U21 League

El Cilindro de Miami
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arno Martirosyan made the kick off which started today's match. Tigran Terzian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ian Chapui having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Hendrik Paas in the 6th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Ian Chapui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Racing Miami Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Arno Martirosyan came free, but Ian Chapui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ian Chapui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Hendrik Paas in the 12th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Quincy Walker 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. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Jan Hendrik Paas hit a great ball. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Khachatryan from getting a goal against them. When Khachatryan's Arnoldo Loco in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30thth minute of the game Arno Martirosyan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Racing Miami Futbol Club's Ian Chapui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 31 minutes Racing Miami Futbol Club's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Arno Martirosyan who took care of the corner kick. Nair Vartanyan made a great header on Khachatryan's corner, it was just that Racing Miami Futbol Club's Ian Chapui managed to reach the ball for a save. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merrill Banks in the 35th minute of play. In the last second Tigran Balayan throw himself and got hold of the ball when Merrill Banks in the 35thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Ian Chapui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Hendrik Paas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genaro Parr recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ara Arakelyan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ian Chapui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merrill Banks in the 41st minute of play. Ervin DeJesus hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Ervin DeJesus made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ervin DeJesus in the 51st minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arno Martirosyan in the 55th minute of play forced Racing Miami Futbol Club's goalkeeper Ian Chapui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan Hendrik Paas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-1 to the left of a surprised Ian Chapui 63 minutes into the match. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Denny Godwin was substituted for Nelson Frazier. Racing Miami Futbol Club's Jackson Shipley was substituted for Ervin DeJesus. Tigran Balayan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jackson Shipley's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Genaro Cassidy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Miami Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Genaro Cassidy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tigran Balayan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Khachatryan's Arnoldo Loco dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Arno Martirosyan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ian Chapui read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Jan Hendrik Paas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jackson Shipley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Khachatryan walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.