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Spectators: 9250 (Terracing: 6939, Seating: 2127, VIP seats: 184) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mohamed Barron got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Rapid booed when AFC Richmond was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Irmantas Zenkevičius didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tomáš Petráček fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AFC Richmond's protests and gave Tomáš Petráček a yellow card for diving instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Mohamed Barron managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rapid's supporters rose to their feet, but Mohamed Barron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emerson Whaley breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 7 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Palban came free, but Emerson Whaley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute Mohamed Barron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Whaley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Mohamed Barron made a precise shot to the right of Emerson Whaley. AFC Richmond's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 20th minute Ştefan Paveliuc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Whaley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emerson Whaley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ştefan Paveliuc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emerson Whaley stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leon Palban's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Ştefan Paveliuc put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Emerson Whaley. In the 31st minute, Leon Palban ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emerson Whaley was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. David Brochu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Fabian Abeijon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mohamed Barron in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute Ştefan Paveliuc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Whaley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Rapid getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Trent Salter hit a great ball. David Brochu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Abeijon having to interfere.

Emerson Whaley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Palban, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Paveliuc in the 54th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Emerson Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Ştefan Paveliuc came free, but Emerson Whaley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Ştefan Paveliuc came free, but Emerson Whaley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley got control of the ball when Mohamed Barron tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Brochu in the 67th minute of play forced Rapid's goalkeeper Fabian Abeijon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes of play, Rapid's Mohamed Barron made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emerson Whaley was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Rapid's Trent Salter got a free kick in the 71st minute. After 73 minutes, Ian Sparks mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rapid and the AFC Richmond players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rapid getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ian Sparks hit a great ball. David Brochu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fabian Abeijon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Brochu in the 75th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mohamed Barron got free with Emerson Whaley in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 78th minute, Mohamed Barron ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emerson Whaley was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Emerson Whaley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Palban, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Emerson Whaley made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mohamed Barron in the 86th minute. A collision led to Rapid getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ian Sparks hit a great ball. 88 minutes into the match, Rapid's goal looked a bit too open when David Brochu came free, but Fabian Abeijon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Leon Palban reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Emerson Whaley. The goal made the score 0-8. In the 93rd minute Mohamed Barron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emerson Whaley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Rapid could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AFC Richmond throughout the match.