Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 10883 (Terracing: 8163,
Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) Sebastian Benino started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wojciech Kuszczak in the 2nd minute of the match. Alejandro Byers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sorin Ciurea, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Alejandro Byers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Albright in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute Sebastian Benino 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sorin Ciurea got free with Alejandro Byers in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejandro Byers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Albright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro Byers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xavier Duff, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Jermaine Richmond stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Wojciech Kuszczak's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Benino in the 25th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Arturo Albright had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alejandro Byers. San Diego Minas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arturo Albright was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when San Diego Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zula Pryla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sebastian Benino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jermaine Richmond having to make a save. Jermaine Richmond stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sebastian Benino's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Sebastian Benino sped through Khachatryan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Jermaine Richmond. Sebastian Benino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Benino, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Alejandro Byers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wojciech Kuszczak in the 46th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.
Khachatryan's Armen Gabrielyan was substituted for Sorin Ciurea. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armen Gabrielyan was the one to do the kick off. Sebastian Benino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jermaine Richmond having to interfere. Alejandro Byers made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xavier Duff in the 55th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Sebastian Benino managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Diego Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Sebastian Benino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jermaine Richmond breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 59 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Benino came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejandro Byers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Albright in the 61st minute of the match. San Diego Minas's Alejandro Byers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Albright in the 61st minute of play. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when San Diego Minas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Randell Bliss didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, San Diego Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Armen Gabrielyan came free, but Alejandro Byers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wojciech Kuszczak got free with Jermaine Richmond in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejandro Byers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haiko Petrosyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armen Gabrielyan in the 69th minute of play forced San Diego Minas's goalkeeper Alejandro Byers to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro Byers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Albright, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute Armen Gabrielyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Byers saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 78th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilintx Mazuelo to maneuver through the defense. Zula Pryla might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jermaine Richmond. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zula Pryla ran back to his position shaking his head. 87 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Armen Gabrielyan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alejandro Byers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Alejandro Byers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Albright in the 92nd minute of the match. Alejandro Byers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Albright, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Khachatryan fully deserved thier win.
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