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Ballyteige Park
Spectators: 6780 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robert Dempsey started the match with the kick off. Tyrone Murphy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Troy McPhilip tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ballyteige Utd's Séamus O'Keefe got a free kick in the 8th minute. Troy McPhilip made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bragain Caffrey in the 13th minute of play. Blair McSteve hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Robert Dempsey received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fachtna Savic came out and tried to block the shot, but Robert Dempsey slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 15th minute. Tyrone Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bragain Caffrey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Troy McPhilip having to interfere. In the 23rdth minute of the game Tyrone Murphy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tyrone Murphy struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Troy McPhilip didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Laban. Tyrone Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bragain Caffrey scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Troy McPhilip, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bragain Caffrey in the 35th minute of play forced Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tyrone Murphy in the 37th minute of play forced Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Bragain Caffrey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Troy McPhilip made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tyrone Murphy in the 40th minute of play. Tyrone Murphy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tyrone Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Coran McSteven in the 51st minute of play forced Ballyteige Utd's goalkeeper Troy McPhilip to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bragain Caffrey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Troy McPhilip having to interfere. Tyrone Murphy's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Troy McPhilip skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ballyteige Utd's Troy McPhilip proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Ballyteige Utd from getting a goal against them. Bragain Caffrey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Troy McPhilip having to interfere. Balor Holt kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. If Tyrone Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bragain Caffrey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Troy McPhilip tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 74 minutes into the match, Laban's Bragain Caffrey sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Troy McPhilip narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Tyrone Murphy made a precise shot to the right of Troy McPhilip. Ballyteige Utd's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After having played for 85 minutes, Robert Dempsey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ballyteige Utd's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Dempsey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tyrone Murphy blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Troy McPhilip having to make a save. Bragain Caffrey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Troy McPhilip tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Tyrone Murphy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bragain Caffrey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Troy McPhilip tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Laban left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Ballyteige Utd.