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Shamrock Shore
Spectators: 7626 (Terracing: 6076, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Riddoc Martyn started the match with the kick off. Fergal McStephen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beiti McSteven having to interfere. If Tipraite Doherty had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Devlin Duggan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rannal Coyle in the 10th minute of the match. Ennis Dillon hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. A collision led to Laochra getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Tipraite Doherty hit a great ball. Laochra's Devlin Duggan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rannal Coyle in the 17th minute of play. Beiti McSteven didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Laochra's Riddoc Martyn shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. 26 minutes into the game, Cashel McTommy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Devlin Duggan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute, Bracken Callaghan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blaine Doherty during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Riddoc Martyn's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Beiti McSteven skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Devlin Duggan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cashel McTommy, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Devlin Duggan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rannal Coyle in the 37th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Laochra's goal looked a bit too open when Cashel McTommy came free, but Devlin Duggan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Riddoc Martyn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beiti McSteven was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Laochra's Devlin Duggan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cashel McTommy in the 40th minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Blaine Doherty made a precise shot to the right of Devlin Duggan. Laochra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Devlin Duggan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cashel McTommy, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rannal Coyle to make the kick off. Devlin Duggan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blaine Doherty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 54 played minutes Laochra got a freekick which was hit by Fergal McStephen. In the 55th minute Blaine Doherty shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Devlin Duggan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute, Pearse Rutherford left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rinbrack fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Blaine Doherty sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Laochra's Devlin Duggan got control of the ball when Cashel McTommy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Devlin Duggan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Blaine Doherty went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. Devlin Duggan made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Cashel McTommy sent off a good shot on target. Riddoc Martyn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beiti McSteven having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Laochra's goalkeeper Devlin Duggan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cashel McTommy. Barhart Todd struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Beiti McSteven didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laochra. Devlin Duggan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cashel McTommy in the 92nd minute. Devlin Duggan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rannal Coyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The supporters of Rinbrack booed when Laochra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fergal McStephen didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Rinbrack left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Laochra.