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That's about right except the corner kick at 2 minutes. It wasnt a corner kick, it was regular play down in the left corner. A Mauldin player followed the ball out about 3 feet outside the line according to all the Byrnes players in the area. She then kicked it back in and the ref was not in the area yet to see it. The Byrnes girls just all stopped and watched the Mauldin player kick the ball into the goal because they assumed it was dead. It was very odd. Nobody challenged her and even the keeper didnt attempt to get the ball. Bad assumption.



I didn't see the game, but why would all the Byrnes players just stop and watch a ball role in their goal? Are they not coached to play until this whistle blows? Also, why didn't anyone complain about such a bad no call, if it really happened this way?



I did see the game, it all happened in the first minute of the game. I didn't see the ball go out of bounds and don't beleve it did, certainly there were no protests by Bryrnes players when both referees signaled a goal.

The Mauldin center forward got the ball near the left corner flag, dribbled around the Brynes defender between her and the goal line and then crossed the ball, a low hard cross.

The Byrnes Goalie moved out of her goal and stood on the line at the goal post between the corner flag and the goal She then appeared just to watch as the ball went by her along the ground and in play in the penalty area. Perhaps she just couldn't get to it. The ball hit the inside of the far post on the opposite side of the goal and bounced into the net. A strange goal.

The Byrnes penalty came from a fifty fifty ball in which the Byrnes player had the presence of mind to fall down when she was not in a position to score. Brynes were not very physical in the first half as they were in the earlier game, but made up for it in the second half. This contributed to the excellent Byrnes come back the made after being 3 goals down 5 minutes into the second half.