Official Cup

Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Merlin Castro made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2ndth minute of the game Merlin Castro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Nicky Bryson could shoot a difficult shot in the 5th minute, which Tigran Balayan however easily saved by the left post. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicky Bryson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Nicky Bryson 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. 11 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesario Irazu. 14 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Montenegro came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beto Montenegro in the 15th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Tigran Kirakosyan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jannes Ruttens was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tigran Kirakosyan in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jannes Ruttens prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Khachatryan from getting a goal against them. Tigran Balayan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicky Bryson in the 23rd minute. Nicky Bryson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Tigran Balayan made a huge save. Cesario Irazu made a great header on C. A. Pipon Pipon's corner, it was just that Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan managed to reach the ball for a save. Tigran Balayan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nicky Bryson in the 29th minute. Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesario Irazu in the 32nd minute of play. When Khachatryan's Tigran Kirakosyan in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalie prevented a goal. After 41 minutes, Sung McKinley made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 43rd minute, Bozhin Bishkarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Al Whatley got a free kick in the 44th minute. Ervin Huber lost his temper 46 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 56th minute Beto Montenegro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beto Montenegro in the 57th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Sung McKinley dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jannes Ruttens, 1-2. 64 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Sung McKinley came free, but Jannes Ruttens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merlin Castro made a great header on Khachatryan's corner, it was just that C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens managed to reach the ball for a save. 71 minutes into the game, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Beto Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tigran Balayan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Benito Morin replaced Al Whatley. Arno Martirosyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Arno Martirosyan hit a great ball. In the 86th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arno Martirosyan to maneuver through the defense. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesario Irazu in the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of C. A. Pipon Pipon booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquis Kenny didn't get a good kick on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Justus Lintorf broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 96th minute, Sung McKinley got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 99 minutes of play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Lanny Valle made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tigran Balayan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Khachatryan's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.