League

Kilpierce
Spectators: 6779 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 0) Toran Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Britt Harkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peadair McJohnny took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 12th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fachtna McDonald. Ballygarvan AFC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Toran Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Britt Harkin in the 19th minute of the match. Begley Brennan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Fachtna McDonald made a huge save. Beatty McJon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Fachtna McDonald tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 27 minutes into the game, Bowen Kelly was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ballygarvan AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kilpierce the free kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Begley Brennan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kilpierce's supporters rose to their feet, but Begley Brennan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fachtna McDonald breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 0-1 became the score in the 33rd minute when Britt Harkin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The supporters of Ballygarvan AFC booed when Kilpierce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Davie Savic didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toran Hughes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Britt Harkin in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 47thth minute of the game Kyle Harkin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kilpierce's Toran Hughes was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Beatty McJon was the one to do the kick off. Kilpierce's Toran Hughes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Kilpierce from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Ballygarvan AFC's Darren McWillie got a free kick in the 54th minute. Begley Brennan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fachtna McDonald having to interfere. Kyle Harkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Toran Hughes. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kyle Harkin ran back to his position shaking his head. Kyle Harkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toran Hughes having to interfere. Kyle Harkin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Toran Hughes having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Kilpierce's Barran Mulvihill got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute, Darren McWillie sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kilpierce's Toran Hughes didn't even have to move. Toran Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Britt Harkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kilpierce's goalkeeper Toran Hughes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Barran Mulvihill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Britt Harkin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toran Hughes having to interfere. A collision led to Kilpierce getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Barran Mulvihill hit a great ball. If Britt Harkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the match, Kilpierce's goalkeeper Toran Hughes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kyle Harkin. Toran Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Britt Harkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Toran Hughes didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 90th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Britt Harkin got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Britt Harkin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 95th minute. Ballygarvan AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Fachtna McDonald showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Begley Brennan , who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the final whistle sounded Ballygarvan AFC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kilpierce.