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Rosdaul
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lou Ferguson took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bairthmead Prunty kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Rosdaul's Teris McOliver got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boddibevve Silke got free with Finn McBjarton in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Cooraclare's Baiste Mullan got a free kick in the 20th minute. Doney McPhilip received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Finn McBjarton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Rosdaul's Finn McBjarton threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Teris McOliver, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 30th minute, Doney McPhilip made a precise shot to the right of Finn McBjarton. Cooraclare's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barran Rutherford in the 33rd minute of play forced Cooraclare's goalkeeper Finn McBjarton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 35th minute of the game was made by Bairthmead Prunty with Barran Rutherford as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lou Ferguson in the 40th minute of play forced Cooraclare's goalkeeper Finn McBjarton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Cooraclare getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Donan Robinson hit a great ball. Lou Ferguson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Finn McBjarton having to make a save.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Berrach Palmer to strike the kick off in the second half. Troy Caffrey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Berry Crowe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Berrach Palmer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cooraclare's supporters rose to their feet, but Berrach Palmer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Berry Crowe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 66thth minute of the game Lou Ferguson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cooraclare's Finn McBjarton was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lou Ferguson took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Finn McBjarton. Finn McBjarton dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Cooraclare's Finn McBjarton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boddibevve Silke in the 74th minute of play. After some careless play in the Cooraclare defense, Boddibevve Silke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Finn McBjarton. The Cooraclare fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Finn McBjarton should have stopped the shot. Berrach Palmer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Berry Crowe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. The supporters of Cooraclare booed when Rosdaul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cleary Deery didn't get a good kick on the ball. After recieving a nice pass, Cooraclare's Donan Robinson tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Troy Caffrey got free with Berry Crowe in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Finn McBjarton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doney McPhilip, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Troy Caffrey charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Troy Caffrey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rosdaul booed when Cooraclare was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bret McDonald didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Rosdaul fully deserved thier win.