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Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 8921 (Terracing: 6921, Seating: 1900, VIP seats: 100) David Brochu made the kick off and thus started the match. Gunnar Henriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lawrence Hopson in the 4th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's David Brochu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gunnar Henriksson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. David Brochu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gunnar Henriksson having to interfere. 13 minutes into the game, one of AFC Richmond:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Emerson Whaley, was totally fooled by Inter 1908 Milan's Eliodor Şteflea, who 15 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Emerson Whaley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Emin Yağınalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. David Brochu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jospeh Heller hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Filip Mladenovič took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gunnar Henriksson. Inter 1908 Milan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Levi Cronin got a free kick in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irmantas Zenkevičius in the 35th minute of play forced Inter 1908 Milan's goalkeeper Gunnar Henriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jospeh Heller charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jospeh Heller the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 42 played minutes Inter 1908 Milan got a freekick which was hit by Jospeh Heller. Gunnar Henriksson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Brochu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

In the 53rdth minute of the game Norberto Beckman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AFC Richmond were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Inter 1908 Milan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filip Mladenovič took the corner. After taking down the ball on AFC Richmond's corner Filip Mladenovič fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gunnar Henriksson quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Eliodor Şteflea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emerson Whaley was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 68th minute, Lacy Couture hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when Inter 1908 Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jospeh Heller didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute of the match Tomáš Petráček sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gunnar Henriksson skillfully saved the ball. In the 75th minute of the match, Levi Cronin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gunnar Henriksson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Norberto Beckman in the 78th minute of play. After having played for 82 minutes, René Moody managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Richmond's supporters crossed their fingers, but René Moody was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If David Brochu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Irmantas Zenkevičius blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gunnar Henriksson having to make a save. 89 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's David Brochu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gunnar Henriksson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 89 minutes of play, AFC Richmond's David Brochu made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gunnar Henriksson was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 93rd minute AFC Richmond were awarded a corner. Filip Mladenovič went to the cornerflag to take it. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the AFC Richmond players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.