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Northgrove
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carson McWill took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Barhan Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northgrove FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Barhan Rogers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bivadi Tracy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Barhan Rogers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Bivadi Tracy when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Breaghdha Silke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pearse Mullan having to interfere. Barhan Rogers who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 16thth minute tested the skills of Bivadi Tracy when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Barhan Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bivadi Tracy having to interfere. Bivadi Tracy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carson McWill, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Breaghdha Silke struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Pearse Mullan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bellavary. Pearse Mullan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flannery Silke, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Bivadi Tracy made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Barhan Rogers sent off a good shot on target. Northgrove FC's Barhan Rogers got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flannery Silke in the 36th minute of play forced Northgrove FC's goalkeeper Pearse Mullan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Carson McWill managed to get in a good position for a shot. Northgrove FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carson McWill was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bivadi Tracy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute, Barhan Rogers 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. 42 minutes into the game, Carson McWill recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bivadi Tracy. Carson McWill showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Breaghdha Silke blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pearse Mullan having to make a save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Breaghdha Silke to make the kick off. If Breaghdha Silke had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bellavary's Bivadi Tracy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carson McWill in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bellavary's goalkeeper Bivadi Tracy, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Northgrove FC's zone, Breaghdha Silke stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pearse Mullan came out of the goal and Breaghdha Silke tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After recieving a nice pass, Bellavary's Artt McCollion tried to score from far away in the 60th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute Breaghdha Silke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pearse Mullan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flannery Silke got free with Pearse Mullan in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 66th minute, Barhan Rogers 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. After 68 minutes, Carson McWill made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Bellavary's Bivadi Tracy tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Flannery Silke got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The audience was convinced that Breaghdha Silke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pearse Mullan was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 76th minute Barhan Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bivadi Tracy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pearse Mullan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Breaghdha Silke showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 79 minute of play. Breaghdha Silke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th match minute, Northgrove FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gordan Perth to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Bellavary's Donagh McGlynn got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to Bellavary getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Geoffrey Horgan hit a great ball. Bivadi Tracy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barhan Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.