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Donaghmore
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Baolach Frankson started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baolach Frankson in the 6th minute of play forced Ballyconnel's goalkeeper Gealan Cassin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Breck Hutton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Hayes McLiam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breck Hutton in the 11th minute of play forced Donaghmore's goalkeeper Hayes McLiam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes of play, Ballyconnel's Breck Hutton made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hayes McLiam was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st minute, Breslin McPhilip got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gealan Cassin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baolach Frankson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hayes McLiam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breck Hutton, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Gilbert McBjarton kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Hayes McLiam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Breck Hutton in the 27th minute of the match. If Baolach Frankson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Breck Hutton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hayes McLiam was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Gilbert McBjarton hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Hayes McLiam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Breck Hutton, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 39th minute, Baolach Taylor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donaghmore's Breslin McPhilip got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Donaghmore getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Baolach Frankson hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Donaghmore's Baolach Frankson got a free kick in the 43rd minute.

51 minutes into the match, Donaghmore's goalkeeper Hayes McLiam had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Breck Hutton. 53 minutes into the game, Ballyconnel's Breck Hutton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hayes McLiam made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Breck Huttons short, quick shot in the 62ndth minute got Hayes McLiam to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 64 minutes into the match, Donaghmore's Baolach Frankson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gealan Cassin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 65th match minute, Ballyconnel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Breck Hutton to maneuver through the defense. After 66 minutes, Breslin McPhilip mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Donaghmore and the Ballyconnel players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th match minute, Donaghmore was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Breslin McPhilip to maneuver through the defense. Ballyconnel's Gealan Cassin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breslin McPhilip in the 71st minute of play. Breslin McPhilip fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gealan Cassin having to interfere. The supporters of Ballyconnel booed when Donaghmore was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baolach Frankson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gealan Cassin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert McBjarton, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. During the 81st minute of the match Breslin McPhilip completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Breslin McPhilip a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Donaghmore getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Breslin McPhilip hit a great ball. When Jeremiah McStephen came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Ballyconnel 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 Jeremiah McStephen couldn't finish the play. Hayes McLiam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremiah McStephen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Breck Hutton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hayes McLiam having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Breck Hutton got free with Hayes McLiam in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Ballyconnel players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.