League

Carrigane
Spectators: 8618 (Terracing: 6464, Seating: 1982, VIP seats: 172) Robustiano Tino made the kick off and thus started the match. Charly Meulemans made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Breffni Barrett sent off a good shot on target. Yadi Tanamal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robustiano Tino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shamrock Rovers's Charly Meulemans proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Shamrock Rovers from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Shamrock Rovers getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Brefni Benson hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sander Lell during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sander Lell kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. Theodore McCollion's late challenge caught a Shamrock Rovers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Theodore McCollion helped the player get up and apologised. After 22 played minutes Carrigane got a freekick which was hit by Theodore McCollion. After 25 played minutes Shamrock Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Trien Doherty. Charly Meulemans stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Breffni Barrett's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Shamrock Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Bernard McAaron came free, but Charly Meulemans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Breffni Barrett got free with Charly Meulemans in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Shamrock Rovers's Charly Meulemans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernard McAaron in the 45th minute of play.

The wind increased when Breffni Barrett made the kick off in the second half. After having played for 54 minutes, Boyne Gallagher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shamrock Rovers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Boyne Gallagher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yadi Tanamal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brefni Benson, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Trien Doherty charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Trien Doherty the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Trien Doherty hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Robustiano Tino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Breccan McPeter charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Breccan McPeter the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Charly Meulemans showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breffni Barrett, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 76th minute Bernard McAaron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Charly Meulemans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yadi Tanamal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robustiano Tino in the 79th minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Breffni Barrett notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Shamrock Rovers's Charly Meulemans. Charly Meulemans was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 90th minute, Breffni Barrett made a precise shot to the right of Charly Meulemans. Shamrock Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. 93 minutes into the match, Breffni Barrett had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Charly Meulemans. Shamrock Rovers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Breffni Barrett was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Carrigane's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.