Official Cup

Nelson Road
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lawrence Hopson made the kick off which started today's match. Lawrence Hopson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Abidin Vahap when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 5th match minute, AFC Richmond was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Grenier to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in AFC Richmond's zone, Kai Havertz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emerson Whaley came out of the goal and Kai Havertz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lawrence Hopson got free with Abidin Vahap in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 31 minutes into the game, Altan Işınsu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emerson Whaley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Altan Işınsu in the 34th minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Brett Hull got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orhun Akbel in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Altan Işınsu to make the kick off. Altan Işınsus short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Emerson Whaley to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Napoleon Chesnay got a free kick in the 57th minute. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orhun Akbel in the 61st minute of play. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orhun Akbel in the 61st minute of play. Kai Havertz kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Altan Işınsu came free, but Emerson Whaley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emerson Whaley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orhun Akbel, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. A collision led to ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Kai Havertz hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Brett Hull got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 82 played minutes ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐► got a freekick which was hit by Ilkay Gündoğan. With a little luck, AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley got control of the ball when Altan Işınsu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emerson Whaley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orhun Akbel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rémy Peralta hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. ◄▌Anatolia Athletic▐►'s players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.