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Gortnasate
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Baran McStephen started the match with the kick off. Beothach McAlphie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baran McStephen in the 3rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gortnasate's zone, Baran McStephen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beothach McAlphie came out of the goal and Baran McStephen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braoin McPhilip in the 10th minute of play forced Kilcronagh's goalkeeper Bodibeua Prunty to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Baran McStephen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Braoin McPhilip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casey Coyle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Casey Coyle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Bodibeua Prunty tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bartel McBjarton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beothach McAlphie having to interfere. Braoin McPhilip might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bodibeua Prunty. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Braoin McPhilip ran back to his position shaking his head. Beothach McAlphie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartel McBjarton in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Gavin Cassin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Bartel McBjarton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beothach McAlphie was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. In the 37th match minute, Gortnasate was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavin Cassin to maneuver through the defense. Braoin McPhilip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Braoin McPhilip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Bodibeua Prunty took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braoin McPhilip, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Casey Coyle came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Gortnasate 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 Casey Coyle couldn't finish the play. Braoin McPhilip struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Bodibeua Prunty didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gortnasate. If Cahir McGlenn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th match minute, Kilcronagh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eoghan Rutherford to maneuver through the defense. Casey Coyle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Beothach McAlphie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bartel McBjarton in the 74th minute of play. Beothach McAlphie took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baran McStephen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baran McStephen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Beothach McAlphie having to make a save. In the 83rd minute, Gavin Cassin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harkin McVictor kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Baran McStephen succeeded in the game's 89th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. If Baran McStephen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.