Richmond Adult Soccer Association Summer League wrapped up the 2016 season by seeing the Rinos Tigers and Richmond FC each completing the “double” in their respective divisions.
The Danny Burns Challenge Cup final saw Division One regular season champion Tigers taking on Bingers Army.
Early in the game, the Tigers began to show their superiority and had more control and possession of the ball. Bingers, however, were a threat too. Omari Aldridge should have put the Army ahead but he pushed his shot wide of the post with the Rino keeper helpless to stop him.
Shortly after, t the Tigers slowly found gaps in the Army back line, leading to a pair of goals just minutes apart from Milan Gandesha.
It stayed 2-0 into the second half when Rinos again showed their superiority in possession and control, resulting in goals for Jovan Blagojevic, Omid Ahmadi and Alexander Escobar.
Aldridge scored one for the Bingers but it was too little too late in a 5-1 outcome.
The Division Two final saw league champions Richmond FC meet Rinos Originals for the Sportstown Soccer Cup.
Rinos opened the scoring after 20 minutes when Alfonso Munoz hammered home a shot. Richmond fought back hard and equalized on a great effort by Bevan Dixon,
In the second half, both sides had many opportunities to go ahead but getting past either keeper was not to be and the match headed to overtime.
Early in the extra session, Richmond found some space down the right sideline and Mike Reston’s shot from just inside the penalty area gave the Division Two champions a 2-1 lead. Richmond had to hold off the Rinos in the dying minutes to secure the cup.
