League

Clontarf Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Cloonfinish booed when Clontarf was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dónal Scully didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Bragain Holt in the 7th minute really tested Raymond Lester's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 11th match minute, Cloonfinish was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bairre McPeter to maneuver through the defense. Cloonfinish's Raymond Lester played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ravan Ramsey in the 12th minute of play. Cian McJohn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Raymond Lester showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ravan Ramsey, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Cloonfinish's Cian McJohn in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Clontarf's goalie prevented a goal. If Cian McJohn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Clontarf booed when Cloonfinish was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quirk McLaughlin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hugh Molloy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 29 minutes, Cian McJohn managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cloonfinish's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cian McJohn 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 30th minute, Dónal Scully hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Banan Caffrey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Lester having to interfere. Ravan Ramsey did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Raymond Lester 36 minutes into the match. Dónal Scully hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. If Cian McJohn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Beale Grant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Raymond Lester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cian McJohn to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Ravan Ramsey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reginald Ryan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cian McJohn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Banan Caffrey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Raymond Lester tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Quirk McLaughlin fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cloonfinish's protests and gave Quirk McLaughlin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th minute, Quirk McLaughlin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Dónal Scully fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clontarf's protests and gave Dónal Scully a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th match minute, Clontarf was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dónal Scully to maneuver through the defense. Reginald Ryan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Cloonfinish's Hugh Molloy shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Cian McJohn received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Reginald Ryan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Beale Grant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raymond Lester having to interfere. A collision led to Clontarf getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Beale Grant hit a great ball. Raymond Lester showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Banan Caffrey in the 94th minute of the match. The Cloonfinish players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Clontarf from taking control. The game ends in a draw.