Action shots on Canon A610

I lost the manual that came with my camera and I cannot get good action
shots for the life of me. Could someone kindly tell me how to use the
settings on this camera to take soccer pictures outside today, probably
sunny. I would really appreciate it. I have experimented with the
different settings, but not with much success. Sometimes it seems that the
shutter delays taking the picture after I have pressed the button, so maybe
some settings have been changed that are preventing the action shots from
coming out clear, or exactly like when I clicked the button, if that makes
sense.

Thanks in advance for some friendly advice.