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Match Report
Bantry
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Emly's Carrigan McWill got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Art McLiam 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. Breanne Dempsey hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Bantry's Art McLiam got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kerrigan McOliver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thom Deans having to interfere. After 19 played minutes Bantry got a freekick which was hit by Ailín Gillmour. Heron Hutton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thom Deans having to interfere. The supporters of Bantry booed when Emly was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gil McLiam didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Art McLiam 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. Heron Caffey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Timothy McIan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferdia Deans kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Heron Hutton made a kick off. If Kerrigan McOliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Heron Hutton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thom Deans read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. Thom Deans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Heron Hutton in the 60th minute of the match. Bantry's Art McLiam got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Bantry booed when Emly was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Breanne Dempsey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Art McLiam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Timothy McIan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Breanne Dempsey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Art McLiam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Bantry's goalkeeper Thom Deans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kerrigan McOliver. Bantry's Heron Caffey got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Timothy McIan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Art McLiam in the 81st minute of the match. After having played for 83 minutes, Heron Caffey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bantry's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heron Caffey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute Art McLiam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Timothy McIan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emly's Heron Hutton got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Heron Caffey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Timothy McIan was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Timothy McIan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Art McLiam in the 94th minute of play. Kerrigan McOliver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.
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