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Clooncoose Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Clooncoose's Andrew McBrandon 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. 4 minutes into the match, Ballysheedy's goalkeeper Comhghall Sheridan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrew McBrandon. In the 6th match minute, Clooncoose was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thurl Cronin to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, Andrew McBrandon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Comhghall Sheridan. Ballysheedy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andrew McBrandon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fionn Quinnless's late challenge caught a Ballysheedy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fionn Quinnless helped the player get up and apologised. Kaine Walker, 17 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Clooncoose were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Ballysheedy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tevin McPeter took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Tevin McPeter got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Comhghall Sheridan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Earnán Savic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ardán Kirby in the 25th minute of the match. Carson McJohnny kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philib McStephen in the 27th minute of play forced Clooncoose's goalkeeper Earnán Savic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Earnán Savic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ardán Kirby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Earnán Savic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ardán Kirby, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The supporters of Ballysheedy booed when Clooncoose was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andrew McBrandon didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carson McJohnny during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ballysheedy booed when Clooncoose was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carson McJohnny didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the game, Ballysheedy's Ardán Kirby nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Earnán Savic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 42nd minute Ardán Kirby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Earnán Savic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ardán Kirby made a kick off. Ballysheedy's Comhghall Sheridan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew McBrandon in the 53rd minute of play. Comhghall Sheridan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrew McBrandon, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th match minute, Ballysheedy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kerrigan McIan to maneuver through the defense. Andrew McBrandon hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Earnán Savic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bresal McFrank, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 64th match minute, Ballysheedy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kerrigan McIan to maneuver through the defense. Thurl Cronin hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Clooncoose's Earnán Savic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philib McStephen in the 72nd minute of play. Benjamin Holt charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Holt the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Clooncoose! Earnán Savic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bresal McFrank in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Andrew McBrandon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Comhghall Sheridan was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Ardán Kirby scored 1-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Earnán Savic, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the final whistle sounded Ballysheedy left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Clooncoose.