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Brinckerhoff Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ezra Joiner made the kick off which started today's match. Ezra Joiner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Peter Reilly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ernesto Cardona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peter Reilly made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezra Joiner in the 17th minute of play. Darnell Robles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung Walker, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When AFC Richmond's Sung Walker in 21 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Darnell Robles guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. In the 22nd minute Sung Walker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darnell Robles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fargo's Titus Irvin pulled a muscle in his back after 24 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 24 minutes, Leon Garland mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Richmond and the Fargo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 24 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Leon Garland. In the 29th minute, Ernesto Cardona ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Darnell Robles was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 36 minutes into the match, Fargo's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Cardona came free, but Darnell Robles reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sung Walker was extremely unlucky when he, in the 39th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Darnell Robles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sung Walker, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Ernesto Cardona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Darnell Robles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After a defensive mix-up in Fargo's zone, Ernesto Cardona stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Darnell Robles came out of the goal and Ernesto Cardona tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ernesto Cardona struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Darnell Robles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Richmond. In the 60th minute Sung Walker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darnell Robles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sung Walker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Darnell Robles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Van Albright received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Peter Reilly tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sung Walker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darnell Robles having to interfere. Ernesto Cardona might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Darnell Robles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ernesto Cardona ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 72ndth minute of the game Sung Walker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fargo's Darnell Robles was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 73 played minutes Fargo got a freekick which was hit by Ezra Joiner. Sung Walker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darnell Robles having to interfere. If Sung Walker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Ernesto Cardona put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Darnell Robles. Sung Walker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Darnell Robles having to interfere. Leon Garland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Cardona's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Darnell Robles was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. If Sung Walker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that AFC Richmond were the better team. AFC Richmond's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.