League Play-Off

Donohill Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Baoithin McCready took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Antaine Branson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonard Kelly took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antaine Branson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Bodibeua Holt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Riddock Tierney fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beineon Duggan having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Teddy McPeter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonard Kelly was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Baoithin McCready fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beineon Duggan having to interfere. Riddock Tierney struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Beineon Duggan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Donohill. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Baoithin McCready sped through Earlstown's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Beineon Duggan. When Brenna McWillie came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Earlstown 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 Brenna McWillie couldn't finish the play. If Baoithin McCready had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Teddy McPeter kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Antaine Branson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute, Riddock Tierney 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Antaine Branson was the one to do the kick off. Leonard Kelly showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antaine Branson, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Leonard Kelly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antaine Branson in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute Baoithin McCready shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beineon Duggan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68thth minute of the game Riddock Tierney who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Earlstown's Beineon Duggan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Riddock Tierney had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antaine Branson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonard Kelly having to interfere. Riddock Tierney 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. In the 85th minute, Antaine Branson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Earlstown fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 2-1 became the score in the 91st minute when Baoithin McCready elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar.