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Coorlaghan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Braeden Ghee made the kick off which started today's match. Bradaigh Gollogley recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Patton McCollion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donn Murphy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Patton McCollion made an important save on a dangerous shot by Finbar Ryan in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Ballylusk's goalkeeper Patton McCollion had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Finnigan Sheridan. Patton McCollion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donn Murphy in the 13th minute of the match. 21 minutes into the match, Coorlaghan's goal looked a bit too open when Braeden Ghee came free, but Donal Tierney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bera McJohn during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A hard shot by Pembroke Mullan from long distance, 30 minutes into the match, got Patton McCollion's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Coorlaghan's Donal Tierney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Braeden Ghee in the 33rd minute of play. After having played for 37 minutes, Donn Murphy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Coorlaghan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Donn Murphy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballylusk's goalkeeper Patton McCollion, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Donn Murphy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Patton McCollion having to make a save. In the 44th minute, Braddon Matthews hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 45th minute, Rourke Mulvihill sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Coorlaghan's Donal Tierney didn't even have to move. Patton McCollion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donn Murphy in the 48th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Donn Murphy to make the kick off. Patton McCollion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donn Murphy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donal Tierney made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bradaigh Gollogley in the 57th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braeden Ghee in the 57th minute of play forced Coorlaghan's goalkeeper Donal Tierney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donn Murphy took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patton McCollion. Patton McCollion dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Ballylusk's Patton McCollion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Finbar Ryan in the 63rd minute of play. Finbar Ryan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patton McCollion having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Donn Murphy notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Ballylusk's Patton McCollion. Patton McCollion was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Donn Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Finbar Ryan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute Donn Murphy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patton McCollion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Finbar Ryan came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Coorlaghan 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 Finbar Ryan couldn't finish the play. Patton McCollion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Finbar Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballylusk's goalkeeper Patton McCollion, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Donn Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ballylusk booed when Coorlaghan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Finnigan Sheridan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballylusk's goalkeeper Patton McCollion, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Coorlaghan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Ballylusk for a fine match.