Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 172 (Terracing: 130, Seating: 39, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Merlin Castro got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, TurboUC's goalkeeper Orlín Rozas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hu Wei Shu. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Orlín Rozas made a huge save. Orlín Rozas was a little too slow when Albert Paulíny got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 12th minute, Miguel Ángel Riesco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, TurboUC's Orlín Rozas got control of the ball when Merlin Castro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salomón Avendaño in the 20th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. TurboUC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Merlin Castro ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Khachatryan's Ervin Huber to fire away a dangerous shot which Orlín Rozas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Orlín Rozas made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Salomón Avendaño put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Jermaine Richmond. Orlín Rozas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sung McKinley in the 40th minute of play. The audience was convinced that John Snow's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jermaine Richmond was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, TurboUC's Falcão Ramon got a free kick in the 45th minute. TurboUC made a substitution. Cui Ling Xi replaced Aleksey Mazaev. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Miguel Ángel Riesco was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, TurboUC's Salomón Avendaño 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, 3-2. 62 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Hu Wei Shu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Orlín Rozas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. TurboUC's Orlín Rozas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hu Wei Shu in the 71st minute of play. Sung McKinley took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Orlín Rozas. Orlín Rozas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. Khachatryan's Cesar Holland was substituted for Hu Wei Shu. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Salomón Avendaño in the 82nd minute of play. Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Ángel Riesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute Tigran Kirakosyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlín Rozas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle, Khachatryan could leave the field as winners, despite TurboUC having more of the ball for most of the match.