League Play-Off

Corbaly Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Creeslough Utd's Logan Kelly started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience thought a goal was coming when Balor Glen Crowe got free with Keeghan McBrandon in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Keeghan McBrandon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedict Matthews in the 5th minute of the match. Bresal Dempsey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaynor Jameson, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Benedict Matthews took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Keeghan McBrandon. Keeghan McBrandon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 11 minutes into the game, Creeslough Utd's Gaynor Jameson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bresal Dempsey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 17 minutes of play, Creeslough Utd's Tadhg McLian made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bresal Dempsey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Creeslough Utd's Keeghan McBrandon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Balor Glen Crowe in the 21st minute of play. Bresal Dempsey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Logan Kelly in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Creeslough Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Keely Scully came free, but Keeghan McBrandon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Corbaly's goal looked a bit too open when Gaynor Jameson came free, but Bresal Dempsey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadhg McLian in the 32nd minute of play forced Corbaly's goalkeeper Bresal Dempsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Colm Glen Crowe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Creeslough Utd's Dennis Ramsey broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Bresal Dempsey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadhg McLian in the 38th minute of play. Bresal Dempsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaynor Jameson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corbaly's Bresal Dempsey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaynor Jameson in the 40th minute of play. A collision led to Corbaly getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Cleary McJohn hit a great ball. After 43 minutes of play, Creeslough Utd's Gaynor Jameson made it 1-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bresal Dempsey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bresal Dempsey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaynor Jameson in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Keeghan McBrandon came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Corbaly's Benedict Matthews. But to his dismay, Benedict Matthews quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. Corbaly's Bresal Dempsey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Corbaly from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, Gaynor Jameson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bresal Dempsey, 2-6. Corbaly's Bresal Dempsey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Corbaly from getting a goal against them. 67 minutes into the match, Creeslough Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Balor Glen Crowe came free, but Keeghan McBrandon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Corbaly's goalkeeper Bresal Dempsey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tadhg McLian. When Logan Kelly came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Creeslough Utd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Logan Kelly couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tadhg McLian got free with Bresal Dempsey in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bresal Dempsey was a little too slow when Logan Kelly got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 2-9. Logan Kelly received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bresal Dempsey came out and tried to block the shot, but Logan Kelly slotted it home off the left post making it 2-10 in the 87th minute. Logan Kelly came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bresal Dempsey could save by the left post. Bresal Dempsey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaynor Jameson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Tadhg McLian kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bresal Dempsey. That made the score 2-11 in the 94 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Creeslough Utd eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.