Prized/Friendly Cup

Tirana Stadioni
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexandru Nastac kicked off to start the match. In the 4th match minute, Akademia Maliqi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Gilesindo to maneuver through the defense. Merlin Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 4th minute of play forced Akademia Maliqi's goalkeeper Timoteo Lucero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Akademia Maliqi's Guaberto Gilesindo got a free kick in the 12th minute. Timoteo Lucero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Paulíny in the 13th minute of play. Timoteo Lucero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hu Wei Shu in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Timoteo Lucero saved Akademia Maliqi from getting behind. After 21 minutes, Merlin Castro made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tigran Kirakosyan in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Timoteo Lucero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Akademia Maliqi booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tigran Kirakosyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 29th minute of play. Timoteo Lucero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Sung McKinley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Timoteo Lucero having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merlin Castro in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Timoteo Lucero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Timoteo Lucero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Timoteo Lucero came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Khachatryan's Tigran Kirakosyan. But to his dismay, Tigran Kirakosyan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 47 minutes into the match, Akademia Maliqi's goal looked a bit too open when Hu Wei Shu came free, but Timoteo Lucero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Hu Wei Shu notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Akademia Maliqi's Timoteo Lucero. Timoteo Lucero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sung McKinley stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sung McKinley was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 52nd minute. Khachatryan's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when Akademia Maliqi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emmanuel Urruti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khachatryan's Albert Paulíny got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With his leg Timoteo Lucero managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Khachatryan's Sung McKinley fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Akademia Maliqi getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Yuri Ibrishimov hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Albert Paulíny got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Albert Paulíny kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Olly May came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alexandru Nastac's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tigran Balayan was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. 70 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's Merlin Castro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Timoteo Lucero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 72 minutes into the match, Akademia Maliqi's goal looked a bit too open when Merlin Castro came free, but Timoteo Lucero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquis Kenny lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Tigran Balayan had in the 81stth minute some difficulties stopping Emmanuel Urruti's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Tigran Balayan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emmanuel Urruti went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Alexandru Nastac's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tigran Balayan was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Timoteo Lucero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Merlin Castro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Timoteo Lucero. The goal made the score 1-5. Ivón Echavarri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Khachatryan supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Khachatryan would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.