Official Cup

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 587 (Terracing: 441, Seating: 135, VIP seats: 11) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Merlin Castro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun in the 10th minute of the match. Eraldo Ciapponi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tigran Balayan having to interfere. Özkan Özinan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Merlin Castro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun in the 19th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Sung McKinley came free, but Özkan Özinan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Ervin Huber. Özkan Özinan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 29th minute of the match. Tigran Balayan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Göktuğ Tuğkun came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Göktuğ Tuğkun in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Khachatryan's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göktuğ Tuğkun in the 41st minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Luís Nani was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Khachatryan the free kick. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luís Nani didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Merlin Castro in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Özkan Özinan saved ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ from getting behind. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Göktuğ Tuğkun got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Göktuğ Tuğkun in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Göktuğ Tuğkun made a kick off. Antoine Schaefer made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Sérgio Ramos. Antoine Schaefer kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The supporters of ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆ booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marquis Kenny didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eraldo Ciapponi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tigran Balayan having to interfere. Özkan Özinan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sung McKinley in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sung McKinley in the 59th minute of play forced ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s goalkeeper Özkan Özinan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khachatryan's Kurtis Wooten was substituted for Hu Wei Shu. Khachatryan's Wawrzyniec Budrewicz was substituted for Petros Oganesyan. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luís Nani in the 63rd minute. When Göktuğ Tuğkun fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s protests and gave Göktuğ Tuğkun a yellow card for diving instead. Sung McKinley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Özkan Özinan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Göktuğ Tuğkun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tigran Balayan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Göktuğ Tuğkun slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tigran Balayan. That made the score 0-2 after 73 minutes of play. Özkan Özinan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sung McKinley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Özkan Özinan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurtis Wooten in the 85th minute of play. When Abel Avetisyan came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Khachatryan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abel Avetisyan couldn't finish the play. Wawrzyniec Budrewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Antoine Schaefer made in the 91st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Tomasz Henryk. Luís Nani got his second yellow card in the match during the 92nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, ☆Atar Yemez Spor Kulübü☆'s Luís Nani got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 95th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antoine Schaefer to maneuver through the defense.