League

Estadio Vicoer
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The audience thought a goal was coming when Benjamin Gonchan got free with Vinicio Sandaili in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 9 minutes, Pedro Blanco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atlético Yoca and the AFC Richmond players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Club Atlético Yoca getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Pedro Blanco hit a great ball. Benito Nataniel took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Benito Kala. Benito Kala dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's Bernardo Romeo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Benito Kala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to AFC Richmond getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Pedro Obano hit a great ball. After 20 minutes, Benito Nataniel made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Club Atlético Yoca's Benito Kala tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Benito Kala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Romeo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benito Kala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benito Nataniel, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saverio Mendebal during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Saverio Mendebal hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Vinicio Sandaili made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benjamin Gonchan in the 34th minute. Benito Kala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benito Nataniel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Yoca's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Romeo came free, but Benito Kala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th match minute, AFC Richmond was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Obano to maneuver through the defense. After the first half AFC Richmond were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Benito Nataniel made a kick off. In the 50th match minute, Club Atlético Yoca was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Emmanuel to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Firmin hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. In the 62nd minute, Erasmo Emmanuel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vinicio Sandaili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Kusko in the 64th minute of the match. Club Atlético Yoca's Benito Kala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Nataniel in the 67th minute of play. Benito Nataniel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Kala having to interfere. Saverio Mendebal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benito Nataniel did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Benito Kala 77 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC Richmond's Benito Nataniel slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Benito Kala. That made the score 1-5 after 81 minutes of play. The supporters of Club Atlético Yoca booed when AFC Richmond was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saverio Mendebal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pablo Zabaleta hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Vinicio Sandaili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Gonchan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bernardo Romeo came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the AFC Richmond 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 Bernardo Romeo couldn't finish the play. In the 92nd minute, Danilo Bixintxo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Atlético Yoca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. If Bernardo Romeo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Club Atlético Yoca fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AFC Richmond were clearly better and deserved to take the win.