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Dunbeacon
Spectators: 6776 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ciarán Murphy kicked off to start the match. Dunbeacon Utd's Berach McLaughlin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berrin McWillie in the 3rd minute of play. Ciarán Murphy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Berach McLaughlin having to make a save. 8 minutes into the match, Skenahincha FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joshua Perth came free, but Suibhne Branson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciarán Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Berrin McWillie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Berach McLaughlin having to make a save. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Dunbeacon Utd:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Skenahincha FC:s goal. Dunbeacon Utd:s Berach McLaughlin showed great skill when he stopped Breck Mullan:s penalty. In the 14th minute, Breck Mullan made a precise shot to the right of Berach McLaughlin. Dunbeacon Utd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 22 minutes in the game, Dennis Dillon fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Suibhne Branson having to interfere. After 31 minutes, Irwin McJohnny mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Skenahincha FC and the Dunbeacon Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 31st match minute, Skenahincha FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Irwin McJohnny to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Joshua Perth managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dunbeacon Utd's supporters rose to their feet, but Joshua Perth was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Suibhne Branson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Berach McLaughlin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berrin McWillie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berrin McWillie scored 0-2 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Berach McLaughlin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Dunbeacon Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Berrin McWillie came free, but Berach McLaughlin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skenahincha FC's goalkeeper Suibhne Branson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joshua Perth to strike the kick off in the second half. Berrin McWillie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Berach McLaughlin having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Dunbeacon Utd's zone, Berrin McWillie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Berach McLaughlin came out of the goal and Berrin McWillie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. John Tierney charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed John Tierney the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. John Tierney hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute Joshua Perth shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Suibhne Branson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71stth minute of the game Berrin McWillie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dunbeacon Utd's Berach McLaughlin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Irwin McJohnny was shown his second yellow card after 72 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 76 minutes into the game, when John Tierney put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Dunbeacon Utd a penalty, 78 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Bealtaine McIan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Skenahincha FC's Suibhne Branson. 1-2. Joshua Perth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Suibhne Branson having to interfere. Dennis Dillon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Suibhne Branson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 87 minutes, Dennis Dillon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dunbeacon Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Dillon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dunbeacon Utd's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Harrigan Horgan scored to the left of an out of position Berach McLaughlin, making the score, 1-3. After having played for 96 minutes, Harrigan Horgan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Skenahincha FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Harrigan Horgan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joshua Perth fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Suibhne Branson having to interfere.