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Monasteroris
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Stroove FC's Brenainn McPhil 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. In the 4th minute, Bercnan McPhilip hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Monasteroris FC's Brian Ramsey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raymun Harkin in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Frankson in the 21st minute of play forced Monasteroris FC's goalkeeper Brian Ramsey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Ramsey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bracken McPhilip, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Brian Ramsey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Frankson, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Ciarán Todd in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Heremon Lavine, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 34 minutes into the match, Bracken McPhilip notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Monasteroris FC's Brian Ramsey. Brian Ramsey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ciarán Todd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alan Frankson might have been able to make a better finish in the 48th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Brian Ramsey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alan Frankson ran back to his position shaking his head. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ciarán Todd made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Ciarán Todd managed to get in a good position for a shot. Monasteroris FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciarán Todd was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Heremon Lavine breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ciarán Todd fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Heremon Lavine having to interfere. Stroove FC's Heremon Lavine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bras Dillon in the 56th minute of play. Raymun Harkin hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. If Bras Dillon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciarán Todd received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Heremon Lavine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brian Ramsey was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Raymun Harkin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 80 minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Monasteroris FC's Aodh Johnson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Heremon Lavine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Brian Ramsey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bracken McPhilip in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciarán Todd in the 93rd minute of play forced Stroove FC's goalkeeper Heremon Lavine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciarán Todd in the 96th minute of play forced Stroove FC's goalkeeper Heremon Lavine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.