League

Coolcorragh Park
Spectators: 6795 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 0) Thurl Kelly started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Thurl Kelly in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Keely Beckett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Keely Beckett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Breen Todd in the 7th minute of play. When Thurl Kelly came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Garadice 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 Thurl Kelly couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Breen Todd managed to get in a good position for a shot. Garadice's supporters rose to their feet, but Breen Todd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Keely Beckett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Coolcorragh AFC's Keely Beckett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thurl Kelly in the 13th minute of play. Keely Beckett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thurl Kelly in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute Tobin Gollogley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keely Beckett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Keely Beckett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thurl Kelly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keely Beckett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thurl Kelly went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 28 minutes into the game, Garadice's Breen Todd nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Keely Beckett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Coolcorragh AFC's Keely Beckett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Breen Todd in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Breen Todd had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Keely Beckett. Coolcorragh AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Breen Todd was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 39th minute Gil Callaghan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flannery Perth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 played minutes Coolcorragh AFC got a freekick which was hit by Seosamh Dempsey. Bard Ghee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Keely Beckett having to interfere. Keely Beckett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Breen Todd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Donoghue Harkin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Donoghue Harkin came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Coolcorragh AFC 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 Donoghue Harkin couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Coolcorragh AFC's Gil Callaghan got a free kick in the 54th minute. Garadice's Thurl Kelly suffered a sore knee after 59 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Cashel Deans's late challenge caught a Garadice's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cashel Deans helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Garadice booed when Coolcorragh AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cashel Deans didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Garadice's Tobin Gollogley got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Tobin Gollogley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Keely Beckett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Coolcorragh AFC's Keely Beckett got control of the ball when Breen Todd tried to sneak it across the goal line. Breen Todd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Coolcorragh AFC's Keely Beckett got control of the ball when Breen Todd tried to sneak it across the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Coolcorragh AFC's goalkeeper Keely Beckett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Breen Todd. In the 76th minute, Breen Todd 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. In the 77th minute, Geoffrey Gough hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Coolcorragh AFC defense, Tobin Gollogley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Keely Beckett. The Coolcorragh AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Keely Beckett should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Terry Gallagher in the 89th minute of play forced Garadice's goalkeeper Flannery Perth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Tobin Gollogley kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Keely Beckett. That made the score 0-5 in the 94 minute of play. When the match was over Garadice could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Coolcorragh AFC throughout the match.