Friendly League

Swineford
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Shannon Rutherford got the match started through his kick off. When Shannon Rutherford came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Swineford Utd 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 Shannon Rutherford couldn't finish the play. Edwin Harkin kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Corlee's attentive Harrigan McCready managed to snatch the ball when Donn Dalton made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game. 28 minutes into the match, Corlee's Edwin Harkin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bec Palmer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bailey Rutherford's late challenge caught a Corlee's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bailey Rutherford helped the player get up and apologised. In the 33rd minute, Bailey Rutherford hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bec Palmer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edwin Harkin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Donall Keegan's late challenge caught a Swineford Utd's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donall Keegan helped the player get up and apologised.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edwin Harkin to make the kick off. A throw-in in the 55th minute of the game was made by Donn Dalton with Shannon Rutherford as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Edwin Harkin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Corlee's supporters rose to their feet, but Edwin Harkin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bec Palmer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 61 minutes into the match, Corlee's Edwin Harkin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bec Palmer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Swineford Utd's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ferdia McAaron was slow to take the kick. During this time Corlee's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, Corlee's Ailill Gallagher got a free kick in the 78th minute. Bil Martyn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shannon Rutherford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Ailill Gallagher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute, Shannon Rutherford made a precise shot to the right of Bil Martyn. Corlee's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. There was no doubt that Swineford Utd were the better team. Swineford Utd's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.