Friendly League

Degherforce Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Comunardo Genovesi made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 played minutes DEGHERFORCE got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Bonsignore. If Fiachra McNamee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eraldo Mantini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Barclay Ferguson having to make a save. After 12 played minutes Ballyboughal got a freekick which was hit by Royan Caffey. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armin Petrocchi during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in DEGHERFORCE fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 21st minute. Penalty! The referee gave Ballyboughal a penalty, 23 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Royan Caffey, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of DEGHERFORCE's Andrea Di Dio. 0-1. After 25 played minutes Ballyboughal got a freekick which was hit by Bourns Molloy. In the 28th minute Torran McPaul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Di Dio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elia Falcone hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Dennis McBrand charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dennis McBrand the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of DEGHERFORCE booed when Ballyboughal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis McBrand didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Ballyboughal's Barclay Ferguson got control of the ball when Alberto Migliorati tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Ballyboughal's Barclay Ferguson got control of the ball when Alberto Migliorati tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Brennen Moran during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Brennen Moran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the DEGHERFORCE defense, Torran McPaul kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrea Di Dio. The DEGHERFORCE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrea Di Dio should have stopped the shot. In the 47th minute, DEGHERFORCE's Ermanno Sabatino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. The DEGHERFORCE players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ballyboughal were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Torran McPaul stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Barclay Ferguson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Mantini in the 53rd minute of the match. Torran McPaul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrea Di Dio having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Dennis McBrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 65 played minutes, DEGHERFORCE's Eugenio Ferreri shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Barclay Ferguson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in DEGHERFORCE reached it. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Ballyboughal:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of DEGHERFORCE:s goal. In the 76th minute there was a penalty for DEGHERFORCE. Eugenio Ferreri stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Barclay Ferguson. 2-2. Fiachra McNamee's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrea Di Dio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. Bevin Molloy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrea Di Dio having to interfere. There was no doubt that DEGHERFORCE were the better team. DEGHERFORCE's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.