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Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 9225 (Terracing: 6920, Seating: 2122, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Merlin Castro made the kick off which started today's match. Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 4th minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Merlin Castro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bryant Miles. Charlotte FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Merlin Castro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Khachatryan's Merlin Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 13th minute of play. Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 16th minute of play. Khachatryan were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Charlotte FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marquis Kenny took the corner. The corner led Khachatryan's Sung McKinley to fire away a dangerous shot which Bryant Miles despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Merlin Castro sped through Charlotte FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bryant Miles. Bryant Miles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Castro in the 27th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Merlin Castro in the 34th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Merlin Castro scored 3-0 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bryant Miles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bryant Miles stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Merlin Castro's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Bryant Miles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sung McKinley. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wander Suzanne, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 43rd match minute, Charlotte FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Dias to maneuver through the defense. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vicente Rafferty stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sung McKinley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 53rd minute Ervin Huber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bryant Miles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kareem Stoddard, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bryant Miles made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sung McKinley in the 57th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Sung McKinley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bryant Miles saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bryant Miles was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Jermaine Richmond made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Wander Suzanne sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 79th minute of play forced Charlotte FC's goalkeeper Bryant Miles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khachatryan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marquis Kenny in the 81st minute. Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 87th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Merlin Castro in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bryant Miles saved Charlotte FC from getting behind. After 87 minutes, Merlin Castro made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Charlotte FC's Bryant Miles tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bryant Miles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Khachatryan had won after a very even match.