Official Cup

Nelson Road
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Elmo Lodev kicked off to start the match. Elmo Lodev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's Hardo Kaar got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erasmo Gartxot in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dušan Kinder, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Erasmo Gartxot in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dušan Kinder, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. AFC Richmond's Filip Mladenovič was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Dušan Kinder in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 17 minutes into the match, Hardo Kaar notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley. Emerson Whaley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dušan Kinder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erasmo Gartxot in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's goal looked a bit too open when Lawrence Hopson came free, but Dušan Kinder 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 Hardo Kaar in the 27th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Levi Cronin. 33 minutes into the match, Hardo Kaar notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley. Emerson Whaley was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardo Kaar in the 36th minute of play. Lawrence Hopson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 37th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 39th minute, Hardo Kaar made a precise shot to the right of Emerson Whaley. AFC Richmond's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. After 42 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Gartxot.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Lawrence Hopson made a kick off. Hardo Kaar hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Lawrence Hopson might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dušan Kinder. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lawrence Hopson ran back to his position shaking his head. Dušan Kinder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Gartxot in the 58th minute of play. After 59 minutes Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Filip Mladenovič who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Irmantas Zenkevičius drilling the ball in to score 1-3 behind Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's goalkeeper. When Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's Hardo Kaar in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Richmond's goalie prevented a goal. Erasmo Gartxot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gerd Viru in the 68th minute. After taking down the ball on Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's corner Gerd Viru fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Emerson Whaley quite easily take care of the ball. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hardo Kaar in the 70th minute of play. Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gerd Viru in the 72nd minute. In the 74th minute, Hardo Kaar reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Emerson Whaley. The goal made the score 1-4. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save AFC Richmond from getting a goal against them. Irmantas Zenkevičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dušan Kinder having to interfere. Levi Cronin hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the game, Hardo Kaar recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Emerson Whaley. Hardo Kaar showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. A sloppy throw-in by Rémy Peralta in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's Hardi Nurmik. After 93 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Karol Dankowski. The AFC Richmond supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Aidu Metskonna Pöörased's performance. The match ended with a win for Aidu Metskonna Pöörased.