League

Gouldavoher Park
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. Bivadas Sheridan started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Drumcoura AFC's Bivadas Sheridan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Desmond O'Brien was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the match, Drumcoura AFC's goalkeeper Bairne McFrancise had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bohannon Byrne. With a little luck, Drumcoura AFC's Bairne McFrancise got control of the ball when Bohannon Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Peyton Todd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the game, Brendon McWill threw the ball into play from the sideline. Drumcoura AFC's Donan McFrancise quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 33 minutes into the game, Gouldavoher's Harrigan Mullan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bairne McFrancise made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Gouldavoher's Desmond O'Brien played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bivadas Sheridan in the 36th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gouldavoher's zone, Bivadas Sheridan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desmond O'Brien came out of the goal and Bivadas Sheridan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Peyton Todd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Desmond O'Brien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Bivadas Sheridan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Drumcoura AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gouldavoher the free kick. In the 44th match minute, Drumcoura AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bivadas Sheridan to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Blaine O'Down made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Drumcoura AFC booed when Gouldavoher was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brendon McWill didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rowen Keegan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 53rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Desmond O'Brien. Gouldavoher's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donleavy Duggan during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Drumcoura AFC's Donleavy Duggan got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute of the match Scott Cooney sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bairne McFrancise skillfully saved the ball. After 61 minutes of play, Drumcoura AFC's Bivadas Sheridan made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Desmond O'Brien was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th minute, Harrigan Mullan 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. Gouldavoher's Desmond O'Brien proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Gouldavoher from getting a goal against them. In the 80th minute, Bivadas Sheridan 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. Bivadas Sheridan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Desmond O'Brien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peyton Todd in the 87th minute of the match. Bairne McFrancise didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bohannon Byrne went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Bairne McFrancise took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blaine O'Down, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.