Official Cup

Nelson Road
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Jeff Haywood started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th match minute, AFC Richmond was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kenneth Ratliff to maneuver through the defense. Dínamo Kwanza's Ailton Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff Haywood in the 7th minute of play. Ailton Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeff Haywood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Jeff Haywood had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ailton Ramos. Dínamo Kwanza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeff Haywood was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Ailton Ramos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lupe Titus went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. In the 33rd match minute, Dínamo Kwanza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmundo Pepetela to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Ailton Ramos managed to avoid a goal in the 34thth minute, when AFC Richmond's Kenneth Ratliff fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 35th minute Jeff Haywood shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ailton Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dínamo Kwanza's Ailton Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeff Haywood in the 38th minute of play. Ailton Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kenneth Ratliff, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After some careless play in the Dínamo Kwanza defense, Kenneth Ratliff kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ailton Ramos. The Dínamo Kwanza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ailton Ramos should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Tiago Galão made the kick off in the second half. Ailton Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeff Haywood, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Custódio Firmino during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Dínamo Kwanza's Custódio Firmino got a free kick in the 52nd minute. A collision led to Dínamo Kwanza getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Edmundo Pepetela hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Pompílio Fontão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 64 minutes into the game, Edmundo Pepetela was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dínamo Kwanza's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC Richmond the free kick. In the 64th minute, Edmundo Pepetela hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenneth Ratliff in the 68th minute of play forced Dínamo Kwanza's goalkeeper Ailton Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Dínamo Kwanza getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Pompílio Fontão hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Haskins in the 73rd minute of play forced Dínamo Kwanza's goalkeeper Ailton Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Kenneth Ratliff made a precise shot to the right of Ailton Ramos. Dínamo Kwanza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. 88 minutes into the match, Dínamo Kwanza's goal looked a bit too open when Lupe Titus came free, but Ailton Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ailton Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kenneth Ratliff in the 92nd minute of the match. Tiago Galão fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rene Pouliotte having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. AFC Richmond had played much better football throughout.