Nelson Road
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132,
Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) In the 4th minute Darnell Metcalf 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anoush Khalatbari in the 6th minute of play forced AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Emerson Whaley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonah Ryan in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Anoush Khalatbari got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Emerson Whaley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Metcalf in the 13th minute of the match. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save American Airlines from getting a goal against them. Anoush Khalatbari received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Emerson Whaley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence Hopson in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute Anoush Khalatbari 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. Adrián Pádár's late challenge caught a AFC Richmond's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrián Pádár helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when American Airlines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adrián Pádár didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Filip Mladenovič from long distance, 32 minutes into the match, got Arvin Hökkvist's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With a little luck, American Airlines's Arvin Hökkvist got control of the ball when David Brochu tried to sneak it across the goal line. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anoush Khalatbari in the 37th minute of play. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anoush Khalatbari in the 38th minute of play. After having played for 40 minutes, David Brochu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AFC Richmond's supporters crossed their fingers, but David Brochu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emerson Whaley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Darnell Metcalf, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Emerson Whaley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonah Ryan in the 47th minute of the match. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. David Brochu was the one to do the kick off. Levi Cronin kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. 51 minutes into the match, Darnell Metcalf sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Emerson Whaley threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Darnell Metcalf this time. When AFC Richmond's David Brochu in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye American Airlines's goalie prevented a goal. Arvin Hökkvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of David Brochu's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Jonah Ryan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Emerson Whaley made a huge save. Emerson Whaley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darnell Metcalf in the 57th minute of the match. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anoush Khalatbari in the 60th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonah Ryan got free with Emerson Whaley in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that David Brochu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arvin Hökkvist was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Brochu in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arvin Hökkvist saved American Airlines from getting behind. Arvin Hökkvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Brochu in the 69th minute of the match. Emerson Whaley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anoush Khalatbari in the 72nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers David Brochu in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arvin Hökkvist saved American Airlines from getting behind. AFC Richmond were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after American Airlines's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filip Mladenovič took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Filip Mladenovič got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arvin Hökkvist quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Emerson Whaley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Trevino in the 83rd minute of the match. 83 minutes into the game, Adrian Trevino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emerson Whaley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the match, AFC Richmond's goalkeeper Emerson Whaley had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Darnell Metcalf. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Richmond's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Darnell Metcalf was slow to take the kick. During this time American Airlines's players had a chance to rest. AFC Richmond's Emerson Whaley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonah Ryan in the 91st minute of play. Arvin Hökkvist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lawrence Hopson in the 93rd minute of play. 93 minutes into the game, Darnell Metcalf was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. American Airlines's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Richmond the free kick. The supporters of AFC Richmond booed when American Airlines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darnell Metcalf didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the game, AFC Richmond's Lawrence Hopson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arvin Hökkvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. AFC Richmond succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though American Airlines had controlled the match.
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