Richmond Kickers win championship!
Last night in front of a large and energetic crowd the Richmond Kickers pulled off a come-from-behind 3–1 victory over the Charlotte Eagles to win the USL-2 championship.
Last night in front of a large and energetic crowd the Richmond Kickers pulled off a come-from-behind 3–1 victory over the Charlotte Eagles to win the USL-2 championship. The Kickers got a number of chances in the first half but thanks to some great goalkeeping from Steward Ceus and a breakaway goal from Diego Martins the Eagles led at halftime 1–0. In the second half the Kickers responded and finally converted one of their many chances as Edson Elcock was able to get one past Ceus in the 63rd minute. The Eagles applied some pressure but the Kickers defense, behind goalie Ronnie Pascale, was able to fend them off. They got the go ahead goal on a free kick by John DiRaimondo in the 83rd minute and then sealed up the game on a penalty kick from man-of-the-match David Bulow in the 86th minute.
The crowd was going wild during the comeback and a large number of fans rushed the field to celebrate when the final whistle sounded! It was a fantastic fan experience and we should acknowledge the Kickers players, the organization, and the fans who came out for making it a great night!
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Daniel Farrell
Daniel is a soccer fan and an IT/Web geek. He lives, works, and plays in and around Church Hill.
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Indeed, it was a lot of fun. My kids and I were on our feet most of the last 15 minutes of the game. The game went from being a real nail biter to a game of complete exhileration during the second half. It is appropriate that top goalie honors for the league went to Ronnie Pascale, because despite the first goal going to Charlotte, he made some amazing saves, that held them to only one point.
We are fortunate to have a local professional soccer team, which I personally would take over a pro baseball team any day. It is much more exciting to watch and the team is made up of excellent athletes, who work hard for very little money.
Despite a large crowd comparitively to previous regular season games, there was still a lot of empty seats. Get out there next season, because it is fun and cheaper than a lot of activities my family partakes in.
CONGRATULATIONS KICKERS!!!
daniel! great coverage. i never get to see any goal replays from the games, so this was awesome! nice work. and a wonderful way to end the season. it’s too bad the rest of richmond doesn’t know a beautiful game when they see one!
i always miss the really good games…nice video!