Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 182 (Terracing: 137, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 齐晨川 started the match with the kick off. 林迪常 made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Terrance Norris sent off a good shot on target. After 5 played minutes 【AC】★御剑堂★leon got a freekick which was hit by 姚凌远. After having played for 8 minutes, Jed Strickland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jed Strickland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If 齐晨川 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serge Koryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 吕威辉, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 17th minute, Khachatryan's Terrance Norris dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Jed Strickland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. 林迪常 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Terrance Norris hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. With a little luck, 【AC】★御剑堂★leon's 林迪常 got control of the ball when Terrance Norris tried to sneak it across the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Cruz Grant was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Khachatryan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【AC】★御剑堂★leon the free kick. 齐晨川 scored 1-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Serge Koryan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute, Khachatryan's Cruz Grant seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cruz Grant the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Khachatryan protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cruz Grant had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 林迪常 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jefferson Trujillo in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

After a rather tough play, 【AC】★御剑堂★leon's 程浩林 got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After 54 minutes, Miguel Covington mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khachatryan and the 【AC】★御剑堂★leon players grew even worse after the yellow card. 吕威辉 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the 【AC】★御剑堂★leon defense, Jefferson Trujillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of 林迪常. The 【AC】★御剑堂★leon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that 林迪常 should have stopped the shot. 65 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's Otis Coppack sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 林迪常 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that Jed Strickland got away a dangerous shot. Despite this 林迪常 quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Jefferson Trujillo fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khachatryan's protests and gave Jefferson Trujillo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of 【AC】★御剑堂★leon booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jefferson Trujillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 齐晨川s short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Serge Koryan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Terrance Norris might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over 林迪常. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Terrance Norris ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. 【AC】★御剑堂★leon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jed Strickland ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 81 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Terrance Norris. 林迪常 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jefferson Trujillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 林迪常 came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Khachatryan's Otis Coppack. But to his dismay, Otis Coppack quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when 吕威辉 got free with Serge Koryan in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jefferson Trujillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. 林迪常 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 姚凌远's late challenge caught a Khachatryan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 姚凌远 helped the player get up and apologised. Khachatryan walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.