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Baileborough
Spectators: 6772 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brendann O'Neill started the match with the kick off. Rannal O'Brien didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Derrick McFrank went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Derrick McFrank fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rannal O'Brien having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Quaid McVictor during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Quaid McVictor hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Ballinalack's Darby Hunt got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bardon Cassin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brendann O'Neill, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Bardon Cassin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brendann O'Neill's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Rowen Willson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th minute, Ballinalack's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rowen Willson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bardon Cassin was out of position in the 35 minute of play, and Brendann O'Neill capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Brendann O'Neill really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Rowen Willson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bardon Cassin having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tipper McStephen during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Ballinalack:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Baileborough:s goal. Rowen Willson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Derrick McFrank to strike the kick off in the second half. Darby Hunt might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rannal O'Brien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Darby Hunt ran back to his position shaking his head. Aron O'Keefe hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute, Darby Hunt 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. Darby Hunt took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rannal O'Brien. Rannal O'Brien dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 62 minutes into the match, Ballinalack's Darby Hunt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rannal O'Brien narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 64 minutes into the match, Baileborough's Rowen Willson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bardon Cassin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Ballinalack's goal looked a bit too open when Rowen Willson came free, but Bardon Cassin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Brendann O'Neill came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Baileborough 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 Brendann O'Neill couldn't finish the play. 82 minutes into the match, Ballinalack's goal looked a bit too open when Brendann O'Neill came free, but Bardon Cassin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ballinalack's zone, Rowen Willson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bardon Cassin came out of the goal and Rowen Willson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th minute, Brendann O'Neill made a precise shot to the right of Bardon Cassin. Ballinalack's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Brendann O'Neill received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Bardon Cassin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Ballinalack players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Baileborough from taking control. The game ends in a draw.