U18 World League

Vila AtAnAkAs
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jarrod Redd made the kick off which started today's match. If Valdo de Toledo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 11 in the game by Valdo de Toledo from a close distance when the talented Serge Koryan managed to make a qualified save. Khachatryan's players were relieved. When Terrance Norris fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khachatryan's protests and gave Terrance Norris a yellow card for diving instead. Benedito Esteves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Terrance Norris in the 16th minute of play. Valdo de Toledo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Serge Koryan came out and tried to block the shot, but Valdo de Toledo slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 29th minute. In the 44th minute, Terrance Norris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valdo de Toledo to make the kick off. AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's Vicente Urbano couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 51st minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Khachatryan. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafa de Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 61 minutes of play, Khachatryan's Jarrod Redd made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benedito Esteves was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Charles Trevisan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elivélton Mello in the 74th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Serge Koryan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Khachatryan booed when AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luizinho Neiva didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serge Koryan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Lara in the 86th minute of the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Jed Strickland managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jed Strickland was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 92 minutes into the match, AtAnAkAs F.C FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Jed Strickland came free, but Benedito Esteves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafa de Brito kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Khachatryan's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.