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Match Report
Kilcronagh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Breanainn McMichel took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bin McGlenn might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bradley Dimson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bin McGlenn ran back to his position shaking his head. When Roy Hunt came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Tullaha 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 Roy Hunt couldn't finish the play. Bin McGlenn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Bradley Dimson made a huge save. In the 14th minute, Bevin Scully made a precise shot to the right of Danann Tierney. Kilcronagh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roy Hunt in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Danann Tierney saved Kilcronagh from getting behind. A collision led to Kilcronagh getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Donlevy Deans hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Kilcronagh's Kyle Gough got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Kilcronagh's zone, Bevin Scully stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danann Tierney came out of the goal and Bevin Scully tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bradley Dimson made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Bin McGlenn sent off a good shot on target. In the 29th minute of the match, Breanainn McMichel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bradley Dimson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 37 minutes into the game, Bevin Scully cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Danann Tierney was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Kilcronagh's Donlevy Deans got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Roy Hunt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Danann Tierney having to interfere.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bevin Scully stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bradley Dimson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breanainn McMichel, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Tullaha's Bradley Dimson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breanainn McMichel in the 53rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roy Hunt got free with Danann Tierney in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bevin Scully struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Danann Tierney didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tullaha. Sherlock Lavine charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sherlock Lavine the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sherlock Lavine kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Bradley Dimson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bin McGlenn in the 61st minute of play. Kilcronagh's Danann Tierney proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Kilcronagh from getting a goal against them. Danann Tierney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bevin Scully, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Kilcronagh's zone, Bevin Scully stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danann Tierney came out of the goal and Bevin Scully tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Kilcronagh getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Cáirbre McSteven hit a great ball. Danann Tierney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bevin Scully, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Bevin Scully kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Danann Tierney. That made the score 0-3 in the 75 minute of play. Bin McGlenn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bradley Dimson having to interfere. Bevin Scully received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Danann Tierney came out and tried to block the shot, but Bevin Scully slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 87th minute. Tullaha's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.
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