League

Shanweela
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Shanweela Utd's Gearóid Silke 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. Gealan Walker's late challenge caught a Ballynamult's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gealan Walker helped the player get up and apologised. If Rowan McLiam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scot McSteve sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th match minute, Ballynamult was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blayne Murphy to maneuver through the defense. Gearóid Silke's late challenge caught a Ballynamult's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gearóid Silke helped the player get up and apologised. If Ciarán McBjarton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tevis Colwell's late challenge caught a Ballynamult's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tevis Colwell helped the player get up and apologised. Blian Caffrey walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. If Scot McSteve had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciarán McBjarton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Phillip McWill having to interfere. Phillip McWill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Scot McSteve, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ciarán McBjarton was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Rowan McLiam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Shanweela Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Rowan McLiam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boethis McVictor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Shanweela Utd defense, Ciarán McBjarton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Phillip McWill. The Shanweela Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Phillip McWill should have stopped the shot. Boethis McVictor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rowan McLiam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes of play, Ballynamult's Ciarán McBjarton made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Phillip McWill was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Scot McSteve had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Blian Caffrey scored 0-3 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Phillip McWill, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ciarán McBjarton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Phillip McWill tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Shanweela Utd getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Gearóid Silke hit a great ball. In the 85th minute Scot McSteve shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Phillip McWill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Scot McSteve kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Phillip McWill. That made the score 0-4 in the 89 minute of play. Ciarán McBjarton in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Phillip McWill, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The Shanweela Utd fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ballynamult were clearly better and deserved to take the win.