World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sebastian Vedillo started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute Ozan Sidal 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. 8 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Sol came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yılmaz Başdemir, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Giotis Tripotseris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merlin Castro. Giotis Tripotseris was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sung McKinley showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. In the 21st match minute, RED KHAGAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baturay Zaim to maneuver through the defense. Merlin Castro struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Giotis Tripotseris didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khachatryan. In the 27th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Souza to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Sol came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giotis Tripotseris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marquis Kenny made a great header on Khachatryan's corner, it was just that RED KHAGAN's Giotis Tripotseris managed to reach the ball for a save. Giotis Tripotseris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 35th minute of the match. Giotis Tripotseris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Vedillo came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 minutes Khachatryan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ozan Sidal who took care of the corner kick. The corner led RED KHAGAN's Ozan Sidal to fire away a dangerous shot which Jermaine Richmond despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Baturay Zaim cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jermaine Richmond was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Merlin Castro made the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Ervin Huber. Giotis Tripotseris stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Merlin Castro's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Sebastian Vedillo 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. In the 68th minute Hu Wei Shu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giotis Tripotseris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond got control of the ball when Sebastian Vedillo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd minute of the match, Sebastian Vedillo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jermaine Richmond was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tigran Kirakosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Giotis Tripotseris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. RED KHAGAN's Saadettin Şiraz was substituted for Eugenios Spaneas. Hu Wei Shu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Giotis Tripotseris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 83rd minute of play forced RED KHAGAN's goalkeeper Giotis Tripotseris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khachatryan were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after RED KHAGAN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marquis Kenny took the corner. Khachatryan's Marquis Kenny was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Giotis Tripotseris in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Jermaine Richmond made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Rıfkı Beşer sent off a good shot on target. Khachatryan were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.