Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Gotham City's Michael Lundin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matteo Tonali in the 3rd minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Gotham City's goalkeeper 贺德凌 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merlin Castro. Gotham City's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Merlin Castro 4 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michael Lundin in the 9th minute of play. A collision led to Gotham City getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Otto Apelquist hit a great ball. A hard shot by Sung McKinley from long distance, 11 minutes into the match, got 贺德凌's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arne Wennerqvist in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 16th minute of play forced Gotham City's goalkeeper 贺德凌 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jermaine Richmond stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michael Lundin's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. 20 minutes in the game, Merlin Castro dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With his leg 贺德凌 managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Khachatryan's Antoine Schaefer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Wennerström in the 25th minute of play. Gotham City were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Khachatryan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victor Ellis took the corner. Victor Ellis made a great header on Gotham City's corner, it was just that Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Gotham City's Otto Apelquist got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Gotham City's goalkeeper 贺德凌 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merlin Castro. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck 贺德凌 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Daniel Wennerström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Merlin Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52nd play minutes Bernardo Caballero shot 3-0, a short shot which went by 贺德凌 and just under the crossbar into goal. 贺德凌 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 贺德凌 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 56th minute of the match. Antoine Schaefer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Michael Lundin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jermaine Richmond having to interfere. Tigran Kirakosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. 贺德凌 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merlin Castro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Petros Oganesyan hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Arne Wennerqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gotham City's supporters rose to their feet, but Arne Wennerqvist 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. 贺德凌 came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Khachatryan's Merlin Castro. But to his dismay, Merlin Castro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. 贺德凌 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 87th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Khachatryan's zone, Arne Wennerqvist stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jermaine Richmond came out of the goal and Arne Wennerqvist tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arne Wennerqvist got free with Jermaine Richmond in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Gotham City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Khachatryan.