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Spectators: 207 (Terracing: 156, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Patty McGlynn kicked off to start the match. A collision led to 1948 MKS getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Daniel Doherty hit a great ball. With a little luck, 1948 MKS's Hickey Dunne got control of the ball when Ethan Smart tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patty McGlynn in the 12th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Bates in the 14th minute of play forced 1948 MKS's goalkeeper Hickey Dunne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, 1948 MKS's Hickey Dunne got control of the ball when Sam Bates tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Memphis Grizzlies's goal looked a bit too open when Patty McGlynn came free, but Pat Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pat Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patty McGlynn, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Sam Bates notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of 1948 MKS's Hickey Dunne. Hickey Dunne was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Baoithin Doherty scored 2-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pat Zamora, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Patty McGlynn fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pat Zamora having to interfere. The throw-in from Daniel Doherty in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Memphis Grizzlies's Achraf Hakimi. Pat Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patty McGlynn, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Hickey Dunne made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Ethan Smart sent off a good shot on target.

Memphis Grizzlies's Achraf Hakimi quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Daniel Doherty, made in the 57th minute of the game. Tipper Mulvihill was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. Memphis Grizzlies's Erling Haaland was substituted for Ethan Smart. In the 62nd minute, one of 1948 MKS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 1948 MKS. After a long run with the ball, Erling Haaland did a trick in the 65th minute in front of 1948 MKS's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 4-1. An impressive performance by Memphis Grizzlies's Erling Haaland! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ciarán Symons during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 1948 MKS booed when Memphis Grizzlies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciarán Symons didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Memphis Grizzlies's Eric Choupo-Moting in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 1948 MKS's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Choupo-Moting during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Eric Choupo-Moting hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Gandalf Szarpak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pat Zamora read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, Erling Haaland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Memphis Grizzlies's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erling Haaland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 87 minutes into the match, 1948 MKS's goal looked a bit too open when Erling Haaland came free, but Hickey Dunne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hickey Dunne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eric Choupo-Moting's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Choupo-Moting in the 91st minute of play forced 1948 MKS's goalkeeper Hickey Dunne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the game, Eric Choupo-Moting cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Hickey Dunne was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Peyton Sheridan in the 96th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Memphis Grizzlies's Seamus Poynton. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Memphis Grizzlies had played much better football throughout.