Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) In the 5th minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. American Top Team's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Merlin Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Khachatryan's Petros Oganesyan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Boyd Delgado in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Tigran Kirakosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Boyd Delgado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Boyd Delgado made a huge save. Boyd Delgado made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Tigran Kirakosyan sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sung McKinley got free with Boyd Delgado in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th minute, Sung McKinley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After having played for 23 minutes, Merlin Castro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Merlin Castro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, Tigran Kirakosyan notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of American Top Team's Boyd Delgado. Boyd Delgado was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Jon Yost had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, American Top Team's Boyd Delgado got control of the ball when Sung McKinley tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Merlin Castro put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Boyd Delgado. When Merlin Castro came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Khachatryan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Merlin Castro couldn't finish the play. Octavio Winters charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Octavio Winters the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for American Top Team! In the 40th minute there was a penalty for Khachatryan. Merlin Castro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Boyd Delgado. 5-0. Merlin Castro succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 6-0 in the 44th playminute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Merlin Castro was the one to do the kick off. The Khachatryan fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when Khachatryan's Merlin Castro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Tigran Kirakosyan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Tigran Kirakosyan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Boyd Delgado breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Khachatryan's Antoine Schaefer got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Boyd Delgado came out of the goal in the 61st 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 8-0. In the 67th minute, Sung McKinley made a precise shot to the right of Boyd Delgado. American Top Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Khachatryan made a substitution. Bernardo Caballero replaced Tigran Kirakosyan. Bernardo Caballero 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. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Boyd Delgado was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 80th minute, Merlin Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. In the 84th minute, Sung McKinley made a precise shot to the right of Boyd Delgado. American Top Team's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 12-0. In the 89th minute Bernardo Caballero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boyd Delgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Derrick Flores fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored American Top Team's protests and gave Derrick Flores a yellow card for diving instead. After 90 played minutes American Top Team got a freekick which was hit by Derrick Flores. Bernardo Caballero might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Boyd Delgado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Caballero ran back to his position shaking his head. The Khachatryan fans' excitement grew in the 97th match minute when Khachatryan's Merlin Castro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 13-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. There was no doubt that Khachatryan were the better team. Khachatryan's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.