League

Honda Stadium
Spectators: 5020 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 20) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kip Nguyen got the match started through his kick off. Rusty Lowery came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by ARMENIA's Hector McCormick. But to his dismay, Hector McCormick quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Sydney Matthews struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Rusty Lowery didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ARMENIA. Rusty Lowery made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcellus Jewell in the 22nd minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Jonah Kramer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Chicago Red Bandits FC's Sam Geiger got a free kick in the 27th minute. Rusty Lowery made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Conn in the 33rd minute of play. Rusty Lowery showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sydney Matthews, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Hector McCormick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Sydney Matthews's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rusty Lowery was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. If Sydney Matthews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rusty Lowery took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sydney Matthews, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rusty Lowery showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sydney Matthews, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The Chicago Red Bandits FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. ARMENIA were winning 0-3.

Sydney Matthews sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rusty Lowery showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sydney Matthews in the 54th minute of the match. If Sydney Matthews had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, ARMENIA's Marcellus Jewell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rusty Lowery narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Santos Conn could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Rusty Lowery made a huge save. Chicago Red Bandits FC's Rusty Lowery played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sydney Matthews in the 68th minute of play. Rusty Lowery showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hector McCormick, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 73rd minute, Sydney Matthews 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. Sydney Matthews could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Rusty Lowery made a huge save. In the 78th minute, Freddy Boyd 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. Rusty Lowery was a little too slow when Marcellus Jewell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 0-4. Sydney Matthews might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rusty Lowery. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sydney Matthews ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joaquin Winkler during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Chicago Red Bandits FC's Joaquin Winkler got a free kick in the 90th minute. Hector McCormick struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Rusty Lowery didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ARMENIA. When the final whistle sounded ARMENIA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Chicago Red Bandits FC.