Friendly League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victor Coley started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Terrance Norris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Michael Scott fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C. A. Pipon Pipon's protests and gave Michael Scott a yellow card for diving instead. In the 4th minute, Michael Scott hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Odell Casey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donovan Heath in the 8th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Terrance Norris kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Clemente Armani. That made the score 1-0 in the 21 minute of play. After 36 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Thanh Goldberg. Khachatryan's Odell Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donovan Heath in the 46th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

C. A. Pipon Pipon's Rex Izturis was substituted for Thanh Goldberg. The wind increased when Arno Martirosyan made the kick off in the second half. Michael Scott received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Odell Casey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Victor Coley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clemente Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Terrance Norris in the 63rd minute of the match. Odell Casey was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Donovan Heath capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Donovan Heath really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Rex Izturis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Odell Casey having to make a save. With a little luck, Khachatryan's Odell Casey got control of the ball when Victor Coley tried to sneak it across the goal line. Odell Casey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rex Izturis in the 81st minute of play. When Rex Izturis fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C. A. Pipon Pipon's protests and gave Rex Izturis a yellow card for diving instead. Rex Izturis kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Olin Aranda hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Odell Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Burr, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Odell Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Scott, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Victor Coley blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Odell Casey having to make a save. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Khachatryan's goalkeeper Odell Casey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute, Victor Coley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C. A. Pipon Pipon fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Lenny MacDowell kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The Khachatryan supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching C. A. Pipon Pipon's performance. The match ended with a win for C. A. Pipon Pipon.