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Ballyboy
Spectators: 6769 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 0) Sheridan Scully started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 9th minute, Keeghan Duggan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Bannan Scully had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Artur McLiam might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Danann Hughes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Artur McLiam ran back to his position shaking his head. Danann Hughes made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Don McNamee sent off a good shot on target. Danann Hughes was a little too slow when Artur McLiam got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-0. Pearse Hutton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bannan Scully in the 30th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Bannan Scully 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. In the 36th minute Bannan Scully shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pearse Hutton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Sheridan Scully notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Ballyboy's Pearse Hutton. Pearse Hutton was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 43rd minute, Brigid Branson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cassidy McVictor was shown his second yellow card after 44 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 45th minute, Cassidy McVictor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sheridan Scully struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Pearse Hutton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Knockawaddra. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Don McNamee made the kick off in the second half. Ballyboy's Pearse Hutton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Ballyboy from getting a goal against them. If Sheridan Scully had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sheridan Scully struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Pearse Hutton didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Knockawaddra. Bannan Scully sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bannan Scully fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pearse Hutton having to interfere. When Keeghan Duggan fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Knockawaddra's protests and gave Keeghan Duggan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th match minute, Knockawaddra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Keeghan Duggan to maneuver through the defense. In the 70th minute, Trevor Horgan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pearse Hutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sheridan Scully, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pearse Hutton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sheridan Scully, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sheridan Scully sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bannan Scully could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Pearse Hutton made a huge save. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.