League

Curhownagh Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Alfred McDecland started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Quinton Lavine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Blathma McSteve, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Brenan Myler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Quinton Lavine having to interfere. In the 5th minute Blathma McSteve shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quinton Lavine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quinton Lavine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brenainn Martyn in the 6th minute of play. Blathma McSteve could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Quinton Lavine made a huge save. With an all-out effort, Curhownagh's Quinton Lavine threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Brenan Myler, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The referee felt a red card was in order, 9 minutes into the game, when Trien Martyn put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Courthoyle fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! Rowen Branson walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Quinton Lavine made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brenainn Martyn in the 21st minute. Blathma McSteve took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Quinton Lavine. Quinton Lavine dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Courthoyle's Quinton Lavine proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Courthoyle from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the game, Brenan Myler was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curhownagh's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Courthoyle the free kick. After 28 played minutes Curhownagh got a freekick which was hit by Brenan Myler. 33 minutes into the match, Alfred McDecland notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Courthoyle's Quinton Lavine. Quinton Lavine was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Quinton Lavine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brenan Myler in the 37th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brenainn Martyn got free with Quinton Lavine in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute of the match, Alfred McDecland got a very nice opportunity to score, but Quinton Lavine was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 42nd minute Brenainn Martyn shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quinton Lavine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quinton Lavine was a little too slow when Brenan Myler got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 45th minute. The score was now 4-0. 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 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Braydon Doyle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alfred McDecland took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Quinton Lavine. Quinton Lavine dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. After some careless play in the Courthoyle defense, Blathma McSteve kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Quinton Lavine. The Courthoyle fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Quinton Lavine should have stopped the shot. Quinton Lavine came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Curhownagh's Brenan Myler. But to his dismay, Brenan Myler quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. After some careless play in the Courthoyle defense, Brenan Myler kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Quinton Lavine. The Courthoyle fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Quinton Lavine should have stopped the shot. Quinton Lavine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donald McAlphie, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 65 minutes into the game, Curhownagh's Donald McAlphie nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Quinton Lavine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Quinton Lavine showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blathma McSteve in the 69th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Blathma McSteve's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Quinton Lavine was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. After 73 minutes of play, Curhownagh's Brenan Myler made it 10-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Quinton Lavine was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 76th minute Donald McAlphie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Quinton Lavine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Curhownagh getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Donall McAaron hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the game, Brenainn Martyn cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Quinton Lavine was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Quinton Lavine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brenainn Martyn, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Courthoyle's Quinton Lavine played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred McDecland in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Brenainn Martyn ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Quinton Lavine was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. 94 minutes into the match, Courthoyle's goal looked a bit too open when Brenan Myler came free, but Quinton Lavine reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Curhownagh's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.