League

Broher Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boru McStephen started the match with the kick off. Bil McJohn hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Barroosky's Britt Beckett got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cacey Callaghan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boru McStephen in the 6th minute of the match. Phelim Deery hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Broher Utd defense, Britt Beckett kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Leon McPaul. The Broher Utd fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Leon McPaul should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Barroosky's Cacey Callaghan got control of the ball when Artur McJohn tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Broher Utd's zone, Britt Beckett stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leon McPaul came out of the goal and Britt Beckett tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Britt Beckett came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Barroosky 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 Britt Beckett couldn't finish the play. Artur McJohn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Cacey Callaghan made a huge save. After 23 minutes, Riddoc McSteve mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barroosky and the Broher Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Barroosky getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Riddoc McSteve hit a great ball. Cacey Callaghan made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Artur McJohn sent off a good shot on target. Leon McPaul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Britt Beckett, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 42nd minute, Artur McJohn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cacey Callaghan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Bil McJohn hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. If Britt Beckett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Britt Beckett to make the kick off. Britt Beckett came free with the goalkeeper in the 53rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Leon McPaul could save by the left post. If Britt Beckett had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute, Phelim Deery hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 70 minutes into the match, Barroosky's goal looked a bit too open when Artur McJohn came free, but Cacey Callaghan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 72 minutes of play, Broher Utd's Tevis McPaul made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cacey Callaghan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Barroosky's Riddoc McSteve got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 83 played minutes Barroosky got a freekick which was hit by Caroll McPhil. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Coyle in the 84th minute of play forced Barroosky's goalkeeper Cacey Callaghan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cacey Callaghan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torin Savic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 92 minutes on the clock, Caroll Costello commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 93rd minute, Caroll Costello hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barroosky's goalkeeper Cacey Callaghan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th minute, Tevis McPaul ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cacey Callaghan was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When the referee ended the match the Broher Utd players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.