U23 League

Field of Dreams
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arin Mndoyants started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Grigor Grigoryan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fractal FC's Urbano Firman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igor de Sousa. Mustafa Necati İşcan's late challenge caught a Khachatryan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa Necati İşcan helped the player get up and apologised. 14 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Arin Mndoyants nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Urbano Firman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Grigor Grigoryan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Wilfredo Eleder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 20th minute, Igor de Sousa reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tigran Balayan. The goal made the score 1-1. Urbano Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants in the 23rd minute of play. If Artemio Gergori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tigran Balayan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor de Sousa in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute, Grigor Grigoryan 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: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grigor Grigoryan in the 30th minute of play forced Fractal FC's goalkeeper Urbano Firman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anton Florei hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Tigran Balayan acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 36th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Venancio Frans. Cesar Holland received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Urbano Firman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Igor de Sousa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urbano Firman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arin Mndoyants, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute Grigor Grigoryan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Firman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 48 minutes into the game, when Norbert Guthrie put in a rough tackle. Norbert Guthrie hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. After the first half Khachatryan were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 54th minute Olimpiu Dichiseanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tigran Balayan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anis Prabowo's late challenge caught a Fractal FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anis Prabowo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Anis Prabowo got a free kick in the 60th minute. Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu was substituted for Abel Avetisyan. The supporters of Fractal FC booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anis Prabowo didn't get a good kick on the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Alex Raţiu notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Fractal FC's Urbano Firman. Urbano Firman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alex Raţiu in the 76thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Urbano Firman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Urbano Firman made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Alex Raţiu sent off a good shot on target. Urbano Firman made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Alex Raţiu sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Artemio Gergori got a free kick in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, Fractal FC's Artemio Gergori got a free kick in the 81st minute. Alex Raţiu might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Urbano Firman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Raţiu ran back to his position shaking his head. Khachatryan were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after Fractal FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cesar Holland took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Remigiusz Adamus got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Urbano Firman quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arno Martirosyan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Urbano Firman made a huge save. Arno Martirosyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Urbano Firman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Olimpiu Dichiseanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tigran Balayan was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Urbano Firman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arno Martirosyan in the 94th minute of play. In the 98thth minute of the game Artemio Gergori who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Khachatryan's Tigran Balayan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Khachatryan's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.