U21 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 8039 (Terracing: 6030, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kurtis Wooten got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Celta de Virgos's goal looked a bit too open when Kurtis Wooten came free, but Jeremias Fresco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Jeremias Fresco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Khachatryan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Abel Avetisyan in the 9th minute. It was a well-played corner which Arthur Sousa managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After 12 minutes Celta de Virgos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Abel Avetisyan who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, Celta de Virgos's Jeremias Fresco got control of the ball when Abel Avetisyan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jeremias Fresco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurtis Wooten in the 19th minute. Celta de Virgos's Jeremias Fresco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Celta de Virgos from getting a goal against them. Kurtis Wooten could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Jeremias Fresco made a huge save. 24 minutes into the match, Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Jeremias Fresco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kurtis Wooten. In the 25th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Codrin Minteuan to maneuver through the defense. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Araoz in the 27th minute of the match. Jeremias Fresco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurtis Wooten in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Erasto came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Avetisyan in the 34th minute of play forced Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Jeremias Fresco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Abel Avetisyan took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Jeremias Fresco to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd match minute, Celta de Virgos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Montrell to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kurtis Wooten got free with Jeremias Fresco in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Celta de Virgos booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sten Rang didn't get a good kick on the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Diego Erasto notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan. Tigran Balayan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Diego Erasto to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Erasto got free with Tigran Balayan in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Celta de Virgos made a substitution. Ernesto Iraitz replaced Diego Erasto. Celta de Virgos made a substitution. Besart Elano replaced Andy Mentis. A throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game was made by Sten Rang with Arthur Sousa as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Avetisyan in the 68th minute of play forced Celta de Virgos's goalkeeper Jeremias Fresco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Jarvis Cormier notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Celta de Virgos's Jeremias Fresco. Jeremias Fresco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tigran Balayan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Iraitz's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. After a rather tough play, Celta de Virgos's Anacleto Guillelme got a free kick in the 87th minute. After a rather tough play, Celta de Virgos's Aureliano Palben got a free kick in the 94th minute. There was no doubt that Khachatryan were the better team. Khachatryan's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.