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Shankill
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saoirse McStephen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tyrone Rogers got a throw-in 9 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Paul McJohnny. After a rather tough play, Shankill's Ricard Matthews got a free kick in the 9th minute. After a rather tough play, Bunnanaddan Utd's Reagan McNamara got a free kick in the 15th minute. Harrigan Grant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gehan Moran in the 16th minute of play. Louie Morrison charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Louie Morrison the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Shankill getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Louie Morrison hit a great ball. A collision led to Bunnanaddan Utd getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Tyrone Rogers hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Shankill's Louie Morrison sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Harrigan Grant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Louie Morrison received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Harrigan Grant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Irwin McJohnny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reagan McNamara, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paul McJohnny to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paul McJohnny got free with Irwin McJohnny in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Quinn Hamilton during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bunnanaddan Utd's Quinn Hamilton got a free kick in the 59th minute. 69 minutes into the game, Lee Dempsey was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bunnanaddan Utd's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shankill the free kick. After 69 played minutes Bunnanaddan Utd got a freekick which was hit by Lee Dempsey. After a rather tough play, Shankill's Louie Morrison got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Tyrone Rogers made in the 76th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Shankill's Brennan Byrne. Harrigan Grant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saoirse McStephen in the 82nd minute of play. After 86 played minutes Shankill got a freekick which was hit by Rowley Frankson. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Shankill players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.