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Effingham
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leo Huber got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Irmo's goal looked a bit too open when Leo Huber came free, but Noel Grant reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Effingham were furious when Frankie Alvarado was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 8 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Effingham! The referee gave Irmo a penalty, 11 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ace Dougherty, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Effingham's Tuan Napier. 0-1. Brendan Payne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Tuan Napier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rich Lane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Tuan Napier tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rich Lane kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Chad Hare during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Effingham getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Chad Hare hit a great ball. Noel Grant made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dylan Lott in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Irmo getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Samuel Love hit a great ball. Samuel Love fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuan Napier having to interfere. Virgil Christensen hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. The Effingham players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Irmo were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Ace Dougherty made the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Irmo getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Leland Valle hit a great ball. Noel Grant stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dylan Lott's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Samuel Love fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuan Napier having to interfere. After having played for 58 minutes, Rich Lane managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Irmo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rich Lane was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tuan Napier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ace Dougherty in the 59th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Irmo's Samuel Love sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tuan Napier narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Samuel Love dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tuan Napier, 0-2. 79 minutes into the match, Brendan Payne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuan Napier. Effingham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brendan Payne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Effingham's goalkeeper Tuan Napier, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, Brendan Payne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuan Napier. Effingham's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brendan Payne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. With a little luck, Effingham's Tuan Napier got control of the ball when Rich Lane tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Effingham lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.