World League

Apollon Stadium
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Merlin Castro took the ball and in the 5 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tolis Mantouvalos. Tolis Mantouvalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Tigran Kirakosyan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolis Mantouvalos having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sung McKinley came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgos Kazatzidis hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 18th minute of play. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Khachatryan from getting a goal against them. Sung McKinley's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolis Mantouvalos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After 25 minutes Toutourouki f.c.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Merlin Castro who took care of the corner kick. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tigran Kirakosyan in the 27th minute of play. When Khachatryan's Merlin Castro in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Toutourouki f.c.'s goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Merlin Castro put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sung McKinley in the 37th minute of play. Toutourouki f.c.'s Tolis Mantouvalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd match minute, Toutourouki f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Makis Iosifakos to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Sung McKinley got a free kick in the 48th minute. Khachatryan made a substitution. Anton Florei replaced Hu Wei Shu. In the 49th minute, Sung McKinley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Panos Kallitzakis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's Abel Avetisyan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tolis Mantouvalos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Toutourouki f.c.'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. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tolis Mantouvalos was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Tolis Mantouvalos was a little too slow when Abel Avetisyan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 59th minute. The score was now 0-4. In the 62nd minute, Merlin Castro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sung McKinley in the 65th minute of play forced Toutourouki f.c.'s goalkeeper Tolis Mantouvalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Bin Baresi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bin Baresi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tolis Mantouvalos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A hard shot 71 in the game by Sung McKinley from a close distance when the talented Tolis Mantouvalos managed to make a qualified save. Toutourouki f.c.'s players were relieved. With his leg Tolis Mantouvalos managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Khachatryan's Sung McKinley fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tolis Mantouvalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bin Baresi in the 74th minute of play. The Khachatryan fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Khachatryan's Abel Avetisyan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Kleanthis Manousaridis kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Demis Thanos charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Demis Thanos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Toutourouki f.c.'s Demis Thanos got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 85th minute, Sung McKinley made a precise shot to the right of Tolis Mantouvalos. Toutourouki f.c.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. 89 minutes into the match, Toutourouki f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bin Baresi came free, but Tolis Mantouvalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Abel Avetisyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolis Mantouvalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolis Mantouvalos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bin Baresi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-10 in the 97 minute of play. Khachatryan played a much better game than Toutourouki f.c. and deserved their victory. The Toutourouki f.c. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.