Official Cup

ELDEMA ARENA
Spectators: 526 (Terracing: 395, Seating: 121, VIP seats: 10) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu made the kick off which started today's match. 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 7th minute. Marquis Kenny made a great header on Khachatryan's corner, it was just that FK Eldema Mstišov's Chiquito Flores managed to reach the ball for a save. In the last second Jermaine Richmond throw himself and got hold of the ball when Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 9thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, Gabriel Šlapák made a precise shot to the right of Jermaine Richmond. Khachatryan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Gabriel Šlapák in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jermaine Richmond, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 20th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 21 minutes of play, Khachatryan's Merlin Castro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Chiquito Flores was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Hu Wei Shu got a free kick in the 25th minute. Jermaine Richmond made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Gabriel Šlapák sent off a good shot on target. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Kubánek in the 31st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in FK Eldema Mstišov's zone, Albert Paulíny stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chiquito Flores came out of the goal and Albert Paulíny tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jermaine Richmond made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Gabriel Šlapák sent off a good shot on target. Chiquito Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 41st minute of the match. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 42nd minute of play. Chiquito Flores 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 a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Merlin Castro to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Leonard Kubánek came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute FK Eldema Mstišov were awarded a corner. Josef Šilha went to the cornerflag to take it. Josef Šilha made a great header on FK Eldema Mstišov's corner, it was just that Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, FK Eldema Mstišov's Chiquito Flores got control of the ball when Merlin Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chiquito Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonard Kubánek in the 62nd minute of play. If Tigran Kirakosyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khachatryan made a substitution. Petros Oganesyan replaced Jon Yost. Jermaine Richmond came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by FK Eldema Mstišov's Leonard Kubánek. But to his dismay, Leonard Kubánek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. Regis Specht kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Šlapák, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. When FK Eldema Mstišov's Gabriel Šlapák in 76 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Jermaine Richmond guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. The FK Eldema Mstišov fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when FK Eldema Mstišov's Alp Akıncıbeyoğlu 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 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Šlapák, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Khachatryan's Chiquito Flores threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arin Mndoyants, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Chiquito Flores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arin Mndoyants, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chiquito Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merlin Castro in the 90th minute of the match. In the 96th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Petros Oganesyan to maneuver through the defense.