League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 10846 (Terracing: 8136, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Merlin Castro started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goalkeeper Benigno Feo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marquis Kenny. Benigno Feo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Khachatryan were awarded a corner. Petros Oganesyan went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerazan Pujana in the 9th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Gerazan Pujana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tigran Balayan was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerazan Pujana in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tigran Balayan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner led to DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Kazimierz Traczewski getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Merlin Castro scored to the left of an out of position Benigno Feo, making the score, 1-0. After having played for 26 minutes, Gerazan Pujana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerazan Pujana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerazan Pujana in the 28th minute of play. After 28 minutes of play, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Gerazan Pujana made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tigran Balayan was left in no man's land by his defense there! A nice corner shot did that Akakios Kountouratzis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Tigran Balayan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerazan Pujana in the 41st minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kazimierz Traczewski during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kazimierz Traczewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerazan Pujana in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Gerazan Pujana made the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Sung McKinley. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerazan Pujana in the 63rd minute of the match. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerazan Pujana in the 66th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Aytaç İpek sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tigran Balayan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benigno Feo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 72 minutes, Merlin Castro made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Benigno Feo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Benigno Feo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Merlin Castro's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Tigran Balayan made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Kazimierz Traczewski sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's Gerazan Pujana fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kazimierz Traczewski got free with Tigran Balayan in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kazimierz Traczewski got free with Tigran Balayan in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the match, DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's goal looked a bit too open when Grigor Grigoryan came free, but Benigno Feo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benigno Feo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigor Grigoryan in the 93rd minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Gerazan Pujana came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Khachatryan.