U18 League

Nelson Road
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reinaldo Cullen started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reinaldo Cullen in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Omar Pedraza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Odón Osorez hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. With 10 minutes on the clock, Sherwood Rooney commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 11th match minute, Brannik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sherwood Rooney to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AFC Richmond getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Odón Osorez hit a great ball. Antoine Daniel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Domenico Macuer in the 16th minute. Carlos Albis charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Albis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AFC Richmond getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Carlos Albis hit a great ball. Omar Pedraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Cullen in the 23rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Reinaldo Cullen in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Omar Pedraza saved AFC Richmond from getting behind. Omar Pedraza came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Brannik's Pat Holcomb. But to his dismay, Pat Holcomb quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinaldo Cullen in the 30th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Omar Pedraza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Reinaldo Cullen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Brannik getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. J.P. Scott hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Odón Osorez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antoine Daniel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AFC Richmond's Omar Pedraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Cullen in the 39th minute of play. Omar Pedraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reinaldo Cullen in the 43rd minute of the match. AFC Richmond's Omar Pedraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Cullen in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

AFC Richmond made a substitution. Amato Gamboa replaced Roberto Siengelo. AFC Richmond's Cristofer Berecedo was substituted for Víctor Javier Waiben. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carlos Albis was the one to do the kick off. Amato Gamboa scored 2-1 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Antoine Daniel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Reinaldo Cullen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 59 minutes into the match, Brannik's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Macuer came free, but Antoine Daniel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amato Gamboa in the 60th minute of play forced Brannik's goalkeeper Antoine Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Omar Pedraza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reinaldo Cullen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute, Domenico Macuer made a precise shot to the right of Antoine Daniel. Brannik's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when Brannik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pat Holcomb didn't get a good kick on the ball. AFC Richmond's Omar Pedraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reinaldo Cullen in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, AFC Richmond's Domenico Macuer got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Brannik's Reinaldo Cullen in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Richmond's goalie prevented a goal. Amato Gamboa's late challenge caught a Brannik's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amato Gamboa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Brannik booed when AFC Richmond was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amato Gamboa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reinaldo Cullen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Omar Pedraza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Omar Pedraza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antoine Daniel came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC Richmond's Domenico Macuer. But to his dismay, Domenico Macuer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. After 93 played minutes AFC Richmond got a freekick which was hit by Odón Osorez. Omar Pedraza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Terrell Daniel in the 97th minute. 98 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goal looked a bit too open when Reinaldo Cullen came free, but Omar Pedraza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Richmond's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.