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Spectators: 9450 (Terracing: 7100, Seating: 2155, VIP seats: 195) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kazimierz Traczewski got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 3rd minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sung McKinley in the 5th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 12th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Akakios Kountouratzis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khachatryan's Sung McKinley got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 21 minutes, Akakios Kountouratzis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Akakios Kountouratzis hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Sung McKinley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baykan Erincer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Garth Burrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jermaine Richmond having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Kazimierz Traczewski took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Jermaine Richmond to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sung McKinley in the 43rd minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Baykan Erincer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sung McKinley in the 47th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Merlin Castro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baykan Erincer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Merlin Castro to make the kick off. Kazimierz Traczewski hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 55th minute Akakios Kountouratzis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jermaine Richmond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Wilbur Bain was substituted for Garth Burrell. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Merlin Castro in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Baykan Erincer saved DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO from getting behind. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joey Tribbiani, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilbur Bain in the 78th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Kazimierz Traczewski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kazimierz Traczewski in the 85th minute of the match. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Khachatryan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Khairil Swee took the corner. The corner led DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Khairil Swee to fire away a dangerous shot which Jermaine Richmond despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Tigran Kirakosyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 90th minute of play forced DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Baykan Erincer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilbur Bain in the 91st minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 played minutes DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Renato Correia. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Khachatryan were clearly better and deserved to take the win.