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Tops Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Baran Dimson kicked off to start the match. Gavin Mulvihill received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Trien Quinnless tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Trien Quinnless stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Heron Rogers's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. A collision led to Aghnamullen getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Logan Molloy hit a great ball. Gavin Mulvihill in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Trien Quinnless, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gavin Mulvihill got free with Trien Quinnless in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Darby Beckett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baran Dimson in the 13th minute of play. Trien Quinnless showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heron Rogers in the 19th minute of the match. When Gavin Mulvihill came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Tops fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gavin Mulvihill couldn't finish the play. Heron Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gavin Mulvihill received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Trien Quinnless tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tops's Heron Rogers got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Heron Rogers received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Trien Quinnless came out and tried to block the shot, but Heron Rogers slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 34th minute. Trien Quinnless showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heron Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Trien Quinnless showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Heron Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. When Tops's Heron Rogers in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Aghnamullen's goalie prevented a goal. When Peter Tracy came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Aghnamullen fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Peter Tracy couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Heron Rogers stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Richard Frankson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aghnamullen and the Tops players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 52nd minute, one of Aghnamullen:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Aghnamullen. After a rather tough play, Tops's Tierney Dalton got a free kick in the 59th minute. Peter Tracy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darby Beckett having to interfere. The supporters of Aghnamullen booed when Tops was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tierney Dalton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gavin Mulvihill took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Trien Quinnless. Trien Quinnless dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. An unexpected shot in the 69th minute by Peter Tracy got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Heron Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trien Quinnless having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Aghnamullen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baran Dimson to maneuver through the defense. When Heron Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Tops fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Heron Rogers couldn't finish the play. If Gavin Mulvihill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 93rd minute Heron Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trien Quinnless saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trien Quinnless took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heron Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Tops had played much better football throughout.