Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 190 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 44, VIP seats: 3) 3 minutes into the match, OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper André Onana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merlin Castro. Sung McKinley came free with the goalkeeper in the 5th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and André Onana could save by the left post. Tigran Kirakosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. André Onana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sung McKinley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Onana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Sung McKinley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but André Onana made a huge save. Sung McKinley made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 17thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but André Onana would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. André Onana was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Merlin Castro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Aldo Vieri got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Tigran Kirakosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. André Onana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merlin Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but André Onana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sung McKinley got free with André Onana in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. André Onana made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sung McKinley in the 35th minute. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but André Onana made a huge save. In the 38th minute of the match, Sung McKinley got a very nice opportunity to score, but André Onana was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Tigran Kirakosyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bin Baresi in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Onana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Bernardo Rocco got a free kick in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

After 52 played minutes OldHighburyInvincibles got a freekick which was hit by Attilio Scarpa. 54 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Sung McKinley nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. André Onana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. André Onana didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Merlin Castro went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Anfilogino Colasante got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Tigran Kirakosyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to OldHighburyInvincibles getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Aldo Vieri hit a great ball. Khachatryan's Hu Wei Shu was substituted for Bin Baresi. André Onana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sung McKinley in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck André Onana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 74th minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Onana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. OldHighburyInvincibles's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marquis Kenny ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sung McKinley made a great header on Khachatryan's corner, it was just that OldHighburyInvincibles's André Onana managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 77th minute, Hu Wei Shu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Khachatryan's Arin Mndoyants was substituted for Tigran Kirakosyan. Sung McKinley struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. André Onana 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 82nd minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Onana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, OldHighburyInvincibles's Aldo Vieri got a free kick in the 83rd minute. André Onana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sung McKinley in the 86th minute of the match. After 87 minutes, Emilio Masetti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the OldHighburyInvincibles and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 88th minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper André Onana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 94th minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper André Onana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes into the match, OldHighburyInvincibles's goal looked a bit too open when Merlin Castro came free, but André Onana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.