Official Cup

Nelson Road
Spectators: 165 (Terracing: 124, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute Heigo Luiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Whaley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Misaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tom Misaki in the 14th minute of play. Tom Misaki might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emerson Whaley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tom Misaki ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Misaki in the 17th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Emerson Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Misaki came free, but Emerson Whaley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emerson Whaley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tom Misaki in the 25th minute of the match. When Ali Can fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Richmond's protests and gave Ali Can a yellow card for diving instead. In the 27th match minute, AFC Richmond was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Can to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes C.A.Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Ipar. Emerson Whaley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Misaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tom Misaki in the 35th minute of play. After 40 minutes, Bernardino Gonsalve mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the C.A.Independiente and the AFC Richmond players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, C.A.Independiente's Bernardino Gonsalve got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Filip Mladenovič shot from long distance in the 43rd minute, but Buford Lim was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tom Misaki in the 44th minute of play. In the 47th minute Heigo Luiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Whaley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lawrence Hopson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's Tom Misaki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emerson Whaley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 61 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's Tom Misaki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emerson Whaley narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emerson Whaley made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Tom Misaki sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to AFC Richmond getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Lawrence Hopson hit a great ball. Buford Lim came out of the goal in the 68th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Richmond's Levi Cronin. But to his dismay, Levi Cronin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. When C.A.Independiente's Heigo Luiga in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Richmond's goalie prevented a goal. Emerson Whaley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tom Misaki went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. AFC Richmond made a substitution. Erin Valencia replaced Ali Can. After 80 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Filip Mladenovič. Filip Mladenovič hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Levi Cronin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Buford Lim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Lawrence Hopson notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of C.A.Independiente's Buford Lim. Buford Lim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The C.A.Independiente supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing C.A.Independiente would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.