Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bayan Baye, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jermaine Richmond came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Wargön's Artur Buba. But to his dismay, Artur Buba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artur Buba in the 12th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Ivar Siöberg came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Wargön's Bayan Baye nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jermaine Richmond made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Sören Tunberg made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Merlin Castro sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albert Paulíny in the 21st minute of play forced Wargön's goalkeeper Sören Tunberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Ivar Siöberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jermaine Richmond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Khachatryan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bayan Baye was slow to take the kick. During this time Wargön's players had a chance to rest. Sung McKinley kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivar Siöberg in the 30th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Ivar Siöberg came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Bin Baresi. Wargön's Bayan Baye got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Zé Augusto Souza hit a great ball. Bayan Baye took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jermaine Richmond. Khachatryan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 42nd minute Wargön were awarded a corner. Bayan Baye went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Ivar Siöberg managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Sören Tunberg stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sung McKinley's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Ivar Siöberg made the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes, Ivar Siöberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wargön and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 52nd match minute, Wargön was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivar Siöberg to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Wargön booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sung McKinley didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wargön's Mikael Liberatore was substituted for Ivar Siöberg. Sung McKinley hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Jermaine Richmond made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikael Liberatore in the 64th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Mikael Liberatore cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Jermaine Richmond was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Khachatryan's Cesar Holland was substituted for Hu Wei Shu. Khachatryan's Tigran Kirakosyan was substituted for Sung McKinley. Khachatryan's Petros Oganesyan was substituted for Ervin Huber. When Mikael Liberatore came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Wargön fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mikael Liberatore couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Marquis Kenny made a precise shot to the right of Sören Tunberg. Wargön's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Jermaine Richmond was a little too slow when Mikael Liberatore got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 91st minute. The score was now 1-5. The Wargön supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Wargön would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.