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Coorlaghan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dillon Brennan made the kick off which started today's match. If Finbar Ryan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Kilfenora's goal looked a bit too open when Donn Murphy came free, but Colm Beckett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dillon Brennan succeeded in the game's 12th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Rian McLaughlin hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Donal Tierney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Séamus Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. When Braddon Matthews fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Coorlaghan's protests and gave Braddon Matthews a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute, Braddon Matthews hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Finbar Ryan got free with Colm Beckett in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 26 minutes of play, Kilfenora's Dillon Brennan made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donal Tierney was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 28 minutes, Gearroid Willson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kilfenora and the Coorlaghan players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Kilfenora got a freekick which was hit by Gearroid Willson. A collision led to Kilfenora getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Gearroid Willson hit a great ball. Donn Murphy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Colm Beckett having to make a save. In the 39th minute Donn Murphy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Colm Beckett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kilfenora's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Donn Murphy 42 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Donn Murphy in the 56th minute of play forced Kilfenora's goalkeeper Colm Beckett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Braddon Matthews kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Finbar Ryan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute, one of Coorlaghan: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 Coorlaghan. The referee gave Kilfenora a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Paudraig Kirby, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Coorlaghan's Donal Tierney. 1-3. Donn Murphy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 74th minute, Donn Murphy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Colm Beckett was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Finnigan Sheridan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Colm Beckett having to make a save. In the 79th minute, Donn Murphy ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Colm Beckett was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3. Coorlaghan's Finnigan Sheridan got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 5-3 became the score in the 90th minute when Finbar Ryan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Finbar Ryan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Colm Beckett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.