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Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 10800 (Terracing: 8101, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jack Lukas made the kick off which started today's match. Tigran Kirakosyan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Peter Steele read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Khachatryan's Merlin Castro got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Casey Blanton hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jack Lukas in the 14th minute of play. Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Eugen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jack Lukas in the 28th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Peter Steele got control of the ball when Tigran Kirakosyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peter Steele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 32nd minute of play. After 34 minutes of play, PALMEIRAS-UTAH's Jack Lukas made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jermaine Richmond was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jermaine Richmond showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Codrin Musceleanu in the 39th minute of the match. Peter Steele didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tigran Kirakosyan went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

PALMEIRAS-UTAH made a substitution. Bailey Kerns replaced Jack Lukas. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Merlin Castro to make the kick off. Peter Steele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 54th minute of the match. Jermaine Richmond made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Codrin Musceleanu in the 56th minute of play. Bailey Kerns's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Jermaine Richmond skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Tigran Kirakosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Peter Steele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Khachatryan's Antoine Schaefer was substituted for Jon Yost. Khachatryan made a substitution. Zé Augusto Souza replaced Hu Wei Shu. Khachatryan made a substitution. Cesar Holland replaced Petros Oganesyan. PALMEIRAS-UTAH made a substitution. Thanh Watt replaced Leonardo Frazier. 73 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Alexandru Eugen came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Merlin Castro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Peter Steele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 83rd minute of the match. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Eugen, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The corner ended in Vincent Sandström almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond did a great save. Peter Steele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Augusto Souza, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bailey Kerns got free with Jermaine Richmond in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Zé Augusto Souza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peter Steele having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.