League

Ardy Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute there was a penalty for Ardy. Darick McLiam stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Briain Tierney. 1-0. In the 12th minute Barley Savic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Briain Tierney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Samuel McPaul managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ardy's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel McPaul was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Briain Tierney breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 14 played minutes Killinlahan got a freekick which was hit by Cashel Rutherford. If Samuel McPaul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute, Cashel Rutherford 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. With his leg Briain Tierney managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when Ardy's Samuel McPaul fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Briain Tierney managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Ardy's Samuel McPaul fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Barley Savic was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 30th minute. Ardy's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Killinlahan's Briain Tierney played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barley Savic in the 33rd minute of play. Reidy Caffrey charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Reidy Caffrey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 37 minutes into the match, Killinlahan's goal looked a bit too open when Barley Savic came free, but Briain Tierney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Briain Tierney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barley Savic, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Briain Tierney took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barley Savic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Killinlahan's goal looked a bit too open when Barley Savic came free, but Briain Tierney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ron Gollogley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The wind increased when Barley Savic made the kick off in the second half. Ron Gollogley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the match, Killinlahan's goal looked a bit too open when Barley Savic came free, but Briain Tierney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Briain Tierney showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barley Savic in the 59th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Reidy Caffrey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Briain Tierney was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel McPaul in the 66th minute of play forced Killinlahan's goalkeeper Briain Tierney to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Briain Tierney stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Barley Savic's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Killinlahan's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel McPaul came free, but Briain Tierney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Barley Savic had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Briain Tierney. Killinlahan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Barley Savic was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Briain Tierney made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heron McAaron in the 75th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Killinlahan's zone, Heron McAaron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Briain Tierney came out of the goal and Heron McAaron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 83rd minute, Barley Savic left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ardy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 90th minute, Samuel McPaul left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ardy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Briain Tierney showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel McPaul, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Ardy's Samuel McPaul got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ardy's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.