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Edenacarnan Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Felim Callaghan kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes, Roordan Todd mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lisclamer and the Edenacarnan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Briony McTommy charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Briony McTommy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Edenacarnan booed when Lisclamer was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Briony McTommy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Brede McTommy made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bivitas Dillon in the 7th minute of play. If Caoilte Kelly had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lisclamer's Roordan Todd got his second yellow card of the match in the 9th minute. The referee ordered Roordan Todd off the ground. Roordan Todd kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Caoilte Kelly struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Brede McTommy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Edenacarnan. Bragain Branson struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Brede McTommy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Edenacarnan. In the 14th minute of the match Gerard Deans sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Brede McTommy skillfully saved the ball. In the 18th minute, Briony McTommy 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. 20 minutes into the game, Briony McTommy cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Peter Ryan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Brede McTommy made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Bragain Branson sent off a good shot on target. Bivitas Dillon kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Briony McTommy struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Peter Ryan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lisclamer. If Briony McTommy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Caoilte Kellys short, quick shot in the 35thth minute got Brede McTommy to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Briony McTommy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Peter Ryan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Lisclamer's Brede McTommy got control of the ball when Caoilte Kelly tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edenacarnan's Peter Ryan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Briony McTommy in the 42nd minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, Caoilte Kelly notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Lisclamer's Brede McTommy. Brede McTommy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Peter Ryan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Briony McTommy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Caoilte Kelly made the kick off in the second half. 58 minutes into the match, Edenacarnan's goalkeeper Peter Ryan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Briony McTommy. After 68 minutes, Blamhac McLiam mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lisclamer and the Edenacarnan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Blamhac McLiam kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match Bellaghy Deans shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Brede McTommy showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 71 played minutes Edenacarnan got a freekick which was hit by Blayne Mullan. Rorry Gillmour took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Briony McTommy got free with Peter Ryan in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Briony McTommy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lisclamer's supporters rose to their feet, but Briony McTommy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Peter Ryan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Peter Ryan made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Briony McTommy sent off a good shot on target. Briony McTommy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 94 played minutes, Edenacarnan's Bellaghy Deans shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Brede McTommy came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Edenacarnan reached it. Briony McTommy took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Peter Ryan. Peter Ryan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The Lisclamer supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lisclamer would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.