn hit a great ball. Paudraig Moran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Blanche McPaul having to interfere. Toombeola's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.