League

Edenacarnan Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Edenacarnan's Caoilte Kelly started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Keaigh AFC's Darrick Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Keaigh AFC from getting a goal against them. Killian Ramsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. David Dunne kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Killian Ramsey took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Peter Ryan. Edenacarnan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Killian Ramsey in the 18th minute of play forced Edenacarnan's goalkeeper Peter Ryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Edenacarnan's Darrick Barrett threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Caoilte Kelly, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Keaigh AFC's Darrick Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Caoilte Kelly in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Keaigh AFC's Killian Ramsey got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Killian Ramsey scored 0-1 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Peter Ryan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Caoilte Kelly's late challenge caught a Keaigh AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Caoilte Kelly helped the player get up and apologised. Caoilte Kelly hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Gerard Deans kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Caoilte Kelly could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Darrick Barrett made a huge save. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Killian Ramsey stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bivitas Dillon kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Mack Cooney charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mack Cooney the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Keaigh AFC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mack Cooney hit a great ball. Keaigh AFC's attentive Bar Willson managed to snatch the ball when Artt McIan made a throw-in in the 75th minute of the game. Killian Ramsey was shown his second yellow card after 76 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Killian Ramsey hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 80 minutes into the match, Keaigh AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Bragain Branson came free, but Darrick Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 82 minutes of play, Edenacarnan's Caoilte Kelly made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Darrick Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 90th minute, Caoilte Kelly left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Edenacarnan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 94th match minute, Edenacarnan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caoilte Kelly to maneuver through the defense. Gerard Deans made in the 95th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Bragain Branson. Edenacarnan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Keaigh AFC for a fine match.