League Play-Off

Coolumber Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Breccan Dempsey made the kick off and thus started the match. Coolumber's Gearóid McJon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bow McPeter in the 8th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Scot McBjarton got free with Tate McLiam in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gearóid McJon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bow McPeter in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breccan Dempsey in the 28th minute of play forced Ballintemple's goalkeeper Tate McLiam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Farrell Mullan fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ballintemple's protests and gave Farrell Mullan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Ballintemple getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Farrell Mullan hit a great ball. Breccan Dempsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bow McPeter succeeded in the game's 33rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bow McPeter in the 39th minute of play forced Coolumber's goalkeeper Gearóid McJon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Scot McBjarton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Tate McLiam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Brandon Deery had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gearóid McJon. Coolumber's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brandon Deery was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bow McPeter made a kick off. If Scot McBjarton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tate McLiam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Breccan Dempsey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, Brakawn Gough made a precise shot to the right of Tate McLiam. Ballintemple's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Tate McLiam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Breccan Dempsey in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Bow McPeter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd match minute, Coolumber was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Breasal Taylor to maneuver through the defense. Breasal Taylor made in the 82nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Brakawn Gough however managed to control. Brandon Deery sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Brandon Deery managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballintemple's supporters rose to their feet, but Brandon Deery was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gearóid McJon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 94th minute, Brandon Deery reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Gearóid McJon. The goal made the score 1-4.