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Ballinasloe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Spaville's Lee McGlynn 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. When Ballinasloe FC's Barra Doherty in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spaville's goalie prevented a goal. 5 minutes into the match, Spaville's goal looked a bit too open when Rordan McPaul came free, but Beagan Harkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Spaville's goalkeeper Beagan Harkin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Braden Ryan. The audience was convinced that Dermot McDonald's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theobald Martyn was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 11th minute, Lee McGlynn left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spaville fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Brady Gough came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Ballinasloe FC 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 Brady Gough couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Barra Doherty put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Beagan Harkin. Theobald Martyn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bragan Dunne, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Lee McGlynn's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theobald Martyn was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. When Ballinasloe FC's Ailill John in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spaville's goalie prevented a goal. In the 29th minute, Braden Ryan 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. Brady Gough sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Spaville's Beagan Harkin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Spaville from getting a goal against them. Ailill John had several of the Spaville's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 40 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-1 score and a disappointed Beagan Harkin as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 45th match minute, Ballinasloe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Barra Doherty to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes, Spaville's Edwin McLaughlin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Theobald Martyn 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 Spaville reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Rordan McPaul managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballinasloe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Rordan McPaul was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Beagan Harkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. 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. Rordan McPaul was the one to do the kick off. Beagan Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braden Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dermot McDonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballinasloe FC's goalkeeper Theobald Martyn, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Ballinasloe FC booed when Spaville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dermot McDonald didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braden Ryan in the 66th minute of play forced Spaville's goalkeeper Beagan Harkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Braden Ryan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Beagan Harkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Beagan Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braden Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beagan Harkin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Barra Doherty, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, Spaville's goal looked a bit too open when Braden Ryan came free, but Beagan Harkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Braden Ryan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballinasloe FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Braden Ryan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Beagan Harkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Rordan McPaul had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute Braden Ryan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beagan Harkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rordan McPaul's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beagan Harkin was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ailill John in the 86th minute of play forced Spaville's goalkeeper Beagan Harkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spaville's Beagan Harkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ailill John in the 91st minute of play. There was no doubt that Ballinasloe FC were the better team. Ballinasloe FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.