Arborial Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alex Raţiu made the kick off which started today's match. ForestFire's Wes Gillespie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 2nd minute of play. Wes Gillespie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Raţiu's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. The audience was convinced that Arno Martirosyan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wes Gillespie was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Wes Gillespie stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Raţiu's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Edgardo Courtney could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Serge Koryan however easily saved by the left post. In the 14th minute, Milo Blanco made a precise shot to the right of Serge Koryan. Khachatryan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Serge Koryan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lane Martinez in the 17th minute. Tommy Landis kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After 20 minutes, Tigran Terzian mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khachatryan and the ForestFire players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute, Tigran Terzian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ForestFire's Cary Griggs got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Alex Raţiu sped through ForestFire's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Wes Gillespie. In the 31st minute, Cary Griggs hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Manuel Stepanyan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Stepanyan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wes Gillespie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, ForestFire's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Raţiu came free, but Wes Gillespie reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Stepanyan in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wes Gillespie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th minute Alex Raţiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wes Gillespie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serge Koryan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuan Zimmerman, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nair Vartanyan in the 42nd minute of play forced ForestFire's goalkeeper Wes Gillespie to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Milo Blanco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serge Koryan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wes Gillespie showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Raţiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. If Nair Vartanyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lane Martinez to make the kick off. Warner Boyer hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. When Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ForestFire's goalie prevented a goal. Wes Gillespie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Raţiu in the 52nd minute of the match. Wes Gillespie made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arno Martirosyan in the 55th minute of play. Warner Boyer's late challenge caught a Khachatryan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Warner Boyer helped the player get up and apologised. Warner Boyer kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, ForestFire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Warner Boyer to maneuver through the defense. In the 59th minute Alex Raţiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wes Gillespie saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Stepanyan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wes Gillespie having to interfere. ForestFire's Wes Gillespie played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 64th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Kong Jun Zhi got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 65th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kong Jun Zhi to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Lane Martinez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serge Koryan was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Khachatryan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cary Griggs was slow to take the kick. During this time ForestFire's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ForestFire's corner Cary Griggs fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Serge Koryan quite easily take care of the ball. Wes Gillespie showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Raţiu in the 77th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Raţiu in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wes Gillespie prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alex Raţiu's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Wes Gillespie skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Alex Raţiu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Khachatryan's supporters rose to their feet, but Alex Raţiu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wes Gillespie breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tigran Terzian to maneuver through the defense. 92 minutes into the game, ForestFire's Edgardo Courtney nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serge Koryan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The supporters of ForestFire booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricky Villegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Khachatryan's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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