Official Cup

Tunavallen
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Merlin Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Lars Blom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 6th minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars Blom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Magne Lindström hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. AFC Eskilstuna's Lars Blom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 10th minute of play. When Khachatryan's Merlin Castro in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Eskilstuna's goalie prevented a 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 Lars Blom was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. After 23 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Khachatryan! The goalkeeper, Jermaine Richmond, was totally fooled by AFC Eskilstuna's Dennis Nordgren, who 24 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 27th minute of play forced AFC Eskilstuna's goalkeeper Lars Blom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sigvard Mellbad kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Merlin Castro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute, Dan Njurenius made a precise shot to the right of Jermaine Richmond. Khachatryan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, Sung McKinley had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lars Blom. AFC Eskilstuna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sung McKinley was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. AFC Eskilstuna's Lars Blom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 40th minute of play. Lars Blom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Castro in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lars Blom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Khachatryan fans' excitement grew in the 47th 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 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elliot Termander to strike the kick off in the second half. AFC Eskilstuna's Lars Blom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 53rd minute of play. Khachatryan's Petros Oganesyan was substituted for Jon Yost. Khachatryan made a substitution. Antoine Schaefer replaced Zé Augusto Souza. 60 minutes into the match, AFC Eskilstuna's goalkeeper Lars Blom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albert Paulíny. 63 minutes into the match, AFC Eskilstuna's Dan Njurenius sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jermaine Richmond narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Khachatryan made a substitution. Arin Mndoyants replaced Tigran Kirakosyan. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sung McKinley got free with Lars Blom in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes into the match, AFC Eskilstuna's goal looked a bit too open when Hu Wei Shu came free, but Lars Blom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Arin Mndoyants lined in a short shot 2-4 behind a frustrated Lars Blom. With an all-out effort, Khachatryan's Lars Blom threw himself towards the right post 77 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Merlin Castro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lars Blom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arin Mndoyants, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Lars Blom made a huge save. Lars Blom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Merlin Castro in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lars Blom saved AFC Eskilstuna from getting behind. 86 minutes into the match, Sung McKinley dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lars Blom, 2-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Sung McKinley managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Sung McKinley was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lars Blom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Khachatryan's Sung McKinley in 90 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Lars Blom guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Lars Blom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute Khachatryan were awarded a corner. Marquis Kenny went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Marquis Kenny got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Lars Blom quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Khachatryan played a much better game than AFC Eskilstuna and deserved their victory. The AFC Eskilstuna players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.