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Hollymount Stadium
Spectators: 6765 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Heron Horgan started the match with the kick off. When Abban McGlenn came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Drumahayre 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 Abban McGlenn couldn't finish the play. If Heron Horgan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 12 minutes, Gill Cronin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drumahayre's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gill Cronin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 14 minutes, Beothach Murphy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hollymount FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Beothach Murphy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abban McGlenn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Pauric John tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, one of Hollymount FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Hollymount FC. In the 23rd minute there was a penalty for Drumahayre. Felim McCready stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pauric John. 0-1. 28 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Drumahayre's Abban McGlenn fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Pauric John showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gill Cronin in the 33rd minute of the match. Abban McGlenn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pauric John having to interfere. If Abban McGlenn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Beothach Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute, Gill Cronin 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Through an outstanding action, after 51 minutes, Pauric John successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Abban McGlenn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Triain McPaul charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Triain McPaul the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Triain McPaul hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Felim McCready sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Hollymount FC's Pauric John didn't even have to move. Peyton Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hollymount FC's Pauric John played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gill Cronin in the 68th minute of play. Abban McGlenn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Beothach Murphy scored 1-2 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teddy Hunt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 80th minute Beothach Murphy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teddy Hunt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abban McGlenn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pauric John having to interfere. Abban McGlenn struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Pauric John didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Drumahayre. 89 minutes into the match, Hollymount FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gill Cronin came free, but Pauric John reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beothach Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Drumahayre's Antaine McPhil got a free kick in the 95th minute. Beothach Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Drumahayre'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.