League Play-Off

Moylemuck Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Moylemuck Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Ardán Beckett came free, but Jonathan McSteve reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Blar Palmer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonathan McSteve took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ardán Beckett, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adamnan Hamilton got free with Dane Dalton in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 24 minutes into the game, Ardán Beckett cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jonathan McSteve was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 27 played minutes Whitefield got a freekick which was hit by Killian Caffey. Kain Beckett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonathan McSteve having to interfere. Kain Beckett blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan McSteve having to make a save. Ardán Beckett sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patraic McDecland in the 44th minute of play forced Whitefield's goalkeeper Dane Dalton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moylemuck Utd's Patraic McDecland got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Patraic McDecland made a kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Adamnan Hamilton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moylemuck Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adamnan Hamilton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Patraic McDecland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute Adamnan Hamilton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dane Dalton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dane Dalton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patraic McDecland in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adamnan Hamilton in the 59th minute of play forced Whitefield's goalkeeper Dane Dalton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Kain Beckett came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Whitefield 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 Kain Beckett couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute Ardán Beckett shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan McSteve saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan McSteve was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ardán Beckett showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 73 minute of play. When Ardán Beckett came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Whitefield 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 Ardán Beckett couldn't finish the play. In the 83rdth minute of the game Ardán Beckett who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Moylemuck Utd's Jonathan McSteve was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 87 minutes into the game, Conor Gillmour was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Whitefield's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Moylemuck Utd the free kick. Conor Gillmour kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The audience held their breath when Blar Palmer in the 89th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Dane Dalton's left hand side. Jonathan McSteve made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ardán Beckett in the 94th minute of play. Whitefield's Dane Dalton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adamnan Hamilton in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Whitefield eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.