Official Cup

Súper Arena Azul
Spectators: 195 (Terracing: 147, Seating: 45, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Merlin Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Corredor in the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute of the match MILLONARIOS FC got a corner. Khachatryan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rafael Jauregui ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Boris Van Acker got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jermaine Richmond quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Corredor in the 10th minute of the match. Rafael Jauregui succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 13th playminute. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to save Khachatryan from getting a goal against them. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christoffer Blomqvist in the 18th minute of play. Rafael Jauregui sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Christoffer Blomqvist came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sung McKinley sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Corredor in the 26th minute of the match. 34 minutes into the game, Merlin Castro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Angelo Prior was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Angelo Prior 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 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christoffer Blomqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Khachatryan's Sung McKinley in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MILLONARIOS FC's goalie prevented a goal. Khachatryan's Ervin Huber got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Corredor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelo Prior took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung McKinley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, MILLONARIOS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Paulíny came free, but Angelo Prior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khachatryan made a substitution. Tigran Kirakosyan replaced Sung McKinley. Khachatryan's Petros Oganesyan was substituted for Ervin Huber. Heitor Leys hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute of the match Petros Oganesyan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Angelo Prior skillfully saved the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonel Cantera during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to MILLONARIOS FC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Leonel Cantera hit a great ball. 73 minutes into the game, Tigran Kirakosyan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Angelo Prior was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Merlin Castro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Angelo Prior firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 82nd minute Tigran Kirakosyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Prior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Petros Oganesyan hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Corredor, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Corredor in the 95th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.