Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 169 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 39, 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. In the 5th minute, Osvaldo Cantero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tigran Kirakosyans short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Gianluigi Buffon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. With a little luck, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Gianluigi Buffon got control of the ball when Merlin Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gianluigi Buffon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 19th minute. With a little luck, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Gianluigi Buffon got control of the ball when Merlin Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match, Sung McKinley tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gianluigi Buffon saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Defensores del Tiki Tiki were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Khachatryan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Justino Kaxen took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Jonas Cesaro heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Merlin Castro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Gianluigi Buffon skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergey Nikiforenko in the 35th minute of play. Merlin Castro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gianluigi Buffon having to make a save. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Cantero in the 41st minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Sung McKinley notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Defensores del Tiki Tiki's Gianluigi Buffon. Gianluigi Buffon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 57th minute of play forced Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute of the match, Justino Kaxen tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jermaine Richmond saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 61st minute of play forced Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Castro in the 64th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sergey Nikiforenko. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Justino Kaxen in the 73rd minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Defensores del Tiki Tiki's goal looked a bit too open when Sung McKinley came free, but Gianluigi Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Kaxen, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Merlin Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Defensores del Tiki Tiki made a substitution. Hampus Nordström replaced Sergey Nikiforenko. Khachatryan's Arin Mndoyants was substituted for Tigran Kirakosyan. Defensores del Tiki Tiki made a substitution. Fulgencio Ixaka replaced Jonas Cesaro. 86 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Justino Kaxen came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Hampus Nordström made a precise shot to the right of Jermaine Richmond. Khachatryan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When Marquis Kenny fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khachatryan's protests and gave Marquis Kenny a yellow card for diving instead. Marquis Kenny hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.