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Spectators: 6714 (Terracing: 5037, Seating: 1544, VIP seats: 133) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Keith Arden kicked off to start the match. Adolfo Rico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Javier Burroughs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 played minutes DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Bide. After 7 minutes, David Michael mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. David Michael hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 10 played minutes DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Tiadoro. Peter Gamble kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th match minute, DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliseo Bide to maneuver through the defense. Lenny MacDowell took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jaime Orlan. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Fernan Tiadoro got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Javier Burroughs made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Eriberto Frisco sent off a good shot on target. Adolfo Rico made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 30thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Javier Burroughs would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 34th minute Eriberto Frisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Burroughs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th minute, Foster Rivers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eriberto Frisco got free with Javier Burroughs in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Eriberto Frisco made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Fernan Tiadoro 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. Javier Burroughs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eriberto Frisco in the 54th minute of the match. After 59 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Lenny MacDowell. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Delmiro Elorri was substituted for Lucio Cordara. Lenny MacDowell hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Frisco came free, but Javier Burroughs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Peter Gamble. Urbano Osoro, 64 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Jaime Orlan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 from getting a goal against them. Jaime Orlan was a little too slow when Lenny MacDowell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 0-1. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's goalkeeper Jaime Orlan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 83 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Rico came free, but Javier Burroughs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Peter Gamble during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Peter Gamble hit a great ball. Javier Burroughs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriberto Frisco in the 89th minute of play. Javier Burroughs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Rico in the 92nd minute of the match. Javier Burroughs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Gitano, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute.

The Khachatryan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Khachatryan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.