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Tullinwillin Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rian McCready took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Tullinwillin getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Barney Coyle hit a great ball. After 3 minutes of play, Rathanny's Blanche Matthews made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rylie Gillmour was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 6 minutes, Brenna Dimson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rathanny and the Tullinwillin players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rathanny fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! A collision led to Tullinwillin getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Renny Kirby hit a great ball. Tullinwillin's Rylie Gillmour played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blanche Matthews in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tullinwillin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Caoilte Kelly was slow to take the kick. During this time Rathanny's players had a chance to rest. Rathanny's Caoilte Kelly was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rylie Gillmour in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Rylie Gillmour showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blanche Matthews in the 15th minute of the match. In the 20th minute Blanche Matthews shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rylie Gillmour saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brant McPeter took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rylie Gillmour. Tullinwillin's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A hard shot 27 in the game by Rian McCready from a close distance when the talented Begley Crowe managed to make a qualified save. Rathanny's players were relieved. Begley Crowe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rian McCready, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bec McTommy during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Rian McCready came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Tullinwillin 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 Rian McCready couldn't finish the play. 33 minutes into the match, Rathanny's goal looked a bit too open when Rian McCready came free, but Begley Crowe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blathmacc Todd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Begley Crowe having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Blanche Matthews in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rylie Gillmour prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Blathmacc Todd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Begley Crowe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rathanny's goalkeeper Begley Crowe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Blanche Matthews stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Rylie Gillmour made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beothach Kelly in the 53rd minute. In the 58th minute, Rian McCready 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. Begley Crowe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Louie McWillie went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of Tullinwillin booed when Rathanny was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blanche Matthews didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tullinwillin's Rian McCready in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rathanny's goalie prevented a goal. 71 minutes into the match, Tullinwillin's goal looked a bit too open when Blanche Matthews came free, but Rylie Gillmour reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Tullinwillin getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Rian McCready hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Louie McWillie in the 73rd minute of play forced Rathanny's goalkeeper Begley Crowe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bec McTommy hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Rian McCready might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Begley Crowe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rian McCready ran back to his position shaking his head. Rathanny's Begley Crowe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Blathmacc Todd in the 86th minute of play. Begley Crowe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blathmacc Todd, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After having played for 95 minutes, Blathmacc Todd managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tullinwillin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Blathmacc Todd was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tullinwillin fans cheered their team off the field, for while Rathanny had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.