Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 187 (Terracing: 141, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Chelsea F's Reuben McClelland 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tigran Kirakosyan in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Everett Zavala prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Merlin Castro in the 6thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Everett Zavala, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Merlin Castro sped through Chelsea F's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Everett Zavala. Everett Zavala didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Merlin Castro went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After 14 minutes, Bin Baresi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Khachatryan and the Chelsea F players grew even worse after the yellow card. If Tigran Kirakosyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Barnhart came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marquis Kenny recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Everett Zavala stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Merlin Castro's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Brady Slater sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Everett Zavala was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Merlin Castro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Merlin Castro really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. Everett Zavala 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 47th minute. 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.

Khachatryan's Wawrzyniec Budrewicz was substituted for Petros Oganesyan. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Merlin Castro to strike the kick off in the second half. Chelsea F's Everett Zavala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 52nd minute of play. Everett Zavala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 55 minutes into the game, Arno Martirosyan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Everett Zavala was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 58th minute, Arno Martirosyan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Everett Zavala was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Everett Zavala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hu Wei Shu in the 69th minute of play. The Khachatryan fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 75 minutes of play, Khachatryan's Sung McKinley made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Everett Zavala was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Merlin Castro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Hu Wei Shu got a free kick in the 80th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Wawrzyniec Budrewicz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Khachatryan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chelsea F the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Khachatryan fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 83 minutes, Chelsea F's Brady Slater got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Tigran Balayan. In the 93rd match minute, Chelsea F was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brady Slater to maneuver through the defense. Sung McKinley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Everett Zavala having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, Chelsea F's goal looked a bit too open when Hu Wei Shu came free, but Everett Zavala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Everett Zavala was relentless in the 97th minute of the game.