U21 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 8035 (Terracing: 6027, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jan Hendrik Paas kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Hendrik Paas in the 3rd minute of play forced Feios Porcos E Maus's goalkeeper Antero Linhares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Hendrik Paas got free with Antero Linhares in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Alexandre Aveiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pawel Tomasik hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusébio Moura in the 14th minute of play. The supporters of Feios Porcos E Maus booed when Khachatryan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arno Martirosyan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Arno Martirosyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antero Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Khachatryan's goal looked a bit too open when Takis Parlapidis came free, but Tigran Balayan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Feios Porcos E Maus's Antero Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexandre Aveiro in the 26th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Arno Martirosyan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antero Linhares was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Tigran Balayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Takis Parlapidis in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Takis Parlapidis in the 35th minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tigran Balayan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Nunes in the 37th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Jan Hendrik Paas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antero Linhares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Jan Hendrik Paas took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Antero Linhares to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alexandre Aveiro to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Khachatryan defense, Alexandre Aveiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tigran Balayan. The Khachatryan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tigran Balayan should have stopped the shot. Feios Porcos E Maus's Antero Linhares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Raţiu in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Jan Hendrik Paas hit a great ball. Khachatryan's Manuel Stepanyan was substituted for Alex Raţiu. Jan Hendrik Paas kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Jasper Agoos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Antero Linhares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Khachatryan's Tigran Terzian got a free kick in the 68th minute. Tigran Balayan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Nunes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Sjaak Swart hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Arno Martirosyan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sjaak Swart hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 90 played minutes Feios Porcos E Maus got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Martins. Antero Linhares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tigran Terzian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Khachatryan's Jan Hendrik Paas got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Arno Martirosyan hit a great ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.