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Rush Rhees
Spectators: 9270 (Terracing: 6954, Seating: 2132, VIP seats: 184) Merlin Castro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Petros Oganesyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 10thth minute of the game Merlin Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but University of Rochester's Drew Casey was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 13th 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dale Kirkpatrick in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jermaine Richmond prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Drew Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 25 minutes, Merlin Castro made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. University of Rochester's Drew Casey tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 32 minutes into the match, University of Rochester's Dale Kirkpatrick sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jermaine Richmond narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The corner ended in Babbis Moisakos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond did a great save. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Drew Casey was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Drew Casey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merlin Castro in the 42nd minute of play. Drew Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. University of Rochester's Drew Casey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 45th minute of play. The University of Rochester players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Khachatryan were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dale Kirkpatrick stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to University of Rochester getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Ernesto Cao Xiao hit a great ball. Tigran Kirakosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Drew Casey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Augusto Souza to maneuver through the defense. Drew Casey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Khachatryan made a substitution. Antoine Schaefer replaced Jon Yost. After 60 minutes University of Rochester's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Albert Paulíny who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Albert Paulíny almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but University of Rochester's Drew Casey did a great save. Cesar Holland got a throw-in 63 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sung McKinley. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquis Kenny in the 64th minute of play forced University of Rochester's goalkeeper Drew Casey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dale Kirkpatrick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 67 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Dale Kirkpatrick came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Antoine Schaefer hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Kirkpatrick in the 70th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. University of Rochester's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Babbis Moisakos in the 72nd minute. University of Rochester's Babbis Moisakos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jermaine Richmond in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dale Kirkpatrick in the 77th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. University of Rochester were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Khachatryan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Babbis Moisakos took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Khachatryan's goalie and right to Eric Herget. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Khachatryan's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Sung McKinley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Drew Casey made a huge save. A collision led to University of Rochester getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ernesto Cao Xiao hit a great ball. Drew Casey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 86th minute of the match. In the 90thth minute of the game Dale Kirkpatrick who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Drew Casey made a huge save. Merlin Castro scored 0-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Drew Casey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The Khachatryan players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.