Official Cup

DEMIRHAN PARK
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) AC DeMiRHaN's Werner Uhl started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Kurtis Wooten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anson Anthony saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anson Anthony made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grigor Grigoryan in the 5th minute of play. AC DeMiRHaN's Anson Anthony played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurtis Wooten in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute, Nico Tagliafico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Werner Uhl in the 9th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AC DeMiRHaN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wen Nan Fan in the 11th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Tigran Balayan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 16 minutes into the match, Werner Uhl dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tigran Balayan, 1-0. Anson Anthony showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kurtis Wooten, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After some careless play in the AC DeMiRHaN defense, Grigor Grigoryan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Anson Anthony. The AC DeMiRHaN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Anson Anthony should have stopped the shot. AC DeMiRHaN's Anson Anthony played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigor Grigoryan in the 27th minute of play. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wen Nan Fan in the 30th minute of the match. AC DeMiRHaN's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wen Nan Fan in the 33rd minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Rob Singer heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 35th minute, Brent-Jan Koninckx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. AC DeMiRHaN's Anson Anthony played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grigor Grigoryan in the 37th minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, AC DeMiRHaN's goal looked a bit too open when Kurtis Wooten came free, but Anson Anthony reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guo Jun Jing, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48th minute Alex Raţiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anson Anthony saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Kurtis Wooten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tigran Balayan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guo Jun Jing went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. AC DeMiRHaN's Anson Anthony proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save AC DeMiRHaN from getting a goal against them. In the 65th minute, Wen Nan Fan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khachatryan made a substitution. Kong Jun Zhi replaced Hugon Smolarek. Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan was substituted for Alex Raţiu. After a rather tough play, AC DeMiRHaN's Wen Nan Fan got a free kick in the 67th minute. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wen Nan Fan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, AC DeMiRHaN's goalkeeper Anson Anthony had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grigor Grigoryan. Anson Anthony showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigor Grigoryan in the 84th minute of the match. In the 87th minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. AC DeMiRHaN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abel Avetisyan ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 90 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Nico Tagliafico. Guo Jun Jing hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Grigor Grigoryan let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 96th minute shot 2-2 at rihgt post.