Friendly League

Nelson Road
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enrique Arostegui took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristian Napier was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when El Retorno de Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristian Napier didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Sergio Faron, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sergio Faron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernando Tolhauzsen in the 9th minute of play. AFC Richmond's Próspero Friederichs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celestino Nataniel in the 10th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Remicio Price came free, but Sergio Faron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Faron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernando Tolhauzsen went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Sergio Faron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remicio Price in the 20th minute of play. After some careless play in the El Retorno de Palermo defense, Fernando Tolhauzsen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Faron. The El Retorno de Palermo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Faron should have stopped the shot. 24 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Saturnino Aburto came free, but Sergio Faron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Tolhauzsen in the 25th minute of play forced El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Sergio Faron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Vicente Bakar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Próspero Friederichs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron got control of the ball when Fernando Tolhauzsen tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Ofelio in the 35th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Próspero Friederichs to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, AFC Richmond's Fernando Tolhauzsen ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sergio Faron. Sergio Faron yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. 42 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Remicio Price came free, but Sergio Faron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Faron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remicio Price, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Ofelio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leandro Ofelio made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remicio Price in the 55th minute of play forced El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Sergio Faron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Richmond's Lucio Jose María Coromina was substituted for Sandro Cavareda. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Rafael Maria Cousiño got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 58th minute, Leandro Ofelio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Próspero Friederichs was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. In the 61st minute, Rafael Maria Cousiño hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AFC Richmond's Aníbal Marraccini was substituted for Fernando Tolhauzsen. The supporters of El Retorno de Palermo booed when AFC Richmond was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Maria Cousiño didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vicente Bakar was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 63rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Próspero Friederichs made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Leandro Ofelio sent off a good shot on target. After 68 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Esteban José Fonseca. In the 69th minute, Remicio Price left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AFC Richmond fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Arostegui in the 72nd minute of play forced El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Sergio Faron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Danilo Milian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Retorno de Palermo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Richmond the free kick. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when El Retorno de Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Danilo Milian didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aníbal Marraccini struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Sergio Faron 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 78th minute, Aníbal Marraccini made a precise shot to the right of Sergio Faron. El Retorno de Palermo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. 82 minutes into the match, Aníbal Marraccini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Faron. El Retorno de Palermo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aníbal Marraccini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-1. After some careless play in the El Retorno de Palermo defense, Enrique Arostegui kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Faron. The El Retorno de Palermo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Faron should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute Enrique Arostegui shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Faron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Faron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remicio Price in the 90th minute of the match. Sergio Faron showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Marraccini, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Sergio Faron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Marraccini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. El Retorno de Palermo's Sergio Faron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aníbal Marraccini in the 96th minute of play. AFC Richmond's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.