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Match Report
Crookedwood
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Blair Palmer hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Aodh Callaghan came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Desert Roses™ 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 Aodh Callaghan couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Desert Roses™'s Bairre McNamara got control of the ball when Bevin McCready tried to sneak it across the goal line. Crookedwood's Becan McPeter played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aodh Callaghan in the 9th minute of play. Becan McPeter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ailill Martyn, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 14 minutes into the game, Desert Roses™'s Louie Savic nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Becan McPeter made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. A collision led to Desert Roses™ getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Rodolfo Valerio hit a great ball. Bevin McCready could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Bairre McNamara made a huge save. If Bevin McCready had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bairre McNamara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bevin McCready in the 27th minute. Bairre McNamara made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bevin McCready in the 30th minute. After a rather tough play, Desert Roses™'s Ladislav Janečka got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Becan McPeter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aodh Callaghan in the 35th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bevin McCready got free with Bairre McNamara in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bairre McNamara was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bevin McCready showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 39 minute of play. A collision led to Crookedwood getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Benjamin Crowe hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bevin McCready stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Crookedwood's Becan McPeter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Crookedwood from getting a goal against them. After taking down the ball on Desert Roses™'s corner Brannen Quinnless fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Becan McPeter quite easily take care of the ball. Bairre McNamara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torrans Colwell, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Bairre McNamara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bevin McCready in the 62nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Desert Roses™ defense, Bevin McCready kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bairre McNamara. The Desert Roses™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bairre McNamara should have stopped the shot. In the 68th match minute, Crookedwood was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rowland Crowe to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Crookedwood defense, Aodh Callaghan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Becan McPeter. The Crookedwood fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Becan McPeter should have stopped the shot. 79 minutes into the match, Rowland Crowe had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bairre McNamara. Desert Roses™'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rowland Crowe was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Becan McPeter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louie Savic, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Crookedwood's Benjamin Crowe got a free kick in the 94th minute. Ailill Martyn hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Crookedwood were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Desert Roses™ for a fine match.
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