League

Pinapple Stadium
Spectators: 7956 (Terracing: 5968, Seating: 1830, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Beale Costello kicked off to start the match. Paud Todd took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berke McLaughlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pinapple Express's Flann Beckett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beale Costello in the 10th minute of play. Paud Todd made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Isaac Lavine sent off a good shot on target. Enda Cooney kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 15 played minutes TheIdealAttack got a freekick which was hit by Antaine McPaul. A long shot from Gaynor John in the 16th minute of play was well struck, but Paud Todd made a really good save at the right post. After a rather tough play, TheIdealAttack's Enda Cooney got a free kick in the 19th minute. Isaac Lavine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Paud Todd tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute Lorcan McPaul shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flann Beckett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Pinapple Express's zone, Lorcan McPaul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Flann Beckett came out of the goal and Lorcan McPaul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Beale Costello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorcan McPaul fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flann Beckett having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Berke McLaughlin 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. With his leg Paud Todd managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Pinapple Express's Isaac Lavine fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Antaine McDonald hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Berke McLaughlin made a kick off. Pinapple Express's Flann Beckett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beale Costello in the 53rd minute of play. Isaac Lavine scored 1-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paud Todd, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 57th minute Isaac Lavine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paud Todd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paud Todd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berke McLaughlin in the 59th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in TheIdealAttack fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 60th minute. Penalty! 3-1 became the score in the 72nd minute when Berke McLaughlin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Berke McLaughlin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute Isaac Lavine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paud Todd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berke McLaughlin in the 82nd minute of play forced TheIdealAttack's goalkeeper Paud Todd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th match minute, TheIdealAttack was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enda Cooney to maneuver through the defense. Berke McLaughlin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flann Beckett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lorcan McPaul went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Pinapple Express's Flann Beckett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beale Costello in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the TheIdealAttack players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pinapple Express.