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Crannagh
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Reidy McLaughlin took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Seosamh Taylor put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Robert Cassin. Buach Lavine's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 9thth minute, Robert Cassin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Reidy McLaughlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Reidy McLaughlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Barcvni McJon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brak Cronin, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Robert Cassin made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Seosamh Taylor sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Crannagh getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Buach Lavine hit a great ball. Seosamh Taylor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Cassin having to interfere. Robert Cassin came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Crannagh's Seosamh Taylor. But to his dismay, Seosamh Taylor quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. After 34 minutes of play, Crannagh's Seosamh Taylor made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Cassin was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Oldbawn's goalkeeper Robert Cassin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Robert Cassin was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Reidy McLaughlin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Reidy McLaughlin really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. A hard shot 41 in the game by Seosamh Taylor from a close distance when the talented Robert Cassin managed to make a qualified save. Oldbawn's players were relieved. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brak Cronin was the one to do the kick off. Lee Sheridan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barcvni McJon having to interfere. Brak Cronin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Barcvni McJon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seosamh Taylor in the 58th minute of play forced Oldbawn's goalkeeper Robert Cassin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Lee Sheridan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Seosamh Taylor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Brak Cronin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brak Cronin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barcvni McJon having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Reidy McLaughlin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robert Cassin. Oldbawn's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reidy McLaughlin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. When Reidy McLaughlin came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Crannagh fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Reidy McLaughlin couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 87 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Seosamh Taylor sped through Oldbawn's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Robert Cassin. In the 90th minute, Corey Barrett hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute, Seosamh Taylor made a precise shot to the right of Robert Cassin. Oldbawn's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. 95 minutes into the match, Crannagh's goalkeeper Barcvni McJon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lee Sheridan. There was no doubt that Crannagh were the better team. Crannagh's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.