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Faughary
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Breccan McTom started the match with the kick off. Roy Hunt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 9 minutes, Blathma Barrett mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tullaha and the Faughary AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Blathma Barrett hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Egan McStephen made a precise shot to the right of Bradley Dimson. Tullaha's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 15th minute, Egan McStephen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bradley Dimson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Bevin Scully struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Arnold Deery didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tullaha. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bevin Scully in the 25th minute of play forced Faughary AFC's goalkeeper Arnold Deery to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 27 played minutes Tullaha got a freekick which was hit by Sherlock Lavine. Bradley Dimson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Breccan McTom in the 30th minute of the match. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tullaha's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gilian Grant was slow to take the kick. During this time Faughary AFC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Gilian Grant got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bradley Dimson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 34th minute of the match Reginald Jameson shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arnold Deery showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 35 minutes into the game, one of Faughary AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Austin Gallagher placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 39 minutes into the game, Egan McStephen lined in a short shot 3-0 behind a frustrated Bradley Dimson. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bevin Scully to make the kick off. Egan McStephen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sherlock Lavine kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd match minute, Tullaha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roy Hunt to maneuver through the defense. Bradley Dimson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Egan McStephen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Sherlock Lavine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arnold Deery made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roy Hunt in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Treno McFrank hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Faughary AFC's Arnold Deery proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Faughary AFC from getting a goal against them. Tullaha's Geoffrey Ramsey shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 83rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Arnold Deery but with some difficulty. After a defensive mix-up in Faughary AFC's zone, Sherlock Lavine stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnold Deery came out of the goal and Sherlock Lavine tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 92nd minute, Egan McStephen made a precise shot to the right of Bradley Dimson. Tullaha's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. Arnold Deery made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Bevin Scully sent off a good shot on target. 97 minutes into the game, Braden MaCollin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Faughary AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tullaha the free kick. In the 97th match minute, Faughary AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Braden MaCollin to maneuver through the defense.