League

Ballyshanock Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gearoid Beckett made the kick off and thus started the match. Bairrionn Kirby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Bairrionn Kirby's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toran Sheridan was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Roy Sheridan during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 12th match minute, Ballyshanock was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roy Sheridan to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th match minute, Releagh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Comhghall Brennan to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Cathal Ramsey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toran Sheridan. Releagh's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cathal Ramsey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Ballyshanock's Breasal Hutton got a free kick in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Releagh's Banan Hughes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bannan Beckett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bairrionn Kirby in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Toran Sheridan saved Releagh from getting behind. 30 minutes into the match, Releagh's goalkeeper Toran Sheridan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cathal Ramsey. With a little luck, Releagh's Toran Sheridan got control of the ball when Cathal Ramsey tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Ballyshanock booed when Releagh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bellaghy Byrne didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toran Sheridan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bairrionn Kirby, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Cathal Ramsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ballyshanock's Cathal Ramsey got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Bairrionn Kirby had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 42nd minute Bairrionn Kirby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toran Sheridan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bairrionn Kirby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Toran Sheridan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bairrionn Kirby was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Bairrionn Kirby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toran Sheridan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Toran Sheridan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bairrionn Kirby in the 54th minute of play. Banan Hughes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bannan Beckett read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Releagh's Toran Sheridan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bairrionn Kirby in the 63rd minute of play. If Cathal Ramsey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toran Sheridan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cathal Ramsey in the 68th minute of the match. Toran Sheridan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cathal Ramsey in the 74th minute of the match. Toran Sheridan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bairrionn Kirby went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. When Bellaghy Byrne fell near the penalty area in the 78th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Releagh's protests and gave Bellaghy Byrne a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ballyshanock booed when Releagh was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bellaghy Byrne didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kealan Callaghan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 79th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Toran Sheridan. Releagh's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 81st minute Bairrionn Kirby shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toran Sheridan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bairrionn Kirby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Banan Hughes 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. Toran Sheridan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bairrionn Kirby in the 93rd minute of the match. Toran Sheridan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cathal Ramsey's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. If Banan Hughes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.