League

Cloghan Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aban Ramsey got the match started through his kick off. Riley Robinson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Devlin Colwell in the 9th minute. The supporters of Cloghan booed when Carraroe Utd was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darrick McLiam didn't get a good kick on the ball. 30 minutes into the game, Henry Brennan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cloghan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carraroe Utd the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cloghan's Henry Brennan got a free kick in the 30th minute. When Cullan Cronin came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Carraroe Utd 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 Cullan Cronin couldn't finish the play. In the 41st minute of the match, Henry Brennan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Riley Robinson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Cullan Cronin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kevinn Frankson kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cullan Cronin to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 55th match minute, Cloghan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Devlin Colwell to maneuver through the defense. When Devlin Colwell fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cloghan's protests and gave Devlin Colwell a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Cloghan's Devlin Colwell got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Henry Brennan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Bowie Mullan fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cloghan's protests and gave Bowie Mullan a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cullan Cronin in the 74th minute of play forced Cloghan's goalkeeper Blathma Bayes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cullan Cronin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Blathma Bayes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Kevinn Frankson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Henry Brennan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Riley Robinson having to interfere. Blathma Bayes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cullan Cronin in the 92nd minute. Henry Brennan might have been able to make a better finish in the 97th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Riley Robinson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Henry Brennan ran back to his position shaking his head. The Cloghan supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Carraroe Utd's performance. The match ended with a win for Carraroe Utd.