Friendly League

Sandhill Park
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Darrin McLiam took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Ballybunion Celtic F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nurkan Šaraba came free, but Philip Doyle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute Darrin McLiam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Faktor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Ballybunion Celtic F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nurkan Šaraba came free, but Philip Doyle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Ballybunion Celtic F.C. booed when FK Eldema Mstišov was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aleš Širůček didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rostislav Faktor made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Cormac Dillon sent off a good shot on target. Jiří Srba recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Philip Doyle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleš Širůček, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 played minutes FK Eldema Mstišov got a freekick which was hit by Antonín Rybár. 27 minutes into the match, FK Eldema Mstišov's goal looked a bit too open when Ryleigh McLaughlin came free, but Rostislav Faktor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Philip Doyle stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nurkan Šaraba's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 32ndth minute of the game Darrin McLiam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK Eldema Mstišov's Rostislav Faktor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. FK Eldema Mstišov's Rostislav Faktor proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save FK Eldema Mstišov from getting a goal against them. 35 minutes into the match, FK Eldema Mstišov's Nurkan Šaraba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Philip Doyle narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Ballybunion Celtic F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nurkan Šaraba came free, but Philip Doyle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Ballybunion Celtic F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Darrin McLiam to maneuver through the defense. FK Eldema Mstišov's Rostislav Faktor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baydan Prunty in the 46th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nurkan Šaraba to make the kick off. Philip Doyle was a little too slow when Aleš Širůček got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 0-1. After some careless play in the Ballybunion Celtic F.C. defense, Lukáš Ulrich kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Philip Doyle. The Ballybunion Celtic F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Philip Doyle should have stopped the shot. If Aleš Širůček had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ballybunion Celtic F.C.'s Philip Doyle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Ballybunion Celtic F.C. from getting a goal against them. Rostislav Faktor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blair Keegan in the 69th minute of play. Philip Doyle came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by FK Eldema Mstišov's Nurkan Šaraba. But to his dismay, Nurkan Šaraba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Phelim Ghee kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lukáš Ulrich got free with Philip Doyle in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 93 minutes of play, Ballybunion Celtic F.C.'s Blair Keegan made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rostislav Faktor was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FK Eldema Mstišov eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.