U18 League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Hitz Erus started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After having played for 4 minutes, Miguel Covington managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Covington was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Carqueja's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Covington came free, but Paulo Leyva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Paulo Leyva made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jed Strickland in the 11th minute. Carqueja's Paulo Leyva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terrance Norris in the 12th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 16 minutes, Paulo Leyva successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Covington got free with Paulo Leyva in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Carqueja's Gaztea Somavilla got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Carqueja's Hitz Erus in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Khachatryan's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Cruz Grant hit a great ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 38 minutes into the game, when Brice Cegielski put in a rough tackle. In the 38th minute, Brice Cegielski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pinto Caniego fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Odell Casey having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Terrance Norris to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Terrance Norris managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Terrance Norris was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Leyva breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Jed Strickland fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khachatryan's protests and gave Jed Strickland a yellow card for diving instead. Fagildo Cases's late challenge caught a Khachatryan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fagildo Cases helped the player get up and apologised. In the 65th match minute, Carqueja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fagildo Cases to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Terrance Norris to maneuver through the defense. Hitz Erus's late challenge caught a Khachatryan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hitz Erus helped the player get up and apologised. In the 67th match minute, Carqueja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hitz Erus to maneuver through the defense. Otis Coppack struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Paulo Leyva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khachatryan. A collision led to Carqueja getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Dayam Creus hit a great ball. Miguel Covington fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Leyva having to interfere. Otis Coppack hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hitz Erus got free with Odell Casey in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Otis Coppack scored 1-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulo Leyva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Khachatryan fans cheered their team off the field, for while Carqueja had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.