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Farranthomas Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Farranthomas FC's zone, Tory McLiam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Austin Tracy came out of the goal and Tory McLiam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Farranthomas FC's Teddy Dempsey got a free kick in the 8th minute. Kilmacshane's Kyle Hamilton got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 15 minutes of play, Kilmacshane's Kyle Hamilton made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Austin Tracy was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kyle Hamilton struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Austin Tracy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kilmacshane. The audience was convinced that Tory McLiam's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Austin Tracy was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Aron Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot. Farranthomas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Aron Byrne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cacey McVictor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 35th minute, Lorcan Dunne hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tory McLiam struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Austin Tracy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kilmacshane. Tory McLiam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Austin Tracy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tory McLiam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tory McLiam to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, Kilmacshane's Austin Tracy threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tory McLiam, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kyle Hamilton took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Austin Tracy. Austin Tracy dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Kyle Hamilton's late challenge caught a Farranthomas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kyle Hamilton helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, Kilmacshane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Hamilton to maneuver through the defense. If Ryleigh Palmer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ryleigh Palmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cacey McVictor having to interfere. Blair Colwell hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 79th match minute, Kilmacshane was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braden Dunne to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Felim Robinson sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kilmacshane's Cacey McVictor didn't even have to move. Kyle Hamilton succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 84th playminute. 91 minutes into the match, Farranthomas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tory McLiam came free, but Austin Tracy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ryleigh Palmer kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.