U23 World League

Khachatryan Center
Spectators: 7981 (Terracing: 5987, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) 8 minutes into the match, Lα Sυв 21's goal looked a bit too open when Arin Mndoyants came free, but Ernesto Merexildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rolando Orti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Lα Sυв 21 getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Godofredo Eutor hit a great ball. After 14 minutes, Xiao Xiao mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lα Sυв 21 and the Khachatryan players grew even worse after the yellow card. Xiao Xiao hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Grigor Grigoryan got free with Ernesto Merexildo in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute Severiano Enekoitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tigran Balayan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 21 played minutes Lα Sυв 21 got a freekick which was hit by Xiao Xiao. 26 minutes into the match, Severiano Enekoitz notched a goal, 1-1, 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. Tigran Balayan came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Lα Sυв 21's Severiano Enekoitz. But to his dismay, Severiano Enekoitz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by Khachatryan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Rolando Orti was slow to take the kick. During this time Lα Sυв 21's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arin Mndoyants in the 43rd minute of play forced Lα Sυв 21's goalkeeper Ernesto Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anis Prabowo made in the 46th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Grigor Grigoryan immediately put the ball in play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arin Mndoyants to strike the kick off in the second half. Severiano Enekoitz might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tigran Balayan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Severiano Enekoitz ran back to his position shaking his head. Lα Sυв 21's Fulgencio Bidari was substituted for Rolando Orti. Khachatryan made a substitution. Remigiusz Adamus replaced Norbert Guthrie. Anis Prabowo got a throw-in 62 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arin Mndoyants. In the 68th minute of the match, Pablo Vegetti got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tigran Balayan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Lα Sυв 21 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Pablo Vegetti hit a great ball. In the 69th minute of the match Wawrzyniec Budrewicz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ernesto Merexildo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Bidari in the 71st minute of play forced Khachatryan's goalkeeper Tigran Balayan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guido Bartolome's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tigran Balayan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. Tigran Balayan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pablo Vegetti's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. A collision led to Khachatryan getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Wawrzyniec Budrewicz hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the game, Khachatryan's Grigor Grigoryan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ernesto Merexildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Fulgencio Bidari sped through Khachatryan's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tigran Balayan. When Khachatryan's Arno Martirosyan in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lα Sυв 21's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Hendrik Paas in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ernesto Merexildo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ernesto Merexildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arin Mndoyants, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. In the 96th minute, Arin Mndoyants left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Khachatryan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lα Sυв 21 eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.