U21 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Khachatryan's Jan Hendrik Paas 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. If Arno Martirosyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Alex Raţiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gonzalo Morales recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 19 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecánica's goalkeeper Otto Smitt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arno Martirosyan. Otto Smitt made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Jan Hendrik Paas sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, La Naranja Mecánica's Osvaldo Oidor got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Otto Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arno Martirosyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Morales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. La Naranja Mecánica's Otto Smitt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Hendrik Paas in the 35th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Raţiu in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Otto Smitt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Otto Smitt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Hendrik Paas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After a rather tough play, La Naranja Mecánica's Oscar Medardo got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 46th match minute, La Naranja Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Checa to maneuver through the defense. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Khachatryan made a substitution. Tommy Landis replaced Pawel Tomasik. Khachatryan made a substitution. Reed Slaughter replaced Tigran Terzian. Otto Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Hendrik Paas in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Hendrik Paas in the 56th minute of play forced La Naranja Mecánica's goalkeeper Otto Smitt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 minutes, Gonzalo Morales mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Naranja Mecánica and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Gonzalo Morales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khachatryan's Manuel Stepanyan was substituted for Alex Raţiu. In the 62nd match minute, La Naranja Mecánica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonzalo Morales to maneuver through the defense. If Michel Platini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 68 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Hendrik Paas came free, but Otto Smitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gonzalo Morales in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tigran Balayan saved Khachatryan from getting behind. Arno Martirosyan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Otto Smitt having to make a save. Otto Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arno Martirosyan in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes in the game Nico Tagliafico did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ara Arakelyan. Otto Smitt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kong Jun Zhi in the 81st minute of the match. 84 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecánica's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Hendrik Paas came free, but Otto Smitt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Otto Smitt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Hendrik Paas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute of the match Khachatryan got a corner. La Naranja Mecánica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arno Martirosyan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Otto Smitt in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Osvaldo Oidor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.