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Spectators: 9206 (Terracing: 6906, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lawrence Hopson started the match with the kick off. If René Moody had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Levi Cronin fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Richmond's protests and gave Levi Cronin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute of the match Marcellin Lyon sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emerson Whaley skillfully saved the ball. With a little luck, AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley got control of the ball when Sylvain Ransom tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sylvain Ransom fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emerson Whaley having to interfere. AFC Richmond's René Moody got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's Colombain Parham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence Hopson in the 24th minute of play. İdris Ağaverdi hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's Colombain Parham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Mladenovič in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gencal Sayıl in the 29th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Emerson Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. René Moody received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Colombain Parham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's goalkeeper Colombain Parham, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Meng Qing Lin hit a great ball. When AFC Richmond's Lawrence Hopson in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's goalie prevented a goal. Marcellin Lyon kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. In the 46th match minute, Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcellin Lyon to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Lawrence Hopson managed to get in a good position for a shot. AFC Richmond's supporters rose to their feet, but Lawrence Hopson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Colombain Parham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gencal Sayıl was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrence Hopson in the 52nd minute of play forced Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's goalkeeper Colombain Parham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx's Colombain Parham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence Hopson in the 57th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC Richmond's Lawrence Hopson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Colombain Parham. That made the score 0-1 after 57 minutes of play. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Filip Mladenovič got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 67 minutes, Karol Dankowski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Richmond and the Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Karol Dankowski got a free kick in the 67th minute. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx! Irmantas Zenkevičius was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 71st minute. AFC Richmond's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lawrence Hopson in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Colombain Parham prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Colombain Parham showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrence Hopson in the 76th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx defense, Lawrence Hopson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Colombain Parham. The Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Colombain Parham should have stopped the shot. In the 85th minute Irmantas Zenkevičius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Colombain Parham saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Krzysztof Sanocki in the 86th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krzysztof Sanocki in the 86th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Emerson Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gencal Sayıl's late challenge caught a AFC Richmond's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gencal Sayıl helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when Cx AY YILDIZ T.I.M. Cx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gencal Sayıl didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lawrence Hopson got free with Colombain Parham in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 100 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's Filip Mladenovič broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal.