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Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lance Hedley kicked off to start the match. Jordi Moreras short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Jools Whittingham to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bradley Dingle in the 8th minute of play forced 1878 Red Devils United's goalkeeper Vedat Dicle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carolo Aguilar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Jools Whittingham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jools Whittingham made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jordi Morera in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Richmond FC's goalkeeper Jools Whittingham had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jordi Morera. When Richmond FC's Lance Hedley, in the 15th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Richmond FC. Vedat Dicle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lance Hedley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Richmond FC booed when 1878 Red Devils United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Dunn didn't get a good kick on the ball. 1878 Red Devils United's Andrew Strong pulled a muscle in his back after 21 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Bentham during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of 1878 Red Devils United booed when Richmond FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Bentham didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Jordi Morera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vedat Dicle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Henry Bentham in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, 1878 Red Devils United's Ernst van der Schans got a free kick in the 35th minute. If Bradley Dingle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lance Hedley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Vedat Dicle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Richmond FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jordi Morera stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Dennis Dunn fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1878 Red Devils United's protests and gave Dennis Dunn a yellow card for diving instead. Dennis Dunn kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of Richmond FC booed when 1878 Red Devils United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nath Crabtree didn't get a good kick on the ball. 62 minutes into the match, 1878 Red Devils United's Jordi Morera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jools Whittingham narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 62 minutes into the match, Jordi Morera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jools Whittingham. Richmond FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jordi Morera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Henry Bentham kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. In the 66th match minute, 1878 Red Devils United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nath Crabtree to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Jordi Morera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jools Whittingham was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. Jordi Morera received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Jools Whittingham tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Richmond FC's Henry Bentham got a free kick in the 74th minute. 78 minutes into the match, 1878 Red Devils United's goalkeeper Vedat Dicle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bradley Dingle. The supporters of 1878 Red Devils United booed when Richmond FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bradley Dingle didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jordi Morera in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jools Whittingham saved Richmond FC from getting behind. When Bradley Dingle came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Richmond FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Bradley Dingle couldn't finish the play. Jordi Morera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jools Whittingham having to interfere. Carolo Aguilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Richmond FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.