I was seated in the stands directly behind the JL Mann player who took the throw in. I didn't see the attempted substitution, the injury or anything going on over on the other side of the field, but I did hear a couple of loud noises from that direction that sounded like they might have been whistles. Looking at the referee it didn't look like he had blown his whistle, though, and they didn't quite sound like whistles. Everyone on South Aiken near me was focused on the other side of the field, even moving away from their goal. CERTAINLY not in a defensive posture, like they were about to defend a throw. I assumed they had heard the same "whistles" I had, but I guess they were focused on the injury/ subbing situation.
What I did have a perfect view of - the two JL Mann players, who were right in front of me, realized that the ref (who I don't think was watching the throw either) really hadn't actually stopped the play, and so the thrower sends a quick ball in to his player who is standing well behind the South Aiken defense. The thrower might have moved the ball forward a bit, but that didn't make an impression on me - again, what was weird was how everyone on South Aiken was moving forward, away from their goal, and not watching the ball, including the goalie. If the thrower did advance the ball too much I don't think that mattered - South Aiken was not watching at all, and he could have done the same throw ten yards back and still had tons of time. South Aiken players were moving the wrong direction! The whole set-up was oddly similar to that video of the first Irmo goal against Wando, where everyone on Wando appears to think the ref is moving the wall back, but he apparently hasn't actually stopped play.
JL Mann player receives the ball and dribbles into the middle of the field - still no one watching him. Finally the goalie realizes he's about to get shot on, but it's too late and he hasn't cut off the angle at all. That's what I saw.
