League Play-Off

Rawros
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Torrian Grant started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Cloon's Donegal Beckett got a free kick in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Rawros's Bressail Molloy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bannon Ryan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Torrian Grant received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bannon Ryan came out and tried to block the shot, but Torrian Grant slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 15th minute. Ryley Byrne's late challenge caught a Cloon's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ryley Byrne helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Bressail Molloy got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Thomas Ferguson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donegal Beckett, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Bannon Ryan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torrian Grant in the 32nd minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match Peadar Todd shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bannon Ryan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bannon Ryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torrian Grant, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 3-1 became the score in the 45th minute when Donegal Beckett elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donegal Beckett to make the kick off. A collision led to Cloon getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Roland McPhil hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Donegal Beckett managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cloon's supporters rose to their feet, but Donegal Beckett was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thomas Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thomas Ferguson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Donegal Beckett showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 63 minute of play. In the 74th minute, Rolan Prunty 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torrian Grant in the 75th minute of play forced Cloon's goalkeeper Bannon Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donegal Beckett's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thomas Ferguson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Rawros's Thomas Ferguson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Rawros from getting a goal against them. Thomas Ferguson was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Donegal Beckett showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 84 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baolach Colwell during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Glen McWilliam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Donegal Beckett kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Thomas Ferguson. That made the score 3-4 in the 96 minute of play.