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Rathglass
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Beachain McOliver made the kick off which started today's match. Berach McStephen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cathal Dempsey went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 7th minute, Donegal Hamilton 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. Berach McStephen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braonain Cronin, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Rathglass's Berach McStephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braonain Cronin in the 13th minute of play. Berach McStephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cathal Dempsey in the 15th minute of the match. Berach McStephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beachain McOliver in the 24th minute of the match. Beachain McOliver took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Berach McStephen. Berach McStephen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. With a little luck, Ballyeighan's Rylee Moran got control of the ball when Donegal Hamilton tried to sneak it across the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Ballyeighan's goalkeeper Rylee Moran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Donegal Hamilton. Berach McStephen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beachain McOliver in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braonain Cronin in the 37th minute of play forced Rathglass's goalkeeper Berach McStephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rathglass's Berach McStephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donlan Mullan in the 38th minute of play. Donegal Hamilton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Braonain Cronin charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Braonain Cronin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Ballyeighan getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Braonain Cronin hit a great ball.

The wind increased when Donegal Hamilton made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Rathglass's Boyne Jameson got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Berach McStephen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beachain McOliver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donegal Hamilton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 63 minutes into the match, Rathglass's goalkeeper Berach McStephen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cathal Dempsey. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beachain McOliver in the 65th minute of play forced Rathglass's goalkeeper Berach McStephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Rathglass's goal looked a bit too open when Donlan Mullan came free, but Berach McStephen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 68th minute of the match, Donlan Mullan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Berach McStephen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donlan Mullan in the 71st minute of play forced Rathglass's goalkeeper Berach McStephen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rylee Moran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donegal Hamilton in the 74th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Beachain McOliver took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Berach McStephen to make any attempt to save it. Berach McStephen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beachain McOliver in the 84th minute of play. Rathglass's Berach McStephen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braonain Cronin in the 88th minute of play. Berach McStephen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beachain McOliver in the 90th minute of play. The Rathglass fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ballyeighan were clearly better and deserved to take the win.