League

Kilteen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Rams Town's Gilbeirt Doyle started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Gilbeirt Doyle managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rams Town's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilbeirt Doyle was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Caoilte McAlphie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gilbeirt Doyle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Kilteen AFC defense, Gilbeirt Doyle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Caoilte McAlphie. The Kilteen AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Caoilte McAlphie should have stopped the shot. Kilteen AFC's Caoilte McAlphie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbeirt Doyle in the 12th minute of play. Rams Town's Gilbeirt Doyle got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lewis McJon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the game, Conan Robinson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rams Town's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kilteen AFC the free kick. In the 21st match minute, Rams Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conan Robinson to maneuver through the defense. In the 24th minute, Gilbeirt Doyle ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Caoilte McAlphie was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Caoilte McAlphie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilbeirt Doyle in the 27th minute of the match. If Gilbeirt Doyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kilteen AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Conan Robinson was slow to take the kick. During this time Rams Town's players had a chance to rest. Rams Town's Conan Robinson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Caoilte McAlphie in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 40th play minute Lewis McJon came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nestor Nerio. 1-2. Lewis McJon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Nerio having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Kilteen AFC's Hayes Rogers got a free kick in the 44th minute. Kieran Ryan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Nestor Nerio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Lewis McJon made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Lewis McJon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Gilbeirt Doyle made a precise shot to the right of Caoilte McAlphie. Kilteen AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. If Gilbeirt Doyle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 58 minutes, Casey Gallagher managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rams Town's supporters crossed their fingers, but Casey Gallagher was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gilbeirt Doyle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Rams Town's Arthur McCollion got a free kick in the 71st minute. Rams Town's Gilbeirt Doyle got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Gilbeirt Doyle reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Caoilte McAlphie. The goal made the score 1-4. Caoilte McAlphie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbeirt Doyle, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Kilteen AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Gilbeirt Doyle 87 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-5. Nestor Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lewis McJon, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. When the final whistle sounded Rams Town left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kilteen AFC.