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Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 10872 (Terracing: 8155, Seating: 2500, VIP seats: 217) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Merlin Castro made the kick off which started today's match. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Silva in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the game, Tio Lio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tigran Balayan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 12th minute Edgardo Silva 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. 12 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Edgardo Silva came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Hu Wei Shu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremy Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tio Lio, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute of the match, Merlin Castro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jeremy Nicholas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Tigran Balayan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgardo Silva's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Sung McKinley sent off a good shot on target. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgardo Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Sung McKinley hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 27th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremy Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 27th minute of play. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Silva, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Khachatryan's Jeremy Nicholas threw himself towards the right post 37 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Merlin Castro, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Khachatryan were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after New England Minas's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Merlin Castro took the corner. The corner led Khachatryan's Merlin Castro to fire away a dangerous shot which Jeremy Nicholas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Nordmark, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Ervin Huber was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Khachatryan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave New England Minas the free kick. In the 42nd minute, Ervin Huber hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jeremy Nicholas made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Sung McKinley sent off a good shot on target. 48 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Hu Wei Shu came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Edgardo Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot. New England Minas's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgardo Silva was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tigran Balayan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 56 minutes into the game, Ervin Huber threw the ball into play from the sideline. New England Minas's Lalo Rosas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jeremy Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung McKinley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Silva in the 61st minute of play. Edgardo Silva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tigran Balayan having to make a save. With an all-out effort, New England Minas's Tigran Balayan threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Edgardo Silva, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 66th minute of play forced New England Minas's goalkeeper Jeremy Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, New England Minas's goal looked a bit too open when Merlin Castro came free, but Jeremy Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Tigran Kirakosyan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jeremy Nicholas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. New England Minas made a substitution. Zachery Church replaced Roman Major. Khachatryan made a substitution. Wawrzyniec Budrewicz replaced Ervin Huber. New England Minas's Ye Gang Cheng was substituted for Lalo Rosas. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Anton Florei got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Tigran Balayan made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Tio Lio sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Silva in the 89th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. New England Minas's Jeremy Nicholas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Petros Oganesyan in the 91st minute of play. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 93rd minute of play. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Silva in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute New England Minas were awarded a corner. Glen Conklin went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Glen Conklin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan did a great save. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.