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Match Report
Maradona
Spectators: 8005 (Terracing: 6000,
Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brak McJohnny took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Donn McPhilip kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Petran McBrandon. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Brak McJohnny who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Petran McBrandon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Maradona booed when Maurs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berrach Hamilton didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berrach Hamilton in the 15th minute of play forced Maradona's goalkeeper Bradner Scully to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bradner Scully didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Braydon MaCollin went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. When Berrach Hamilton came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Maurs 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 Berrach Hamilton couldn't finish the play. In the 22nd minute Berrach Hamilton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bradner Scully saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Donn McPhilip fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petran McBrandon having to interfere. Petran McBrandon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brak McJohnny in the 26th minute. Bradner Scully made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berrach Hamilton in the 28th minute of play. Maradona's Bradner Scully played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rownun Costello in the 31st minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brak McJohnny got free with Petran McBrandon in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Petran McBrandon didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Maradona's Brak McJohnny shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Berrach Hamilton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Biviti Molloy made in the 56th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Maradona's Keegan Beckett. In the 57th minute, Brak McJohnny 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. Berrach Hamilton recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maradona's Donn McPhilip got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thom McLaughlin came free in the 71st minute and tried to tip the ball over Petran McBrandon, but to the joy of Maurs's supporters the ball went over. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donn McPhilip in the 75th minute of play forced Maurs's goalkeeper Petran McBrandon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Maradona booed when Maurs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorcan McTom didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fionntán Sheridan charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fionntán Sheridan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fionntán Sheridan hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Petran McBrandon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donn McPhilip in the 80th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Maurs's goal looked a bit too open when Brak McJohnny came free, but Petran McBrandon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braon Matthews's late challenge caught a Maradona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Braon Matthews helped the player get up and apologised. Petran McBrandon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brak McJohnny in the 85th minute of play. In the 96th minute Berrach Hamilton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bradner Scully saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Maradona getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Heron Hamilton hit a great ball. Maradona's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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