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Beennamweel
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) Colmcille McStephen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Colmcille McStephen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 7 minutes into the match, Beennamweel's goal looked a bit too open when Colmcille McStephen came free, but Donal Cronin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beothach O'Keefe's late challenge caught a Toombeola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beothach O'Keefe helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Beennamweel getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Beothach O'Keefe hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Blathmac McPhilip during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Toombeola getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Blathmac McPhilip hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Beennamweel defense, Colmcille McStephen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donal Cronin. The Beennamweel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donal Cronin should have stopped the shot. Donal Cronin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braon McAlphie, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Colmcille McStephen in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donal Cronin saved Beennamweel from getting behind. Toombeola's Colmcille McStephen got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Colmcille McStephen scored 0-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donal Cronin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Colmcille McStephen's late challenge caught a Beennamweel's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Colmcille McStephen helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Toombeola's Colmcille McStephen got a free kick in the 31st minute. Donal Cronin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Colmcille McStephen's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Colmcille McStephen put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Donal Cronin. If Colmcille McStephen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 40th minute, Kealan Walker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Beennamweel's goal looked a bit too open when Colmcille McStephen came free, but Donal Cronin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Beennamweel's goal looked a bit too open when Colmcille McStephen came free, but Donal Cronin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colmcille McStephen struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Donal Cronin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Toombeola. After a defensive mix-up in Beennamweel's zone, Cianán McPhilip stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donal Cronin came out of the goal and Cianán McPhilip tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Beennamweel players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Toombeola were winning 0-3.

The wind increased when Baoithin Sheridan made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Beennamweel's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Colmcille McStephen fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Colmcille McStephen in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donal Cronin saved Beennamweel from getting behind. Colmcille McStephen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Donal Cronin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Colmcille McStephen's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Donal Cronin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Beennamweel's Donal Cronin got control of the ball when Colmcille McStephen tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Toombeola getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Cianán McPhilip hit a great ball. After 67 minutes, Braon McAlphie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toombeola and the Beennamweel players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Toombeola's Braon McAlphie got a free kick in the 67th minute. Donal Cronin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Colmcille McStephen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colmcille McStephen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Donal Cronin having to interfere. Donal Cronin was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Baird McSteven. A hard shot by Baird McSteven from long distance, 76 minutes into the match, got Donal Cronin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Braon McAlphie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Donal Cronin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The corner ended in Cianán McPhilip almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Beennamweel's Donal Cronin did a great save. Donal Cronin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bec Savic in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Colmcille McStephen in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donal Cronin saved Beennamweel from getting behind. In the 87th minute, Braon McAlphie ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donal Cronin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Colmcille McStephen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Donal Cronin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Toombeola's Colmcille McStephen in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Beennamweel's goalie prevented a goal. In the 95thth minute of the game Colmcille McStephen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Beennamweel's Donal Cronin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match was over Toombeola could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Beennamweel throughout the match.