U18 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) Khachatryan's Alistair Leslie 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. Obano Moreyre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rashad Acosta in the 3rd minute. Miguel Covington showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manolo Gimenez in the 9th minute of the match. Mete y Raspa FC's Oto Valtierra got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Obano Moreyre made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Peter Gamble sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Khachatryan defense, Manolo Gimenez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Miguel Covington. The Khachatryan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Miguel Covington should have stopped the shot. Khachatryan's Miguel Covington played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manolo Gimenez in the 33rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xilo Piñeira during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute, Xilo Piñeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Nuno Guitart came free, but Miguel Covington reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Alistair Leslie had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Obano Moreyre. Mete y Raspa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alistair Leslie was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Obano Moreyre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alistair Leslie in the 43rd minute of play. In the 47th minute, Bryon Waters had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Oto Valtierra during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Miguel Covington made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manolo Gimenez in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Mete y Raspa FC's Oto Valtierra sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Miguel Covington narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 56 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Foster Rivers. Nuno Guitart was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 57th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hitzeder Obiaga got free with Miguel Covington in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Oto Valtierra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Miguel Covington made a huge save. Obano Moreyre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Gamble, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Mete y Raspa FC's Obano Moreyre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alistair Leslie in the 69th minute of play. Obano Moreyre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Gamble, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Manolo Gimenez got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Obano Moreyre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peter Gamble, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 87th minute, Peter Gamble made a precise shot to the right of Obano Moreyre. Mete y Raspa FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Obano Moreyre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alistair Leslie, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Khachatryan were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mete y Raspa FC for a fine match.