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Tullyvoos Park
Spectators: 6768 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 0) Braoin Costello started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Kinsaley FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Kennedy Tracy hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Tullyvoos's Conaill Gollogley got a free kick in the 5th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Braoin Costello in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bannon McJon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Quirk O'Brien might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Caolán McDecland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Quirk O'Brien ran back to his position shaking his head. Kinsaley FC's Kennedy Tracy managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Conaill Gollogley in the 16 minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Geoffrey McFrancise ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caolán McDecland was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Bannon McJon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braoin Costello, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Tormaigh Keegan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Braoin Costello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Louie McWilliam made a kick off. Tormaigh Keegan hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 52 minutes into the match, Kinsaley FC's goal looked a bit too open when Louie McWilliam came free, but Caolán McDecland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Louie McWilliam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Caolán McDecland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geoffrey McFrancise in the 56th minute of play. Kennedy Tracy hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Caolán McDecland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quirk O'Brien, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Kinsaley FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Seoirse McGlynn hit a great ball. The Kinsaley FC fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Kinsaley FC's Braoin Costello looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Lorcan Tierney came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Kinsaley FC 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 Lorcan Tierney couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Braoin Costello got free with Bannon McJon in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Caolán McDecland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Louie McWilliam, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 86 minutes into the game, Críostóir Dimson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kinsaley FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tullyvoos the free kick. In the 85th minute, one of Kinsaley FC: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 Kinsaley FC. Kinsaley FC:s Caolán McDecland showed great skill when he stopped Abbot Colwell:s penalty. In the 87th minute, Abbot Colwell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caolán McDecland was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Quirk O'Brien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Geoffrey McFrancise kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Kinsaley FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.