League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 10842 (Terracing: 8133, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xavier Duff took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Dawkins, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Khachatryan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Garrett Harrell was slow to take the kick. During this time Palmeiras's players had a chance to rest. In the 10th minute Xavier Duff shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agne Läckberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agne Läckberg made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Armen Gabrielyan sent off a good shot on target. In the 16th minute, Garrett Harrell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Arin Babayants came free, but Agne Läckberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xavier Duff recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Palmeiras's Agne Läckberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xavier Duff in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute Gergely Pulai 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. With a little luck, Palmeiras's Agne Läckberg got control of the ball when Arturo Albright tried to sneak it across the goal line. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Dawkins in the 29th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Gergely Pulai came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Agne Läckberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Arturo Albright managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Albright was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agne Läckberg breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Armen Gabrielyan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Agne Läckberg to make any attempt to save it. Garrett Harrell charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garrett Harrell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Palmeiras getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Garrett Harrell hit a great ball. 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.

Palmeiras's Alan Rooney was substituted for Gergely Pulai. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alan Rooney to make the kick off. In the 54th minute Parker Smart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agne Läckberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arin Babayants in the 57th minute of play forced Palmeiras's goalkeeper Agne Läckberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palmeiras's Agne Läckberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armen Gabrielyan in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Duff came free, but Agne Läckberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arturo Albright fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agne Läckberg having to interfere. 63 minutes into the match, Xavier Duff had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agne Läckberg. Palmeiras's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xavier Duff was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 68 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Xavier Duff came free, but Agne Läckberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Armen Gabrielyan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Agne Läckberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Palmeiras's Don Tapia was substituted for Aurelio Dawkins. Alan Rooney received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Jermaine Richmond tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, Palmeiras's goal looked a bit too open when Arin Babayants came free, but Agne Läckberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jermaine Richmond made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alan Rooney in the 81st minute. Agne Läckberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armen Gabrielyan struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Agne Läckberg didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khachatryan. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when Palmeiras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacek Luk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agne Läckberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Albright in the 87th minute of the match. Palmeiras's Agne Läckberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Albright in the 89th minute of play. After 97 played minutes Palmeiras got a freekick which was hit by Jefferson Iverson. Khachatryan's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.