League Play-Off

Shady Spring
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Alonso Pacheco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rich Lane, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute, Reggie Braden ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Noel Grant was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 10 played minutes Irmo got a freekick which was hit by J.C. Wilkinson. If Ivan Dias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodrigo Reed could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Noel Grant made a huge save. Noel Grant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Dias in the 16th minute of play. Ace Dougherty kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Alonso Pacheco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ace Dougherty in the 31st minute of the match. Alonso Pacheco came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Irmo's Rich Lane. But to his dismay, Rich Lane quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. In the 41stth minute of the game Ace Dougherty who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Shady Spring FC's Alonso Pacheco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodrigo Reed stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fitz Williams hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. The supporters of Shady Spring FC booed when Irmo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Love didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samuel Love kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the 57th match minute, Irmo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rich Lane to maneuver through the defense. Hugo Buchanan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Grant having to interfere. If Rodrigo Reed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ace Dougherty in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alonso Pacheco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ivan Dias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Noel Grant tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Reed in the 75th minute of play forced Irmo's goalkeeper Noel Grant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Grant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Reggie Braden's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reggie Braden in the 81st minute of play forced Irmo's goalkeeper Noel Grant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Brendan Payne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Armen Mkhitaryan fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shady Spring FC's protests and gave Armen Mkhitaryan a yellow card for diving instead. Armen Mkhitaryan kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. When Ace Dougherty came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Irmo 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 Ace Dougherty couldn't finish the play. 90 minutes into the game, Rich Lane was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Irmo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Shady Spring FC the free kick. In the 90th match minute, Irmo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rich Lane to maneuver through the defense. Ace Dougherty charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ace Dougherty the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Irmo getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Ace Dougherty hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Shady Spring FC had played much better football throughout.