Friendly League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edgar Matson kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Edgar Matson. The audience was convinced that Elliott Hatcher's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reyes Orozco was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. In the 6th minute of the match C. A. Pipon Pipon got a corner. Khachatryan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nick Sumner ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edgar Matson kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 13th minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ty Lugo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Khachatryan's Ty Lugo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Foster Romero in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Ollie Ramos came up free with the goalie in the 15th 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 Ollie Ramos couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice moves Edgar Matson could shoot a difficult shot in the 17th minute, which Foster Romero however easily saved by the left post. Khachatryan's Ty Lugo shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 20th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Foster Romero but with some difficulty. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Foster Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Matson in the 22nd minute of play. Foster Romero made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Edgar Matson sent off a good shot on target. Reyes Orozco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dario Braun in the 29th minute of the match. 33 minutes into the game, Nick Sumner was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C. A. Pipon Pipon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Khachatryan the free kick. After 34 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Nick Sumner. Elliott Hatcher'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. Elliott Hatcher helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to C. A. Pipon Pipon getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Elliott Hatcher hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Antony Buddle got a free kick in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Matson in the 40th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Foster Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Ollie Ramos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Ollie Ramos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Foster Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Foster Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Matson in the 45th minute of play. Edgar Matson took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Foster Romero. Foster Romero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 47th match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bo Carrasco to maneuver through the defense. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Jonathon Greenwood replaced Claudio Boudreaux. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Bo Carrasco got a free kick in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Foster Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Matson in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute Edgar Matson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Foster Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khachatryan's Edgar Matson got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 67th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Buddle to maneuver through the defense. Emanuel Rodriguez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Foster Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Matson in the 82nd minute of play. In the 88th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuel Rodriguez to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th minute, Emanuel Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bo Carrasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reyes Orozco having to interfere. Khachatryan's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.