Prized/Friendly Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arno Martirosyan made the kick off which started today's match. Preston Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurtis Wooten in the 7th minute of play. Alex Raţiu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Preston Esposito made a huge save. Preston Esposito made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Kurtis Wooten sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Brian McKinney got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Byrd, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Arno Martirosyan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Preston Esposito was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Tommy Landis made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Marquis Hawthorne. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Preston Esposito successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO defense, Kurtis Wooten kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Preston Esposito. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Preston Esposito should have stopped the shot. After 37 minutes of play, Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Preston Esposito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arno Martirosyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Guillermo Cermak kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Arno Martirosyan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-0 to the left of a surprised Preston Esposito 43 minutes into the match. Abel Avetisyan succeeded in the game's 48th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pascal Sheldon to strike the kick off in the second half. Arno Martirosyan might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Preston Esposito. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arno Martirosyan ran back to his position shaking his head. After 55 minutes, Brian McKinney mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khachatryan and the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th minute, Brian McKinney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Preston Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tigran Terzian in the 57th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Abel Avetisyan notched a goal, 6-0, to the right of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Preston Esposito. Preston Esposito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Khachatryan made a substitution. Graig Duke replaced Tommy Landis. After 64 minutes of play, Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Preston Esposito was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Abel Avetisyan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Preston Esposito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Preston Esposito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 72nd minute, Arno Martirosyan made a precise shot to the right of Preston Esposito. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. When Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu in 76 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Preston Esposito guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 77 minutes into the match, Abel Avetisyan notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Preston Esposito. Preston Esposito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arno Martirosyan took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Preston Esposito. Preston Esposito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. 85 minutes into the match, Alex Raţiu notched a goal, 12-0, to the right of DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Preston Esposito. Preston Esposito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 88 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Avetisyan came free, but Preston Esposito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute Alex Raţiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Preston Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute Kurtis Wooten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Preston Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute, Abel Avetisyan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Preston Esposito was frozen by the shot and now it was 13-0. When the referee ended the match the Khachatryan players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.