Friendly League

Gabhran Park
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Sheskinapoll's Scott Mulvihill proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Sheskinapoll from getting a goal against them. Blake Dempsey hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Brannagh Bayes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Scott Mulvihill tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Scott Mulvihill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brannagh Bayes, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Gabhran Utd fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! In the 12th minute there was a penalty for Sheskinapoll. Alfred Matthews stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ros Ramsey. 0-1. In the 15th minute, Jarlath Moran got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bannon McNamee sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 20 minutes, Cormac Cronin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sheskinapoll and the Gabhran Utd players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Gabhran Utd booed when Sheskinapoll was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cormac Cronin didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Sheskinapoll's Scott Mulvihill got control of the ball when Bannon McNamee tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 23 in the game by Bannon McNamee from a close distance when the talented Scott Mulvihill managed to make a qualified save. Sheskinapoll's players were relieved. Keegan Palmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ros Ramsey having to interfere. Bannon McNamee's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Scott Mulvihill skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 29th minute, Sheskinapoll's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bannon McNamee fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Keegan Palmer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ros Ramsey having to interfere. If Jarlath Moran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scott Mulvihill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brannagh Bayes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bree McDecland's late challenge caught a Gabhran Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bree McDecland helped the player get up and apologised. Bree McDecland kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brannagh Bayes to make the kick off. If Bannon McNamee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 55 played minutes Sheskinapoll got a freekick which was hit by Blake Dempsey. Brannagh Bayes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Scott Mulvihill having to interfere. Brannagh Bayes scored 1-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Scott Mulvihill, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gabhran Utd's Bannon McNamee got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cormac Cronin was shown his second yellow card after 65 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. If Brannagh Bayes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Scott Mulvihill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brannagh Bayes in the 75th minute of the match. In the 89th minute Begg Duggan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Scott Mulvihill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bradaigh McJohnny kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. If Brannagh Bayes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Sheskinapoll players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Gabhran Utd from taking control. The game ends in a draw.