Much of the first half was controlled by Irmo with Wando making some good runs and scoring off of Frank Burley's shot outside the 18. The shot hit a defender's leg midway and changed direction so it was already too late for Moody to stop it. Irmo's #3 Spencer was possessing the ball nicely in the midfield and towards the end of the first half the game began to balance out. In the second half, Wando was beginning to pick up when Joe Semsar, the sweeper, dribbled back and in confusion the keeper picked it up, resulting in an Irmo PK which Zach Prince converted on for the equaliser. Towards the end of the second half, Wando made a run up the middle and the ball was bounced/deflected to the side of the 6. Moody came out and kicked it out to the sideline, where a Wando player recovered and crossed it in onto the head of Mark Dominick, who put it in. However, the linesman made a controversial call that either the crosser or Dominick were offsides, and the goal was called back. Wando began to show nice offensive form with good forwards and fast runs.
Later, in the first or second 10-minute overtime, Irmo's # 3 had a free kick in front of half field and kicked it into the Wando box, where (I couldn't see very well) there was confusion about whether it went in off of Prince (I think). Irmo's players thought they had the goal but the linesman ruled offsides, and the score remained 1-1. I felt that Wando played stronger in the overtime periods, but both teams exchanged good runs but they were snuffed out by the defense.
In PK's, Wando's Andrew Eppelsheimer shot first and it hit the post and missed. I can't remember the details but I know Irmo hit a bar and missed one and then the Wando keeper made a huge save. Newton was next and shot to the right but Moody made a big save. # 14 for Irmo (the big boy) had a make. Then Wando followed with a make, and Irmo won off a make (I can't remember who, sorry for any inconsistencies).
Both teams played well, but I felt that Irmo faded a bit towards the end and Wando picked it up. It was a very well-reffed game, but the linesmen were a bit iffy in some situations. Overall, a great match, unfortunate that it had to happen this early. I'd like to hear what everyone thought of the game and any details that I left out.
