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Looscaun
Spectators: 6765 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bellaghy McLian made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Abbeyville's goalkeeper Fionntán Dunne had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David McPhil. In the 10th minute, Breed Johnson 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. Begley McBjarton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadhg Dimson having to interfere. If Begley McBjarton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Abbeyville's Fionntán Dunne got control of the ball when David McPhil tried to sneak it across the goal line. The attack was good, but when Bellaghy McLian in the 22nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bellaghy McLian in the 23rd minute of play forced Abbeyville's goalkeeper Fionntán Dunne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Looscaun Utd booed when Abbeyville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bartley McJames didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Seán McSteven during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Bellaghy McLian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fionntán Dunne didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bellaghy McLian went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Tadhg Dimson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Begley McBjarton, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. When Begley McBjarton came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Abbeyville 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 Begley McBjarton couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Looscaun Utd getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Philib Delaney hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breed Johnson in the 40th minute of play forced Looscaun Utd's goalkeeper Tadhg Dimson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 41 minutes, Barr Lester mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Looscaun Utd and the Abbeyville players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Abbeyville booed when Looscaun Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barr Lester didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadhg Dimson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Begley McBjarton in the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Breed Johnson in the 48th minute of play forced Looscaun Utd's goalkeeper Tadhg Dimson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If David McPhil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 54th minute, Seán McSteven had to leave the field with a concussion. Bartley McJames charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartley McJames the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Breed Johnson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadhg Dimson having to interfere. Gerard Costello kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Begley McBjarton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadhg Dimson having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Breed Johnson got free with Tadhg Dimson in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tadhg Dimson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Begley McBjarton in the 72nd minute of the match. Bradon Tierney's late challenge caught a Abbeyville's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bradon Tierney helped the player get up and apologised. Bradon Tierney hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Begley McBjarton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Begley McBjarton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tadhg Dimson was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. The supporters of Abbeyville booed when Looscaun Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bellaghy McLian didn't get a good kick on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Looscaun Utd's goalkeeper Tadhg Dimson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Breed Johnson. In the 89th match minute, Looscaun Utd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philib Delaney to maneuver through the defense. Begley McBjarton was extremely unlucky when he, in the 91st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Fionntán Dunne showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David McPhil in the 95th minute of the match. If Gerard Costello had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abbeyville's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Looscaun Utd had won, even though Abbeyville had held more of the ball.