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Match Report
Kilmacshane
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Irishford's Buach Dunne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Irishford's Buach Dunne got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Buach Dunne managed to get in a good position for a shot. Irishford's supporters rose to their feet, but Buach Dunne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cacey McVictor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 13th minute Buach Dunne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cacey McVictor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Buach Dunne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Cacey McVictor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Victor Valiente came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Irishford 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 Victor Valiente couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Lorcan Dunne took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Conan McJames to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Kilmacshane's Braden Dunne got a free kick in the 24th minute. Timothy Delaney lost his temper 33 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. 1-1 came in the 35th minute when Brefni Sheridan all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Cacey McVictor. Victor Valiente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cacey McVictor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Kilmacshane getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Beiti Perth hit a great ball. Irishford's Victor Valiente managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Braden Dunne in the 39 minute of the game. Cacey McVictor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Buach Dunne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kyle Hamilton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Buach Dunne received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cacey McVictor came out and tried to block the shot, but Buach Dunne slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 52nd minute. Irishford's Buach Dunne got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kyle Hamilton kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Cacey McVictor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Buach Dunne in the 77th minute. 78 minutes into the game, Tory Ramsey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Irishford's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kilmacshane the free kick. A collision led to Irishford getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tory Ramsey hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Kyle Hamilton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Conan McJames was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Braden Dunne got a throw-in 84 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Lorcan Dunne. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Buach Dunne got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Irishford's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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