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WERE YOU AT THAT GAME? Because you are obviously talking about a different game then the one I witnessed when Hanahan played at Edisto!! Or maybe you got the words "Hanahan" and "Edisto" confused.
First, the Hanahan coach was protesting a call, like a lot of coaches do, and your fan shouted "coach, shut your damn mouth". The Hanahan coach told your fan "if you want to say something, then come down here and say it". Does this mean he wants to fight? If it does, then you are some violent people up there and you should really get some help for that kind of volitility. GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT! The Edisto coach did nothing to try and control his crowd. On the other hand, I have seen numerous coaches during my playing and coaching career (do you have either one of those?) that take an active part in trying to keep duragatory comments made by fans out of the game. Strangley enough, the coaches I speak of are the most respected and successful coaches in SC soccer (club or high school).
As for dirty play- the swollen and bloody lip and cheek that the Hanahan stopper sustained, as a result of by far one of the dirtiest plays ever (made by #9 Kurtis someone), gives more evidence that your team was the team who instigated the "cheap and dirty" style of play. The Hanahan player and Kurtis were running side by side and then Kurtis proceded to elbow him and swing his fist into his face. I would bet that play cost Kurtis any type of post season award b/c he is an ok player but no respectable coach or administrator would include such a dirty player on any team that is based on honor or give him any award that is remotly connected to honor.
Next, do you call what Edisto plays "orthodox" soccer? I guess it is if you consider "boom ball" orthodox soccer. Hanahan began the game trying to knock the ball around but the playing surface dictated that they change their style of attack, and they began to play balls directly to the forwards' feet. Oh, the playing surface and the fact that Edisto came into every tackle late, usually two footed and from behind. I can't wait until you play a team that fouls you as clumsily and with as much intent to injure as you fouled the Hanahan players.
I have seen people make a type-o when a comma or a word is ivolved but I have never seen a person make a type-o when an entire post is concerned. This is much like, in 18 years of soccer experience, I have never seen such consistently clumsy tackling with obvious intent to injure and then see the coach do or say nothing- thus passively encouraging this type of play. All teams take note- Edisto takes full advantsge of the theory that "if the ref doesn't call it, it's not a foul". Also, bring ankle and knee protection and braces b/c numerous players will need them after playing Edisto. Also, whoever marks Kurtis may need face protection and a mouth piece and tell him to be aware of of flying elbows and fists, but Kurtis will get the call thanks to some home town refereeing. Oh, not to mention, that of the 5-0 score- 2 goals were on very controversial PKs and a third came after one of your players shoved the goalkeeper in the back and then headed the ball in. A fourth was just a bad goal on out part. Edisto had ONE decent goal but it even had to come on a break a way.
