Friendly League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 46 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Richie Arnold came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Richie Arnold in the 7th minute of the match. Luther Story blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tigran Balayan having to make a save. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Mays in the 11th minute of play. Merlin Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Tomas Landry made a huge save. Albert Paulíny kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Damon Blue notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan. Tigran Balayan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Khachatryan's Merlin Castro in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Astrologer FC's goalie prevented a goal. A hard shot 30 in the game by Merlin Castro from a close distance when the talented Tomas Landry managed to make a qualified save. Astrologer FC's players were relieved. Tomas Landry made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hu Wei Shu in the 37th minute of play. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luke Winkler in the 40th minute of play. Tomas Landry stood somewhat misplaced when Merlin Castro came free in front of goal and shot 2-1 to the left of him in the 41 minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomas Landry prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomas Landry prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Khachatryan made a substitution. Anton Florei replaced Petros Oganesyan. Hu Wei Shu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Merlin Castro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomas Landry read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Astrologer FC's Jessie Ware got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 67th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wawrzyniec Budrewicz to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Merlin Castro 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. Tomas McCray kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute of the match, Richie Arnold tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tigran Balayan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Merlin Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tomas Landry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Astrologer FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Merlin Castro was slow to take the kick. During this time Khachatryan's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Khachatryan's corner Merlin Castro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tomas Landry quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomas Landry was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 91st minute Richie Arnold shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tigran Balayan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Astrologer FC defense, Sung McKinley kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomas Landry. The Astrologer FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomas Landry should have stopped the shot.