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Ardsbeg
Spectators: 6780 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Phillip Brennan kicked off to start the match. Ardsbeg's Beag McDecland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rian McCready in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ardsbeg's zone, Blathmacc Todd stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beag McDecland came out of the goal and Blathmacc Todd tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Beag McDecland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rian McCready in the 17th minute of play. Blathmacc Todd might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Beag McDecland. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Blathmacc Todd ran back to his position shaking his head. Phillip Brennan hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Beag McDecland didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Tullinwillin's Rian McCready shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 28 minutes into the match, Tullinwillin's goalkeeper Rylie Gillmour had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rorey Glen Crowe. After 31 minutes of play, Tullinwillin's Louie McWillie made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Beag McDecland was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rian McCready in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Beag McDecland saved Ardsbeg from getting behind. Beag McDecland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Douglas Tierney in the 35th minute of play. Brain Bayes hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 41st minute Louie McWillie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beag McDecland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rian McCready in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Beag McDecland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blathmacc Todd in the 45th minute of play forced Ardsbeg's goalkeeper Beag McDecland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Ardsbeg players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Tullinwillin were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rian McCready stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tullinwillin's Blathmacc Todd got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 54 minutes into the match, Ardsbeg's goalkeeper Beag McDecland had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rian McCready. Douglas Tierney fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beag McDecland having to interfere. When Blathmacc Todd came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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 Blathmacc Todd couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Rian McCready kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Beag McDecland. That made the score 0-4 in the 73 minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Bressal McLian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ardsbeg's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tullinwillin the free kick. After a rather tough play, Ardsbeg's Bressal McLian got a free kick in the 83rd minute. 87 minutes into the match, Ardsbeg's goal looked a bit too open when Blathmacc Todd came free, but Beag McDecland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tullinwillin's Rian McCready got a free kick in the 89th minute. Rylie Gillmour showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Phillip Brennan , who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. In the 95th minute Rorey Glen Crowe 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. Rian McCreadys short, quick shot in the 97thth minute got Beag McDecland to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tullinwillin played a much better game than Ardsbeg and deserved their victory. The Ardsbeg players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.