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Spectators: 10823 (Terracing: 8127, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 205) Creekers's Ladislao Gines 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. The crowd rose to their feet as Riley Trotter kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jermaine Richmond. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Creekers's Ladislao Gines sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jermaine Richmond narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Ladislao Gines notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond. Jermaine Richmond was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 23rd minute of play forced Creekers's goalkeeper Bryant Miles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Creekers's goalkeeper Bryant Miles, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Gines in the 29th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Jermaine Richmond to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Riley Trotter's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jermaine Richmond was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Creekers's Bryant Miles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merlin Castro in the 33rd minute of play. Ladislao Gines's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jermaine Richmond read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Creekers were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Khachatryan's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Saverio Vistruario took the corner. 38 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Ladislao Gines came free, but Jermaine Richmond reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ladislao Gines might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jermaine Richmond. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ladislao Gines ran back to his position shaking his head. Ladislao Gines could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Jermaine Richmond made a huge save. Jermaine Richmond made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Sylvesteri Valkama sent off a good shot on target. Bryant Miles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sung McKinley, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Uku Karju in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Khachatryan's Petros Oganesyan. If Ladislao Gines had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislao Gines, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute, Sung McKinley left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Riley Trotter in the 58th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Saverio Vistruario during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Creekers getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Saverio Vistruario hit a great ball. Khachatryan made a substitution. Zé Augusto Souza replaced Bin Baresi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antoine Schaefer got free with Bryant Miles in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tigran Kirakosyan scored 2-2 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bryant Miles, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Gines, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Antoine Schaefer 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. Khachatryan's Bernardo Caballero was substituted for Tigran Kirakosyan. Sung McKinley struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Bryant Miles didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khachatryan. Bryant Miles made an important save on a dangerous shot by Merlin Castro in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Creekers's Riley Trotter nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jermaine Richmond made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Creekers's Xavier Salazar was substituted for Ladislao Gines. Khachatryan were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after Creekers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Merlin Castro took the corner. The corner ended in Hu Wei Shu almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Creekers's Bryant Miles did a great save. Creekers's Bryant Miles proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Creekers from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Merlin Castro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bryant Miles was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. 89 minutes into the match, Creekers's goalkeeper Bryant Miles had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merlin Castro. Creekers were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Khachatryan for a fine match.