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Ballyteige Park
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Keegan Dillon made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, Bairthmead Ghee 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. Séamus O'Keefe kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Keegan Dillon notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip. Troy McPhilip was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Naas getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Beamard Rutherford hit a great ball. 17 minutes into the match, Keegan Dillon notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip. Troy McPhilip was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 25thth minute of the game Keegan Dillon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Keegan Dillon managed to get in a good position for a shot. Naas's supporters rose to their feet, but Keegan Dillon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Troy McPhilip breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 37 minutes into the match, Keegan Dillon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Troy McPhilip. Ballyteige Utd's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Keegan Dillon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. When Keegan Dillon came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Naas 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 Keegan Dillon couldn't finish the play. Bairthmead Ghee came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tathan Ghee could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keegan Dillon in the 47th minute of play forced Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Ballyteige Utd players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Naas were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Robert Dempsey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keegan Dillon in the 53rd minute of play forced Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Keegan Dillon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Troy McPhilip took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keegan Dillon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beamard Rutherford sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keegan Dillon was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. Naas's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Troy McPhilip was a little too slow when Keegan Dillon got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 76th minute. The score was now 1-4. Troy McPhilip showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keegan Dillon, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Ballyteige Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Keegan Dillon came free, but Troy McPhilip reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 played minutes Ballyteige Utd got a freekick which was hit by Séamus O'Keefe. Keegan Dillon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Troy McPhilip was a little too slow when Keegan Dillon got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 1-5. In the 89thth minute of the game Keegan Dillon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beamard Rutherford in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keegan Dillon in the 91st minute of play forced Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd match minute, Naas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rowe McNamara to maneuver through the defense.