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Drommartin Park
Spectators: 6781 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 0) Brendanus Sheridan was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 6th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Bat McWilliam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bat McWilliam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute, Bat McWilliam 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Briain Grant managed to get in a good position for a shot. Drommartin AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Briain Grant was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Branagain Doherty breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 21st minute Barram Keegan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harry McNamara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Briain Grant took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Branagain Doherty. Branagain Doherty dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Briain Grant struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Branagain Doherty didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Drommartin AFC. Sherlock Ferguson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Harry McNamara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Harry McNamara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terence McFrancise in the 39th minute of play. Garrett Tracy charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garrett Tracy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Drommartin AFC booed when Baltyboys AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Garrett Tracy didn't get a good kick on the ball. 41 minutes into the match, Drommartin AFC's Brendanus Sheridan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 44thth minute of the game Sherlock Ferguson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Drommartin AFC's Harry McNamara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bat McWilliam was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Turlough McPaul mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Baltyboys AFC and the Drommartin AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Harry McNamara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Terence McFrancise, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 61 played minutes Baltyboys AFC's Sherlock Ferguson stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Harry McNamara stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Drommartin AFC of the goal. Baltyboys AFC's Branagain Doherty played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Briain Grant in the 63rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bat McWilliam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Branagain Doherty was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 78th minute, Barram Keegan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 82 minutes, Sherlock Ferguson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Baltyboys AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sherlock Ferguson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Sherlock Ferguson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Briain Grant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Branagain Doherty having to interfere. Branagain Doherty showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bat McWilliam, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Terence McFrancise received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Harry McNamara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.