Official Cup

KALE Stadıumu
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ant Temizkan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Gürhan Tüzeman 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 1-0. Birdal Nuratay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Brochu in the 6th minute of the match. SARAY A.Ş's Birdal Nuratay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Brochu in the 12th minute of play. SARAY A.Ş's Birdal Nuratay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Levi Cronin in the 13th minute of play. The AFC Richmond fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when AFC Richmond's Lawrence Hopson looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lawrence Hopson in the 21st minute of play forced SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emerson Whaley was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Zheng Li Ling showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 23 minute of play. Irmantas Zenkevičius fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Birdal Nuratay having to interfere. In the 35th minute Antonello Ragazzoni 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 SARAY A.Ş getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Zheng Li Ling hit a great ball. Lawrence Hopson struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Birdal Nuratay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AFC Richmond. When Antonello Ragazzoni fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SARAY A.Ş's protests and gave Antonello Ragazzoni a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when SARAY A.Ş was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonello Ragazzoni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Birdal Nuratay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Brochu, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

In the 55th minute, AFC Richmond's David Brochu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. Hüseyin Can Gözlem hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. When Filip Mladenovič came up free with the goalie in the 60th 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 Filip Mladenovič couldn't finish the play. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zheng Li Ling in the 63rd minute of play. Zheng Li Ling spun around in front of the goal 63 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of AFC Richmond's goal. Emerson Whaley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zheng Li Ling, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. If David Brochu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th match minute, AFC Richmond was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lawrence Hopson to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AFC Richmond getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Lawrence Hopson hit a great ball. Emerson Whaley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zheng Li Ling, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. David Brochu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Birdal Nuratay having to interfere. In the 89th match minute, SARAY A.Ş was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hüseyin Can Gözlem to maneuver through the defense. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürhan Tüzeman in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, SARAY A.Ş's goalkeeper Birdal Nuratay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Brochu. The SARAY A.Ş supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AFC Richmond's performance. The match ended with a win for AFC Richmond.