Prized/Friendly Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Merlin Castro made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes, Merlin Castro made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. SiTomanBoy´s's James Novak tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. James Novak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung McKinley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Merlin Castro sped through SiTomanBoy´s's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of James Novak. 14 minutes into the match, SiTomanBoy´s's goalkeeper James Novak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merlin Castro. The supporters of SiTomanBoy´s booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bin Baresi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernán Torrejón in the 17th minute of play. James Novak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albert Paulíny, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute, Sung McKinley 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: 3-0. In the 28th minute Sung McKinley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but James Novak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. SiTomanBoy´s's James Novak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Hernán Torrejón came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Sung McKinley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the game, Tigran Kirakosyan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of James Novak. Tigran Kirakosyan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Hu Wei Shu hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hernán Torrejón in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Hernán Torrejón made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as SiTomanBoy´s's Hernán Torrejón slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tigran Balayan. That made the score 4-1 after 53 minutes of play. Bin Baresi kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernán Torrejón, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tigran Kirakosyan in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck James Novak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 62 minutes into the game, Hernán Torrejón cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Tigran Balayan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Khachatryan made a substitution. Abel Avetisyan replaced Tigran Kirakosyan. Khachatryan made a substitution. Kurtis Wooten replaced Hu Wei Shu. SiTomanBoy´s made a substitution. Jorge Montt replaced Wladyslaw Maciejewski. James Novak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sung McKinley, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wawrzyniec Budrewicz during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Verner Nord struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Tigran Balayan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SiTomanBoy´s. 73 minutes into the match, Verner Nord had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tigran Balayan. Khachatryan's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Verner Nord was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. James Novak came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Khachatryan's Merlin Castro. But to his dismay, Merlin Castro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-3. In the 78th minute, Verner Nord made a precise shot to the right of Tigran Balayan. Khachatryan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-4. James Novak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurtis Wooten in the 85th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Verner Nord 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. In the 92nd minute Verner Nord 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. The audience was convinced that Sung McKinley's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but James Novak was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the SiTomanBoy´s 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.