World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Apalasuka Moco started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Hurboc getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Apalasuka Moco hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Zé Augusto Souza got a free kick in the 5th minute. In the 6th minute Apalasuka Moco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jermaine Richmond saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hurboc's Ignacio Quintun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Hurboc from getting a goal against them. Jermaine Richmond took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Apalasuka Moco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 15 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Paulíny came free, but Ignacio Quintun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Selami Baycan in the 19th minute of play. Apalasuka Moco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jermaine Richmond having to interfere. After 42 played minutes Hurboc got a freekick which was hit by Selami Baycan. 46 minutes into the match, Hurboc's goalkeeper Ignacio Quintun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Merlin Castro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sung McKinley in the 48th minute of play forced Hurboc's goalkeeper Ignacio Quintun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Merlin Castro made the kick off in the second half. If Apalasuka Moco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Khachatryan's Jermaine Richmond got control of the ball when Apalasuka Moco tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th minute Merlin Castro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Quintun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes into the game, Apalasuka Moco recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jermaine Richmond. Apalasuka Moco showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Apalasuka Moco succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-2 in the 62nd playminute. When Apalasuka Moco came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Hurboc fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Apalasuka Moco couldn't finish the play. Khachatryan made a substitution. Petros Oganesyan replaced Ervin Huber. Ignacio Quintun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Merlin Castro in the 79th minute of play forced Hurboc's goalkeeper Ignacio Quintun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jermaine Richmond showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Selami Baycan, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Ignacio Quintun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tigran Kirakosyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Hurboc's Joaquin Raulo was substituted for Toader Vancea. Hurboc's Lino Selmo was substituted for Uriel Illart.