League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 10879 (Terracing: 8160, Seating: 2502, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Dale Kirkpatrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Khachatryan's zone, Kristofer Peck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jermaine Richmond came out of the goal and Kristofer Peck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Drew Casey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavier Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristofer Peck in the 8th minute of play. Drew Casey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Armen Gabrielyan in the 10th minute. Armen Gabrielyans short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Drew Casey to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 11th match minute, University of Rochester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elazar Paz to maneuver through the defense. Dale Kirkpatrick blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jermaine Richmond having to make a save. 24 minutes into the match, University of Rochester's goalkeeper Drew Casey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Xavier Duff. University of Rochester's Drew Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Darnell Joyce in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armen Mkhitaryan in the 28th minute of play forced University of Rochester's goalkeeper Drew Casey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armen Gabrielyan in the 34th minute of play forced University of Rochester's goalkeeper Drew Casey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Petros Oganesyan hit a great ball. Dale Kirkpatrick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dale Kirkpatrick in the 36th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by George Popescu during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. George Popescu hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. In the 49th minute, George Popescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Elazar Paz fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored University of Rochester's protests and gave Elazar Paz a yellow card for diving instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sung McKinley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th match minute, University of Rochester was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wawrzyniec Damaski to maneuver through the defense. Reinaldo Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute of the match, Dale Kirkpatrick 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. Jermaine Richmond made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Dale Kirkpatrick sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Kirkpatrick in the 71st minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. University of Rochester's Tyrell Pitts was substituted for Maxwell Calcagnini. Hans Danielsson got a throw-in 79 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Reinaldo Varela. Drew Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reinaldo Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Drew Casey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reinaldo Varela went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Sung McKinley kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 85thth minute of the game Dale Kirkpatrick who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 86th minute Reinaldo Varela shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Drew Casey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hans Danielsson made in the 91st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Reinaldo Varela. The throw-in from Hans Danielsson in the 93rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by University of Rochester's Wawrzyniec Damaski. A collision led to University of Rochester getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Damaski hit a great ball. University of Rochester's Wawrzyniec Damaski managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hans Danielsson in the 97 minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sung McKinley in the 100th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Drew Casey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 103 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Kristofer Peck came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. University of Rochester's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.