U21 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 8026 (Terracing: 6021, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Guido Carrillo got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Raţiu in the 3rd minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Tautvydas Mickevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th match minute, Khachatryan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tigran Terzian to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the match, Guido Carrillo notched a goal, 0-2, 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. In the 19th minute of the match, Jan Hendrik Paas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tautvydas Mickevičius was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tigran Terzian hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. If Gabriel Turi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 24 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Carrillo came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guido Carrillo in the 25th minute. Khachatryan's Alex Raţiu got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st match minute, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gabriel Turi to maneuver through the defense. Tautvydas Mickevičius acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 33rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Arno Martirosyan. 40 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Carrillo came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo Gabon kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After 46 played minutes Khachatryan got a freekick which was hit by Tigran Terzian.

Khachatryan's Ara Arakelyan was substituted for Kong Jun Zhi. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arno Martirosyan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Khachatryan's zone, Gabriel Turi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tigran Balayan came out of the goal and Gabriel Turi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arno Martirosyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Hendrik Paas in the 69th minute of play. In the 71st minute, Gabriel Turi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tautvydas Mickevičius didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Hendrik Paas in the 74th minute of play forced ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalkeeper Tautvydas Mickevičius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Damaso Checa got a free kick in the 80th minute. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Tautvydas Mickevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 82nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Davi Coutinho got free with Tigran Balayan in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jasper Agoos in the 86th minute of play. ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Tautvydas Mickevičius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 88th minute of play. Tautvydas Mickevičius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Hendrik Paas in the 89th minute of play. After having played for 91 minutes, Arno Martirosyan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Khachatryan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arno Martirosyan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's goalie prevented a goal. Vicente Txomin'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. Vicente Txomin helped the player get up and apologised. Vicente Txomin kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA's Guido Carrillo got a free kick in the 97th minute. The Khachatryan manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing ESTUDIANTES de la PLATA to win.