Friendly League

Arborial Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucas Navarro started the match with the kick off. When Merlin Castro came up free with the goalie in the 4th 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. In the 8th minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaki Conn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tracy Shah. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Khachatryan from getting a goal against them. Tracy Shah took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jermaine Richmond. Jermaine Richmond 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. A collision led to ForestFire getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Luisito James hit a great ball. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 36th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 38th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 47th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Merlin Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shaki Conn read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luisito James in the 53rd minute of play. Khachatryan made a substitution. Cesar Holland replaced Jon Yost. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Albert Paulíny hit a great ball. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito James, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 59th minute Tracy Shah shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jermaine Richmond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Hoyt hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Shaki Conn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 62nd minute of the match. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung McKinley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 68th minute, Merlin Castro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Merlin Castro came up free with the goalie in the 70th 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. Shaki Conn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 74 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Ervin Huber. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ervin Huber in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Shaki Conn saved ForestFire from getting behind. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Navarro in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 80th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Shaki Conn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Castro in the 82nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 86th minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Shaki Conn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cãlin Tâmbalari kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Zé Augusto Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to ForestFire getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Tracy Shah hit a great ball. Merlin Castro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Shaki Conn when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 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.